Seek Common Ground (SCG) Program Analyst and Research Coordinator Lydia Burns sat down with members of SCG's Student Action Network for Equity to talk about how students are organizing against classroom censorship and for educational equity. Panelists included high school junior, Mira Ugwuadu (Wheeler Name Change), high school senior, Tala Saad (Kentucky Student Voice Team), and University of Georgia sophomore, Julian Fortuna (Georgia Youth Justice Coalition).
This video introduces K-12 Family Guides, created by Seek Common Ground in collaboration with experts at Student Achievement Partners, to help families--and those that support families-- understand more about what students should know and be able to do by the end of each grade in literacy and math. This information, and tips and strategies for engaging kids and working in partnership with teachers, is especially important now as families support their children during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Video created by Next Day Animations.
Erin Hart, Senior Vice-President and Chief Impact Officer at EXPECT MORE ARIZONA, shares insights and key takeaways from her participation in Seek Common Ground's Measurement, Assessment and Accountability Phase II Action Accelerator which took place from September to December 2020.
Recorded: February 16th, 2021
Teresa Wasson, Director of Strategic Communications at TENNESSEE SCORE, shares insights and key takeaways from her participation in Seek Common Ground's Measurement, Assessment and Accountability Phase II Action Accelerator which took place from September to December 2020.
Recorded: February 12th, 2021
This video introduces K-12 Family Guides, created by Seek Common Ground in collaboration with experts at Student Achievement Partners, to help families--and those that support families-- understand more about what students should know and be able to do by the end of each grade in literacy and math. This information, and tips and strategies for engaging kids and working in partnership with teachers, is especially important now as families support their children during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Video created by Next Day Animations.
Este video introduce las Guías Familiares para grados K-12, creados por Seek Common Ground en colaboración con los expertos de Student Achievement Partners, para ayudar a las familias -- y aquellos que apoyan a las familias -- entender más sobre lo que los estudiantes deben saber y poder hacer en cada grado antes del fin de año escolar en lectoescritura y matemáticas. Esta información, ademas de sugerencias y estrategias para ayudar a los estudiantes y trabajar juntos con los maestros, es especialmente importante ahorita mientras las familias apoyan a sus hijos e hijas durante la pandemia COVID-19.
Video fue creado por Next Day Animations.
Danielle Gonzales, Managing Director for he Education & Society Program at the Aspen Institute shares more information and insights on their guiding principles for education moving forward titled Recovery and Renewal: Principles for Advancing Public Education Post-Crisis with SCG’s Michael Gilligan and the Covid-19 Action Accelerator cohort.
This discussion featured Nate Gibbs-Bowling and Hope Teague-Bowling about the impact of COVID-19 on their classrooms. Nate and Hope currently teach at the American Community School in Abu Dhabi (most recently taught in Tacoma, WA) and have active blogs and podcasts about issues regarding equity and education policy.
