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SUMMARY:Learning at Home and in the Classroom: Innovation in Curricula and Professional Learning
DESCRIPTION:“Education is a human endeavor. It’s all about student relationships and we really need to see caregivers\, parents and family members as partners in the critical work of ensuring that every single student in our nation learned on grade level and achieves their dreams.” \nSarah Johnson of Teaching Lab shared this important reminder during last week’s GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar\, Learning at Home and in the Classroom: Innovation in Curricula and Professional Learning\, as she discussed the ways in which high-quality curricula and professional learning can support teachers in building strong relationships with students and their families. \nThank you for registering for this engaging and informative session\, co-sponsored by Overdeck Family Foundation. If you missed this conversation or would like to review what was shared\, links to the recording and other related materials can be accessed here on CLIP\, with links to specific resources listed below. \nJohnson was joined by four other leaders in the field of education ― Elizabeth Chu\, Ph.D.\, of Columbia University Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL); Bryan Hassel\, Ph.D.\, of Public Impact; David Rosenberg of Education Resource Strategies; and Lauren Weisskirk of EdReports. Laurie Sztejnberg of Overdeck Family Foundation moderated the conversation as panelists explored innovation in professional learning\, staffing and curricula as a result of the pandemic. \nRosenberg described the shifts that he had seen in teacher staffing as schools and districts began rethinking time and rethinking roles to make the job of teaching more rewarding\, collaborative and sustainable. These shifts included adjustments to school schedules\, the tapping of community partners\, and non-traditional sources of talent like teaching aides and high school students — a strategy that has the added benefit of fueling a diverse pipeline of future teachers. \nHassel provided an overview of Public Impact’s Opportunity Culture Initiative\, explaining how it engages teachers with high-growth student learning and leadership competencies\, such as Multi-Classroom Leaders who continue teaching part-time while also leading small collaborative teams of teachers\, paraprofessionals and teacher residents to help them meet standards of excellence. Research has shown that this approach enables significant additional student learning and boosts teacher quality. \nChu shared findings from a recent CPRL report that noted a shift in the understanding of the instructional core among some school districts from the three-pronged notion of teacher\, student and instructional materials to include families as a fourth prong. She noted that when families had access to high-quality instructional materials\, they broadened the observational and supportive capacity available to each child\, co-producing learning\, growth and well-being and enabling students in remote learning to learn as much as they would in a “typical” school year. \nWeisskirk explained how the pandemic provided a window for families to see how few teachers have consistent access to high-quality instructional materials\, lighting a fire under many schools\, districts and states to reconsider options and policies to ensure access to good content for all students. When teachers have access to high-quality materials that are standards-aligned and allow for differentiation\, they are better able to address students’ social-emotional health and collaborate with families. \nJohnson shared how Teaching Lab had pivoted from an all in-person\, job-embedded coaching and professional learning model to offer virtual teacher training during the pandemic ― with many teachers now sharing a preference for this new approach. While supporting teachers in making the shift to teaching remotely\, they identified several principles that can improve remote learning. These include aligned curriculum and technology\, strong relationships with students and families\, consistent instructional routines and a focus on equity in all decision-making.
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SUMMARY:Building A Parent Nation
DESCRIPTION:Spurred by Dr. Dana Suskind’s forthcoming book\, Dr. Suskind\, co-director at the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health and Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics and Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Chicago\, joined us as the lead presenter to share what inspired her to write Parent Nation and why this message is urgent and timely. Joining her as co-presenter was Yolie Flores\, also at the TMW Center\, as well as commentators Beth Duda of Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading\, Liletta Jenkins of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education\, and Jane Park of Too Small to Fail.  \nOur moderator\, Ginger Young of Book Harvest\, opened up the session by sharing her own experience: “In this work\, we have learned that for so many parents\, at every turn\, when parents are trying so hard to do right by their kids\, just as they develop bold goals and begin to envision success for their children\, road block after road block gets in the way.” \nIn her remarks\, Dr. Suskind discussed her journey from pediatric cochlear implant surgeon to social scientist focused on the importance of brain development and the critical role parents and caregivers play in that process. Along the way\, she met countless parents who want what every parent wants — to help their children get off to the best possible start — and who are committed to playing their part. And yet\, life would intrude on their efforts\, time and time again\, limiting opportunities for the brain-building power of talk to occur. Society\, Dr. Suskind explained\, has completely abrogated its responsibility to children and families in this country\, leaving families to fully shoulder the awesome responsibility for raising the next generation on their own. Through powerful data\, Dr. Suskind illustrated the stark disparities between the United States and other developed nations when it comes to investments in family supports.  \nIn writing Parent Nation\, Dr. Suskind interviewed dozens of parents from all walks of life. “Their circumstances differed wildly\,” she shared. “Yet their thoughts\, their fears and their concerns were incredibly similar to one another. They all struggled to parent the way they wanted to…in the way they knew was best for their children.” These committed parents faced varying challenges\, from economic instability to a racialized justice system\, inflexibile hours or work conditions\, or unavailable and unaffordable child care. Each of these issues stifled parents’ freedom to choose to parent how they wished\, especially in the earliest years when children’s brains are developing at a particularly rapid rate. With this as the backdrop for writing Parent Nation\, our three commentators engaged Dr. Suskind in a lively discussion on how this bold book could have powerful implications for the work they each do in their respective communities\, and how\, together\, we can foster community\, forge collective identity and fight for change. \nFollowing the discussion\, Yolie Flores\, National Campaign Director for Building a Parent Nation\, provided an overview of the campaign that will launch alongside the book in April 2022 and will include a digital communications effort to reach a broad audience as well as a ground game to engage parents and allies more deeply. She then offered a deep dive on the various ground-game elements\, including a suite of free\, interactive\, and highly engaging resources and tools\, such as a four-session curriculum to engage parents and allies at the local level through Parent Villages. Resources— all informed by parents—have been designed to be flexible and modular (you can pick and choose elements you prefer)\, will be available in English and Spanish via the forthcoming Parent Nation website\, and white-labeled\, meaning that organizational partners can add their logos as part of their organization’s social change efforts on behalf of parents. Yolie closed with a call to action\, listing “5 Things You Can Do Now” to help build momentum toward the launch of Parent Nation in April 2022\, including registering for a free copy of the book\, generously provided by Hearing First\, an educational endeavor of the Oberkotter Foundation.  \n\n\n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				If you were able to attend the session\, we would love to hear your feedback! We appreciate your help in filling out the following form as we seek to learn and understand the perspectives\, ideas\, critiques and recommendations that better inform our key audiences. \n			\n				Share Feedback
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