Category Archives: Effective Teaching
Instructional Coaching | Beyond Best Practices
“Coaching is becoming popular, in part, because many educational leaders recognize the old form of professional development, built around traditional in-service sessions for teachers, simply doesn’t affect student achievement” (Knight 2006). Instructional coaching alone doesn’t necessarily support teachers to be … Continue reading
The Common Core, Pre-Reading, and Equity
Our Curriculum Developer Zaretta Hammond co-authored an article for the new issue of Phi Delta Kappan titled “Text and Truth: Reading, student experience, and the Common Core” (requires subscription). Zaretta and her co-author Susan Sandler write that the Common Core … Continue reading
A Few Ways to Build Student-Teacher Rapport
“Trust between teachers and students is the affective glue that binds educational relationships together. Not trusting teachers has several consequences for students. They are unwilling to submit themselves to the perilous uncertainties of new learning. They avoid risk. They keep … Continue reading
5 Ways to Create a Culturally Responsive Classroom
The National Equity Project has a new website, and a new blog! Most of our blog content lives there now. You can find this post: 5 Ways to Create a Culturally Responsive Classroom now! Visit us at https://www.nationalequityproject.org/blog and subscribe … Continue reading
Teaching with a Cultural Eye and Listening
We welcomed over 40 teachers and other educators, including teams from nine bay area K-12 schools, to our most recent Teaching with a Cultural Eye (TCE) Institute last week (March 15-16) to learn, discuss, and reflect on relationships with students in the context … Continue reading
Posted in Changing the Discourse, Coaching, Constructivist Listening, Effective Teaching, Equity Pedagogy, school improvement, school reform, Uncategorized
Tagged growth mindset, social emotional learning, student engagement, teaching with a cultural eye, techer student relationships
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The Dropout Crisis: Solutions from Castlemont High
I spent this morning listening to a great segment on our local NPR affiliate KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny. The segment, entitled “The Dropout Crisis: Solutions” was broadcast from the auditorium of Oakland’s Castlemont High School and featured guests Fania … Continue reading
But That’s Just Good Teaching!
Last week’s event with Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings was phenomenal. We co-sponsored the event at Oakland High School with Mills College’s Center for Urban School Partnerships and couldn’t be more grateful for the folks at Mills for getting this great event … Continue reading
Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings in Oakland | March 8, 2012
We are pleased to co-sponsor this event with the Mills College School of Education, Center for Urban Schools and Partnerships. The Center for Urban Schools and Partnerships presents their year-long series: Preparing Educators and Youth in a Racist World. Dr. … Continue reading
Adora Svitak Talks Learning Partnerships
A couple weeks ago our staff met for our annual mid-year retreat. We opened the day watching an inspirational Ted Talk from twelve-year old author and poet Adora Svitak. I was struck not only by her poise, humor and eloquence, … Continue reading
Posted in Effective Teaching, Learning Partnerships, Relationships, Schools
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LaShawn Routé Chatmon interviewed in America’s Wire
Our executive Director LaShawn Routé Chatmon was interviewed for a national news story, “Educators Alarmed: Minority Teenagers Performing At Academic Levels of 30 Years Ago,” by Teresa Wiltz for America’s Wire. The article explores the fact that “while achievement levels … Continue reading
