We know it’s not just about returning to school; we need the supports to help students recover—socially, emotionally and academically. - @rweingarten #TEACH21
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Let’s start by letting teachers administer curriculum-linked diagnostic assessments. This will help teachers customize supports to accelerate learning. -
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We are calling on Education @SecCardona to form a task force to rethink how we address both assessment and accountability. - @rweingarten #TEACH21
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I am a huge fan of project-based learning. Where it’s done well, assessing knowledge is a seamless part of the learning process, often through performance-based tasks. -
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Students have surprised themselves by yearning to be back in school this year. Let’s stoke their excitement about learning with interesting projects and learning that feels important and worthwhile, so that kids wake up every day eager to be in school. -
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As much as we want to feel “normal“ again, we can do better than the old “normal” of narrow test-based accountability systems, vast inequality and chronic underfunding. -
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We have a rare opportunity to reimagine public schooling in America and to pursue bold initiatives that will help all our kids thrive. -
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The foundation for all of this is the first of the “three R’s”—reading... Reading is at the root of so much that we want for children. -
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We are redoubling the AFT’s commitment to help our members improve their instruction in literacy. -
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We're starting with an online hub of updated resources, a series of back-to-school webinars, and a survey that will let you tell us what you need to support struggling readers, including books through our partnership with
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In the decade since our partnership with
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I am a social studies teacher, a lawyer and a believer in democracy, so please allow me a point of personal privilege to dwell on civics before I end. -
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Examining an issue that is important in their own lives, studying what different parts of government and civil society can do to address it, and advocating for policies to make change. -
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The AFT’s new Educating for Democratic Citizenship program aims to put powerful civics education tools directly into teachers’ hands. -
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More than ever, young people need skills to be better consumers of information. -
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@rweingarten: A new national study by researchers at Stanford University shows an alarming inability by high school students to detect fake news, suggesting a need to better prepare students for a world filled with a continual flow of disinformation.#TEACH21pic.twitter.com/0wz3df0cM1
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Being able to discern fact from fiction is crucial to being an informed citizen. And civic responsibility is essential right now. -
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Exactly 6 months ago—on Jan. 6—I was in my office as insurrectionists stormed the Capitol with the intention of stopping the legitimate certification of the presidential election—and some having the intention of harming and even killing elected officials. -
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The seat of our democracy was attacked by violent insurgents. Capitol Police officers were assaulted and overrun. This was not tourism, as one congressman described it. This was terrorism. The truth must not be obstructed; it must come out. -
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We are asking everyone who wants American democracy to endure: Don’t thwart this process; let’s discover the truth. -
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Let’s be clear: critical race theory is not taught in elementary or high schools. It’s a method of examination taught in law school & college that helps analyze whether systemic racism exists—& in particular whether it has an effect on law & public policy. -
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They are bullying teachers and trying to stop us from teaching students accurate history. -
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This harms students. These culture warriors want to deprive students of a robust understanding of our common history. This will put students at a disadvantage in life by knocking a big hole in their understanding of our country and the world. -
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Authoritarians take actions designed to manipulate interpretation of the past, assert a mandatory view of events and forbid discussions of accurate historical facts. -
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You, the professionals in the classroom, the people who use your expertise to help our students succeed—you know better. We teach history, not hate. -
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No matter our color, background or ZIP code, we want our kids to have an education that imparts honesty about who we are, integrity in how we treat others, and courage to do what’s right. -
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We want to raise young people who can understand facts, study the truth, examine diverse perspectives and draw their own conclusions—in other words, who can think critically. -
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Teaching America’s history requires considering all the facts available to us—including those that are uncomfortable—like the history of enslavement and discrimination toward people of color and people perceived as different. -
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Years ago, our country unified against Holocaust deniers; we must unite again to address racism and its long-term effects. -
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82% of college students overall say public schools should teach “that patterns of racism are ingrained in law and other institutions,” including almost half of college Republicans. -
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These laws restricting what we teach impinge on educators’ professional obligations—our obligation to teach honest history, as well as to teach current events, like the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. -
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