Exceptional Educators for Equity at GWU

01/25/2021

Still working on credo additions. Thanks so much for your help. What do you think of these? Which ones do you like?

Relevance makes rigor possible. – Bill Daggett

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou

If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn – Ignacio Estrada

Good instruction should be student-centered and student-centered is being culturally responsive and being anti-racist. -Dena Simmons

The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. Without collaboration, our growth is limited to our own perspectives. – Robert John Meehan

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.- Nelson Mandela

The purpose of education... is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions. - James Baldwin

One of the most difficult things is not to change society — but to change yourself. Nelson Mandela

12/14/2020

Hang in there!

12/03/2020

Who remembers the CREDO? We are looking at "retiring" a few credo and adding some more. Does anyone have a credo to add to the list?

11/19/2020

So, GWU EBD is back! For all of those wonderful graduates out there, we want to connect. It took us a while to get ourselves together but now we are on the move and back in action.

We have a new name, Exceptional Educators for Equity (the triple E) but you'll still find the same philosophy (plus some new well-being and cultural responsiveness themes). Our faculty are Dr. Karen Ihrig, Dr. Beth Tuckwiller, Dr. Doran Gresham, and me!

We also have wonderful staff members and soon to be doctors: Susan Jaffe and Emily Baker working with us.

Get ready to hear more. We are going to add some new credo and need your help.

I can't believe I have been at GWU since 1995. My proudest moments are seeing and hearing about how the GWU grads are helping change the world.

Stay tuned!!!!!!

07/23/2019

SEL important

Many teachers say knowing how to help students who struggle outside of school is a major challenge as they take on teaching social-emotional learning, according to an Education Week Research Center survey.

07/16/2019

Replace research papers with podcasts!

Sharing their podcasts with peers gives students motivation to conduct research and develop skills they’ll need later to write essays.

07/15/2019

This FREE professional development guide is a road map for teacher preparation, professional development, and current self-assessment. It provides practical tools for engaging professionals in learning how high-leverage practices can enhance student learning.

Introducing High-Leverage Practices in Special Education: A Professional Development Guide for School Leaders was developed to assist school leaders in planning and implementing professional develo…

07/10/2019

Could technology and "flexible instruction days" be the end of snow days?

Technology disrupts everything, and now it's coming for beloved snow days.

07/04/2019

A telemental health network would provide on-demand access to virtual mental health care more than 35,000 students in the Florida panhandle when they return to school this fall.

Just one day after signing into law a massive new telehealth bill, Florida's First Family is launching a telemental health program to help school students affected by Hurricane Michael.

07/02/2019

"State lawmakers are keen to address narrow issues or challenges they see in the K-12 world in many instances, but they often don't take the chance to enact sweeping education policy changes to drive school improvement and remove barriers to opportunity."

A report from UCLA examined whether state lawmakers addressed education issues in a systemic or targeted way.

07/01/2019

Strategy 2: Accept that the quest for perfectionism may be your enemy.

Try Barb Blackburn's 7 strategies to create the balance you need to thrive as a teacher. First up: advocate for what you need. Get serious about managing time.