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ERIC Number: EJ1402484
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2476-194X
EISSN: N/A
When We Listen to Students, We Improve Our Schools
Lewis, Uchenna; Faulkner, Amanda; Roe, Jesse
Learning Professional, v44 n2 p56-60 2023
Equipping educators to hear students' voices, and then translating that information into concrete behavioral and instructional changes, is what the team at Partners in School Innovation has undertaken in San Jose, California, for the last several years. Their efforts have not only suggested promising practices, but also highlighted important lessons for other educators and organizations trying to build educators' capacity to incorporate student voice into school improvement strategies and instructional feedback loops. The authors are reminded that students are a vital yet often overlooked source of professional learning for educators at all levels. For students to learn from educators, educators have to learn from the students. Each piece of information educators glean from students widens the aperture for improving schools. If educators want to see the whole picture of what students need to succeed, it is essential that teachers are consistent and intentional about listening to them. Although it is difficult to prove that these conversations and changes in educators' strategies led to changes in academic performance, there is at least some evidence of positive correlation.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: California (San Jose)
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