{"product_id":"teachers-as-policy-advocates-strategies-for-collaboration-and-change-paperback-softback-9780807767948","title":"Teachers As Policy Advocates; Strategies for Collaboration and Change (Paperback \/ softback) 9780807767948","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTeachers As Policy Advocates\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStrategies for Collaboration and Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMay Hara (Author), Annalee G. Good (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807767948\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 April 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 0.9 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book argues that teachers' active participation in policy advocacy is crucial to creating a K–12 educational system that honors the needs of students, families, and communities. The authors examine obstacles to teacher involvement in policy, analyze preservice and practicing teachers' experiences, and present a model for collaborative professional development for teacher policy advocacy. Case studies are used to explore four contemporary policy areas—school safety, student assessment, public health, and digital learning—to identify what teachers know about policy, how they view their relationships to advocacy, and the impact of collaborative professional development on their beliefs and practices. This text offers pragmatic strategies for increasing teacher policy capacity and advocacy agency while simultaneously calling for systemic change at school, district, state, and national levels of policymaking. Teachers, teacher educators, researchers, and administrators can use this resource for reflection, discussion, and action with the goal of creating more effective and responsive educational policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eOffers recommendations for how to engage and empower teachers based on original research conducted with student teachers and practicing teachers in two states.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eExplores how policy affects teachers and students in areas such as school safety, standardized assessments, the COVID crisis, and using digital tools in schools.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHelps school administrators identify supports and challenges for incoming teachers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledgments  xi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: Teachers as Policy Advocates  1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Objectives  3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConceptual Background  6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational and State Policy Contexts  9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethods  13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Use This Book  15\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1.  School Safety and Discipline Policies  19\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Teachers Frame the Policy Contexts  21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher Sensemaking Around Safety and Discipline Policies  27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarriers to Advocacy: The Preservice Teacher Perspective  34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-Leverage Strategy: EdCamps as Teacher-Led Professional Development  36\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion  38\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscussion Questions  39\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.  Assessment Policy  41\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Standardized Assessments and Education Policy  43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeachers and Assessment Policy Before COVID-19  44\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeachers and Assessment Policy During COVID-19  52\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-Leverage Strategy: Collaborative Mentorship  58\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion  62\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscussion Questions  63\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3.  Public Health and COVID-19 Policy  65\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Impact of Policies on Teachers  67\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent Well-Being  72\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCOVID-19 as Catalyst  74\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvocacy Beyond the School Building  77\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-Leverage Strategy: Coalition Building  79\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion  85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscussion Questions  87\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4.  Digital Learning Policy  89\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Teachers and Digital Learning Policy Before COVID-19  91\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital Learning Policy During COVID-19  93\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-Leverage Strategy: Mapping Concepts and Power Networks  102\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion  107\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscussion Questions  108\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5.  A Collaborative Model for Teacher Policy Advocacy  111\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Note on Systemic and Individual Action for Change  113\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Proposed Model for Collaborative Professional Learning and Advocacy  114\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoci of Influence and Strategies for Action  115\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollective Action for Change  125\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences  127\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndex  135\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors  141\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Teachers College Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739658776856,"sku":"9780807767948","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/teachers-as-policy-advocates-strategies-for-collaboration-and-change-paperback-softback-9780807767948","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}