Here at DTEC-TAG, we lead educational change, enhance teacher efficacy & increase dialogue in communities to improve student achievement under ESSA through educational advocacy. #TAGUrIT The Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF), in collaboration with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (DST), is embarking upon a potentially highly impactful educational endeavor, which aims to enhance student academic achievement by focusing on improving teacher effectiveness. The Delta Teacher Efficacy Campaign emanates from the Foundation and the Sorority’s joint commitment to ensuring that all students are educated in a manner that prepares them to enter and excel in college, and, ultimately, create a thriving life and career for themselves. The DREF-DST collaborative will include a three-prong approach: training for teachers, conducting advocacy sessions for communities, and publishing scholarly research on teacher efficacy and student achievement in PHILLIS: The Journal for Research on African American Women published by DREF. Connect with us! Twitter - @dtecchangeagent Instagram - dtec_change_agent Facebook - DTEC - TAG dtec@deltafoundation.net
On this episode of #TeacherTalkTuesday, we are sitting down with Vanessa Hopkins, educator and administrator. Vanessa began her career in social work with the Missouri Department of Social Services before pivoting and becoming an educator. She held numerous teaching awards before becoming a Vice Principal and District Literacy Coach. Vanessa lived in Syracuse, NY for three years lending her talents to the effort of turning around a struggling school. The school received 11 awards during her tenure for: decreased attrition of teachers, family and community involvement, meeting NY State DIIR targets in year 1, most improved teacher attendance, rigorous restorative practices, and decreased recidivism (including serious incidents, OSS & ISS). Visit linktr.ee/DTECChangeAgent to hear the entire new episode!
Hear our newest #TeacherTalkTuesday discussion with Janine Scott, an educator who began her career as a systems engineer, but now uses mathematical thinking as a motivator for her students to help them believe that they can reach success. Janine also was recently awarded the Regional Teacher of the Year Award as one of the top ten educators recognized across the state of Michigan! Visit linktr.ee/DTECChangeAgent to hear the entire new episode!
On today's #TeacherTalkTuesday episode, Dr. Johni Cruse Craig sits down with Simene' Walden, author, educator and founder of The Student Teacher, LLC. Simene' is the author of Standing On His Words: Prayers every Educator can Pray, Free Yourself, The Student Teacher Quotes and more. She was also a part of the team of project managers that curated and hosted our wildly successful summer series, the H.E. LIVE Lessons! Here, she discusses the importance of trauma-informed teaching, supporting educators as they tell their own stories through creative mediums and promoting literacy in digital environments.
On this episode of #TeacherTalkTuesday, we're joined by Phenix Frazier Badmus, Executive Director of the Center of Academic Achievement at LaSalle Univeristy! In this role, Phenix oversees the center's academic support and program, tutoring, advising and other resources to help ease the transition of students into life at college. She sits down with Dr. Johni Cruse Craig to discuss our K-12 system's role in preparing students for higher education, building networks of peer advocates for first-generation students and more! To listen, visit linktr.ee/DTECChangeAgent to tune in wherever you get your podcasts!
On this episode of #TeacherTalkTuesday, we're joined by Ashley Kearney, a mathematics educator and STEM education advocate! As the winner of the 2020 DCPS Teacher of the Year Award, the 2020 Standing Ovation Award and a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Ashley has demonstrated efficacy on an exponential scale! In this conversation, Ashley discusses the emergence of Black people in STEM careers and education, her work with local teachers to advocate for their students and more! Visit linktr.ee/DTECChangeAgent to tune in wherever you get your podcasts!
On this episode of #TeacherTalkTuesday, we're joined by Veronica Menefee; an independent special education consultant and one of our DTEC-TAG Equity Warriors! She has almost 20 years of teaching experience and has taught on every level from Pre–K to Adult during her career; spending the majority of her time in middle and high schools. In August 2015, Veronica was approved for Administrator I on her teaching certificate to add to her Special Education, Reading, Social Studies, and Language Arts endorsements. Veronica discusses educational policies that need to be amended for student success, organizations that are promoting equity and affecting positive change, the importance of effective communication with your students and more! Visit linktr.ee/DTECChangeAgent to tune in wherever you get your podcasts!
On this episode of #TeacherTalkTuesday, we sit down with Kelly Harper - 2019 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year Award Winner and 2019 National Teacher of the Year Award Finalist. Recommended for the honors by a PTA leader at her former D.C. school, Kelly says she stood out from other teachers by constantly affirming her students' roles as change agents and leaders, despite their young ages and backgrounds. Listen in to this episode to hear about her practical ways of introducing minority representation in careers and future influential roles for "her babies," connecting with her students' parents virtually to support their children's success and her passion for dismantling oppression in the education system for her Black and Brown students.
On this episode of #TeacherTalkTuesday, we're joined by Dr. Kandis Boyd-Wyatt - full time professor in the School of Business at American Public University with research interests in project management, supply chain management, meteorology, the climate and public administration. She breaks down the emergence and importance of artificial intelligence in the future of education, the strength of the K-12 public education system as it prepares students for college and beyond as well as how she balances working at an online university and teaching her own children. For more on her thoughts on bringing artificial intelligence into the classroom, visit https://onlinelearningtips.com/2019/06/best-education-ai/ and https://onlinelearningtips.com!
On our latest episode of #TeacherTalkTuesday, we discuss the importance of utilizing technology to reach students and parents with elementary level educator, Brian Bryant! Even before the global pandemic, Brian was using digital learning platforms to increase his students' creativity and critical thinking skills. In this episode, he shares strategies on how he made a seamless transition to distance learning, the importance of advocacy for students' equitable access to technology and how he builds strong parent-teacher-student relationships.
On this episode of #TeacherTalkTuesday, we sit down with Educational Adviser and FUNdamentals of Learning, LLC. founder, Isis Spann. Through her business, FUNdamentals of Learning, LLC., Isis has been teaching K-12 students different subjects through digital platforms and a will to preserve the FUN in learning! On this episode, Isis shares a wealth of resources that can help educators and families alike navigate teaching digitally and keep the excitement and creativity of education at the forefront.
On this episode of #TeacherTalkTuesday, we sit down with Mathematics Educator and Instructional Coach, Dr. Annetra Peete. Dr. Peete has unique strategies to use the language of math to promote and teach literacy to a diverse group of students in her school district. She advocates for prioritizing the education of girls of color and their success in STEM subjects. Be sure to stay connected with DTEC-TAG on our social channels and join in on the conversation!
Our first episode of the New Year features a discussion with Tiffany Crawford, an early childhood educator who has been in the field for over 18 years! Based in Arizona, Tiffany shares what it's like to be one of only two educators of color in a school and the effect that implicit racial biases have on education. As an advocate for Black and Brown students, Tiffany goes the extra mile to empower her students' families and communities to ultimately develop better learners. Be sure to stay connected with DTEC-TAG on our social channels and join in on the conversation!
Episode 4 features education consultant and DTEC Change Agent Dr. Kelly B. Daugherty! Dr. Daugherty works to encourage educators to rethink, redefine, and modify their instructional practices by sharing with them practical, proven strategies they can implement – immediately. In this conversation, Dr. Daugherty advises teacher on how to recharge over the holiday break, suggests classroom management tactics for first-year teachers, and more! To learn more about how she assists educators, visit http://drkellybdaugherty.com
Episode 3 features retired superintendent and DTEC Change Agent Levatta Levels! Levatta has dedicated over 30 years to education and advocacy, working as both a teacher and administrator during her successful career. This conversation dives into Levatta's experiences in education at each level and how she currently serves as an equity advocate and mentor for other teachers.
This month's episode features Tia Gilliam-Wilson, a literacy advocate and educator in North Carolina. In this conversation, Tia dives into the importance of teacher efficacy, culturally relevant classrooms, and literacy-boosting strategies across all subjects to support students as they learn. Be sure to stay connected with DTEC-TAG on our social channels and join in on the conversation!
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