Thank you to the amazing students who are spending part of their Sunday and telling us what they want out of their education. #WATAC2021 Missing out? We will have the recording out soon! Denisha Saucedo WATAC

If the education system isn’t built specifically for our students, then who or what is it built for? #WATAC2021

Wow! #WATAC2021 panel one is amazing. Student Alisha says students need to understand that it’s not that you who aren’t built for the system the system isn’t built for you. CSTP WATAC WA State OSPI

Tests don’t need to be easier; they just need to be relevant. Students are just here solving problems with standardized testing on a Sunday morning. NBD #WATAC2021

Student panelists articulating the power of Teacher Credibility and Teachers believing in and caring for students!! #watac2021

The student panels speak right to my heart. Makes me long for the classroom. Students expressing teachers have a choice to love their students. “Giving them one more person who believes in them is amazing and powerful” #WATAC2021 WA State OSPI CSTP WATAC

Continuing commitment to training is critical to equity work. So true! It’s a way of working, not a box to check. #WATAC2021

Student Alisha says conversations around race and equity need to happen more. These things are part of their lives and if you aren’t talking about it then you are missing a huge part of who they are. #WATAC2021 WA State OSPI CSTP WATAC

Caleb Morris says equity work in schools in not a statement or a one time thing but it’s ongoing work. Yes! Yes! Yes! #WATAC2021 WA State OSPI CSTP WATAC

Student panelists: “Every student is different. Every situation is different.”#watac2021

We have to allow students to question us and question the system says Sen. Claire Wilson Just because we went to school does not make us experts on school today. #WATAC2021

What would be a better way then grades or testing scores to measure learning? #WATAC2021

#WATAC2021 In the Educator Panel What is Education For? Senator Claire Wilson- It looks different from outside looking in. Policy makers think they know what Ed is all about b/c they went to school...

Student panelist: “We can’t fix a problem we don’t know we have”#watac2021

What do we want to see as we move forward? We ask the students. #WATAC2021

If you missed it, look out for the recording! Change Makers!!! One hour of listening won't change though, we need action!! #WATAC2021

Student panelist: “Teachers: stop being comfortable” #watac2021

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Some dynamic ELA presentations today at the WATAC conference: Ryan Anderson and Bambi Pescasio #WATeachLead #WATAC2021