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“In other words, my students were looking to the future, and how they can play a role in making that future a better place.” In this week’s Newsblast: Senior Writing Fellow and Teach Plus Indiana Policy Fellowship alumnus Ronak Shah on students and their hopefulness. Read more and subscribe: https://lnkd.in/eGycEkae #education #teachers #EducationPolicy #students

Senior Writing Fellow Ronak Shah's students had questions following last week's election, but an exchange with a student left Ronak inspired by students and their capacity for hope. "My students were looking to the future, and how they can play a role in making that future a better place. I know it's trite to say 'our children are our future,' but I've never felt it so viscerally as I do today." https://lnkd.in/eFFEq4H3

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Do you model how to disagree civilly with your students? The classroom can be the first arena for learning to discuss and disagree, says Teach Plus Arkansas Policy Fellowship alumna and Senior Writing Fellow Emily Garrison. Get the details via this week’s Newsblast: https://lnkd.in/eAqmEAWg

This month, we are honoring the accomplishments and contributions of Native American and Indigenous American educators — and those in the community who have nurtured students and families. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth 

How does your school/district ensure that older students aren't left behind when it comes to closing their literacy and learning gaps? As a high school teacher, Teach Plus Texas Policy Fellow Janet Harrison wants further training. "Teachers like me need access to professional development aimed at exploring and understanding research-based strategies for high school educators, as well as access to high-quality phonics-based intervention curriculum that I can use with my students." https://lnkd.in/etdj5-Zx

Educators, how do you model civil discourse with your students? "Our classrooms are the first arena for structured and facilitated disagreements. There, we can cultivate adults who argue with vulnerability, perspective, and intent, seeking solutions rather than engaging in slander," Teach Plus Senior Writing Fellow Emily Garrison writes. https://bit.ly/40vb8Ln

"By promoting teacher diversity, we can provide students with role models who reflect their identities and backgrounds, fostering a sense of belonging and empowerment." Read more about how in Teach Plus California's new brief, "Building a Roadmap for a Diverse, Sustainable Educator Workforce in California."  https://lnkd.in/ez3r-8Qn

"My job as a teacher is to be the antidote to misinformation." In this week’s Newsblast: Teach Plus Texas Policy Fellow Lance Barasch and other educators share how they're teaching about and supporting their students during this election. Learn more and subscribe: https://lnkd.in/eshuDiEK

Educators, how are you helping your students navigate this election cycle and political moment? Teach Plus Senior Writing Fellow and Texas Senior Policy Fellow Lance Barasch shares how he approaches this: "Today’s teachers work in a new era, when access to information is instantaneous and ubiquitous. This means that when big things happen in the world, such as the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in 2021 or the Uvalde shooting in 2022, my students will know about it right away, and teachers like me need to continually be aware of (or straightforwardly address) the elephant in the room. Much of what my students consume on social media can be filled with conspiracies and falsehoods. My job as a teacher is to be the antidote to misinformation." https://lnkd.in/eHwbFiZh