Why T.E.A.C.H.?
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Teachers need easy, efficient access to a new set of tools and to have support as they transform their practice. We're often siloed in our own classrooms, facing all the challenges of post-pandemic education fairly alone. We need to change that so we have the psychological safety to take risks and evolve to meet the challenges of the moment.
We need to move from reactive, controlling classroom management strategies like points, tickets, tokens, etc to management strategies that teach students what is expected, empower them to take ownership in running the classroom, and have more positive ways to react to challenges when they arise.
Students spend a lot of the day listening and waiting. But we know the most effective learning is active. This sounds like something that is going to take a lot more teacher energy, but actually when we put more of the action on students, the role of the teacher become MORE sustainable.
There has been a lot of positive forward movement toward creating inclusive learning environments where everyone is represented. But a fundamental need of humans is not just a sense of belonging, but also of significance-- not only "I belong" but "I am an important contributing member of this community." This means that leadership is spread beyond the teacher and the results for both teachers and students are incredible.
Thinking we can just add nice things to the way things are will continue to get us what we've already gotten. We need to fundamentally change aspects of our environment to accommodate more time for real relationship building and opportunities for student autonomy. It is possible and an easier shift than you think if you have the courage to take the first step.
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