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9 Developing Teaching Practices Toward Equity
Pages 233-270

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... individual and collective safety and support by attending and responding to equitable distribution of talk" in the classroom (Williams Prepublication copy, Uncorrected proofs 9-1
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... . Few of these approaches have been studied systematically, however, and some scholars have expressed Prepublication copy, Uncorrected proofs 9-2
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... Nurturing revisions of scientific thinking with local and diverse expertise 4. Using science to make a difference and advocate for justice Prepublication copy, Uncorrected proofs 9-3
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... . In this section, we discuss learning opportunities for teachers across their careers that can support them in developing both a better Prepublication copy, Uncorrected proofs 9-5
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... . Studies have shown, too, the power of having teachers design and adapt instructional materials as a way to transform their practice and Prepublication copy, Uncorrected proofs 9-8
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... The Center was a laboratory for exploring and developing ideas in collaboration with teachers in science, primarily in Massachusetts. Their approach to the scholarship of teaching has been to engage in joint inquiry into the micro-moments of teaching, to develop a deeper sense of the power of Prepublication copy, Uncorrected proofs 9-9
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... . Importantly, building systems that cultivate interpretive power requires investing in the supports and time required for educator reflection, and for teachers themselves to engage in robust disciplinary activity in ways that generate resources for sensing the conceptual and ethical Prepublication copy, Uncorrected proofs 9-10
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... In part, this is because such professional learning requires innovations in both curriculum and professional learning supports. The Learning in Places project, described in Chapter 6, for example, has developed professional learning workshops for educators that engage them with a set of frameworks that help educators Prepublication copy, Uncorrected proofs 9-11
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... . At the same time that educators explore these topics and consider how they have seen these issues impact their own communities, they work in collaborative groups to prepare and teach ECS lessons to their colleagues who experience each lesson as a student, followed by reflections on the experience in relation to issues of equity (e.g., Prepublication copy, Uncorrected proofs 9-12
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... . Specifically, the researchers found that there were instances where the program humanized Indigenous peoples for teachers, Prepublication copy, Uncorrected proofs 9-15
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... Among their recommendations were that staff needed opportunities to engage as learners themselves in activities that allowed for a wide range of ways to participate; to reflect on cases to uncover and reflect on deficit- and asset-based views of children; to learn to reframe difficult moments as learning moments; and to lead with story as a pedagogical tool for building learning communities. The group also recommended that staff be given regular opportunities to reflect on teaching, learning, and equity; that professional learning Prepublication copy, Uncorrected proofs 9-16
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... Other efforts were aimed at reducing incoherence in guidance regarding assessment: the team helped build the capacity of teachers and leaders in the district assessment office to develop new kinds of assessments that would signal to teachers the importance of organizing learning around phenomena and problems that were compelling to students and important to Prepublication copy, Uncorrected proofs 9-21
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