Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Conference presentation and materials: ASCD 2023
Session Description: Far too often, teachers and administrators display a mutual distrust and disrespect for each other’s perspectives. As leaders become more removed from the classroom with each passing year, the result is an “empathy gap” between them and their instructional staff, getting in the way of school progress. Incorporating the teachers’ lens into specific areas of school leadership creates a closer connection to classroom pedagogy, resulting in a collaborative school environment that promotes student achievement. In essence, the detail-oriented, micro-elements of school leadership have the power to effect meaningful change just as much (or more) than some big-picture, macro counterparts. This session challenges participants to examine areas of school leadership that fall under the expertise of those who have the most immediate connection to the classroom: teachers.
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Conference presentation and materials: NCTE 2022
Session Description: How do we create a classroom community of students who collectively and collaboratively identify as writers? This session contains practical strategies and tools that unlock the power of a more inclusive, equitable approach to teaching writing that reaches all students. Creative writing instruction holds the key to illuminating student empowerment and voice in the classroom.
Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
Conference presentation and materials: AMLE 2022
Access the linked slideshow above to learn more about how to use activators to build student academic identity. As an added bonus, this presentation includes helpful links and materials from Teach More, Hover Less!