Celebrate teachers, teacher residents, & mentors by submitting a brief video or audio that celebrates how they've impacted your life! It's easy to submit: Visit bit.ly/3xiTJJ2 to create & submit it straight from your phone! Deadline for submissions is April 26.

Questions on everyone's minds: How will #AI impact education, and what policies are necessary to ensure it is used responsibly to support education? Join this free webinar from nacctep on May 2 to find out! Register now: nacctep.org/spring-institu…

Happy Earth Day 2024!
Activity options for Earth Day

Engage students in a pollution experiment
Plant a tree
Make signs for school and at home
Integrate art projects

#sutr_spps #spps #recycle #HappyEarthDay2024 #safetheplanet #safeenvironment #accountability #nolittering

Nature is one of the greatest teachers. '[Nature] teaches us patience, humility, and respect for all living things.' Our Earth deserves to be cherished & protected for all future generations of students. Happy World #EarthDay !

Our team presented yesterday at the #NCTRNationalSymposium for Educator Preparation, Policy, & Leadership. They engaged in conversations that drive forward the support of teachers from historically marginalized communities. NCTR AACTE Reach University

Day 3 at #NCTRNationalSymposium kicked off w/ a panel feat. our collaborators (AACTE, Deans for Impact, The Hunt Institute, National Board, & Teacher-Powered), followed by breakout sessions. Our hope is that these important conversations & connections continue to spark change. ❤️

In regards to coming out of the pandemic, Dr. Ladson-Billings, “Let’s not go back to normal.” Why would we want to go back to normal when normal wasn’t what was best? #NCTRNationalSymposium

“We don’t have to keep doing what we’ve been doing.” AKAdemic opening day 2 of the #NCTRNationalSymposium joining Pope Francis in claiming all the crises we face are windows of opportunity to live differently. Students and teachers deserve different.

Advice from AKAdemic at Day 2 of #NCTRNationalSymposium about how to reset and think differently in teacher-preparation: Expose more folks to teaching.

A specific recommendation: expose early via HQ tutoring experiences. We agree and have a road map:

deansforimpact.org/tools-and-reso…

At #NCTRNationalSymposium Day 3 Melissa Tooley is helping us grapple with all of the different pathways someone can enter the profession. Spoiler alert: there are A LOT.

Check out New America’s national scan ⬇️

newamerica.org/education-poli…

E. Scott England NCTR Hey E. Scott England! I’m here at the conference too and I can truly say that Dr. Billings perspective, knowledge, and experience is a gem for our field. I’m truly changed as the way I intend to approach teacher recruitment, education, and development.

Here at NCTR 2024 Symposium, we got to meet one of the queens of educational leadership, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings. She is an American pedagogical theorist and teacher educator known for her work in culturally relevant pedagogy. What a keynote!

The NCTR #NCTRNationalSymposium came correct on Day 2! The keynote by Dr. AKAdemic gave me life at just the right time in this exhausting, complex, and critical work. #CulturallyRelevantPedagogy #FromTheHorsesMouth #Brilliance #Resonance #Validation

'We can’t afford to have bad apples in the teaching profession. We, too, have the power of life or death in our hands. It may be a slower death than other professions, but it is still a death.' Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings NCTR #NCTRSymposium2024

Day 2 of the #NCTRNationalSymposium is in full effect! Introduced by NCTR CEO Kathlene Campbell, Ph.D., we were enthralled by our keynote from Gloria Ladson-Billings, Ph.D., who spoke on the importance of culturally relevant pedagogy. Such inspirational & valuable info!

School of Education and SUTR faculty and staff gathered at the NCTR National Symposium in Chicago with Dr. Kathlene Campbell, NCTR CEO and previous dean of the School of Education, and current dean, Dr. Amy Smith.

“Now I have that chance, I have that power. And I’ll let you in on a secret ~ I mean to use it!” ~ President Lyndon Johnson
Day 1 of the 1st #NCTRNationalSymposium

She’s been an educator for 56 years. Lots of wisdom today on rethinking teacher preparation with Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings. A phenomenal speaker and researcher. #NCTRNationalSymposium

Important work happening at NCTR symposium this week. AKAdemic

What a great first day for #NCTRNationalSymposium ! We were welcomed with a video by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, moved by inspirational words from our keynote speaker Dr. Leslie T. Fenwick, and engaged with one another through activities and networking. Can't wait for Day #2!