Advocating for Students
What Can You Do?Advocacy Begins
IN YOUR CLASSROOM
Culturally sustaining and responsive teaching starts within you. You have the great responsibility and privilege to shape the people who are going to lead us. Together you can change the game.TAKE ACTION
Teachers as Advocates
Teachers are the greatest advocates for our students’ success. Yet, when it comes to education reform, they are often left out of the conversation. Whether get involved with outside organizations, team up with like-minded teachers or begin with your own classroom, the key is to start!
Advocate
IMMEDIATELY
- Fighting the Good Fight: How to Advocate for Your Students Without Losing Your Job – Learn how to handle common road blocks and become a proactive and successful advocate in the hallways, the teacher’s lounge, and the administration office.
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Teachers as Advocates If Not You—Who? – Aimed at advocating for your gifted students, this article shares tips that are applicable to several student groups.
- Teaching Advocacy in Your Classroom – With the growing need for students to become and be their own advocates, how do we effectively teach mindful advocacy in the classroom? Here are a few ways to develop advocacy and rhetoric skills in the classroom.
Advocate
LOCALLY
- On Educating Culturally Sustaining Teachers – Teacher prep programs often woefully underprepare pre-service teachers for teaching students who are different from them and are outside the dominant culture. Contact your program about implementing more training.
- Ten Tips for Public Education Advocacy – Although this article is geared toward administrators, the truth is all education faculty and staff can advocate with their elected representatives. Educate yourself on the issues at hand and don’t be afraid to ruffle some feathers for the sake of your students.
- The Importance of State and Local Advocacy – A short read on the vital importance of advocating for students with local policy makers.
Advocate
NATIONALLY
- How Educators Can Advocate for English Language Learners – Advocacy holds different meanings for different people, but at its core, advocacy is about action. When confronted with an inequitable or unjust situation regarding English Language Learners, advocates can effect change, but they don’t always know the best way to turn their passion into action. This guide will help focus your advocacy.
- Stand for Children – Stand for Children is working in schools and communities across the country, as well as at the federal level, to change the education conversation and to make sure that all students have access to a quality public education.
- All In for Public Education – A list of advocacy groups across the country