Instructional Power: Teaching to Reach Each Student

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Digital Promise.The webinar recording can be accessed here.Fostering student agency is a critical step for student success in and out of the classroom, but what can teachers do, and what strategies can they employ, to pave the way for students to develop agency? What indicators influence teachers that may help or thwart designing classrooms to increase opportunities for students to develop agency, especially learners who have historically and systematically been excluded? In this edWeb podcast, we hear from the author of Understanding Your Instructional Power: Curriculum and Language Decisions to Support Each Student, who explains her Power Principle, which guides teachers as they “unpack how they understand and use the power associated with their authority and responsibility as an educator.” We also explore the Learner Variability Project’s Guide for Culturally Responsive Practice with the guide’s lead author. The purpose of the guide is to provide educators with questions and protocols to apply culturally responsive instructional practices as they address students’ learner variability in a holistic way—leading to student agency. Listen to this session to:Understand the role teachers play in developing student agency, along with strategies to encourage student engagementDevelop knowledge of a framework and set of strategies to engage students in developing their agencyExplore the importance of a culturally responsive practice for developing student agencyTake back to the classroom practical and easy-to-use strategies to develop a practice that develops and nurtures student agencyThis edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 teachers, librarians, and school and district leaders.Digital PromiseDigital Promise's mission is to accelerate innovation in education to improve opportunities to learnDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Learn more about viewing live edWeb presentations and on-demand recordings, earning CE certificates, and using accessibility features.