This is a recording of the first portion of Beyond the Book: A Call to Action (Session 3) that took place on March 9, 2021. The Commonwealth Learning Partnership organized this session alongside faculty from George Mason University College of Education and Human Development. The book Antiracist Professional Development for In-Service Teachers served as the subject matter for this event.
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This recording captures the first section of the Commonwealth Learning Partnership's 101 education advocacy workshop that took place on February 23, 2021. Holly Coy, Assistant Superintendent for Policy, Equity & Communications at the Virginia Department of Education, remarks on state of education policy as the General Assembly's special session draws to a close.
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This is a playlist of short clips from our Education Advocacy Series for Virginia Educators, District and School Staff. Through this resource, we provide quick access to the key points mentioned by our panelists during the recorded advocacy trainings.
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This advocacy conversation focuses on advocacy at the local level within communities, school divisions, and local school boards. Listeners will learn strategies on when and how to engage and advocate with a local school board, when issues should be raised with an individual school compared to a local school board, the importance of building relationships for effective advocacy, how to prepare messages so that they are effectively relayed, and the use of social media in advocacy.
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This conversation highlights how the executive branch of Virginia state government develops and executes policies that impact the Commonwealth’s education system. Discussants explore the ways in which public advocates can communicate effectively with policymakers in state agencies and the governor’s administration in order to share their concerns and suggestions.
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