https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm Models of teachers collaborating for justice en-us 2018-10-24 15:23:28 UTC 2024-11-21 09:33:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296551617 Based in Chicago
Mission: “We are working towards classrooms that are anti-racist, multicultural/multilingual, and grounded in the experiences of our students. All children should have an academically rigorous education that pose such critical questions about society and ‘talk back’ to the world.”

• Meet regularly to share curriculum and ideas, develop colllective projects.
• Form and support campaigns to support voices of educators into the public discussion of school policies
• 20th anniversary curriculum fair in Chicago Saturday, November 17.
• Fundraising campaign for the elected school board lawsuit- school board is denying them voting rights and are taxing the organization without representation

]]> 2018-10-24 16:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296551617 troudi https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296552017 Mission: "Our mission is to provide opportunities for self-transformation, leadership, and community building to educators in order to affect meaningful change in the classroom, school, community and society."  

•  Grass-roots non-profit teacher organization 
• Community based programs and projects that develop empowered learning environments, access to equitable resources, and a just and caring culture.

]]> 2018-10-24 16:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296552017 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296552033 Originated in 1986.

Began as a local effot to address problems such as basal readers, standardized testing, and textbook-dominated curriculum.

Group of Milwaukee-area teachers had a vision. They not only wanted to improve education in their own classrooms and schools, but to help shapre reform throughout the public system in the US. ]]> 2018-10-24 16:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296552033 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296552640 2018-10-24 16:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296552640 aguirre_iliana https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296553494 Educators seeking to create sustainable liberatory spaces inside and beyond the classroom, to promote growth, healing, and transformation. ]]> 2018-10-24 16:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296553494 aguirre_iliana https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296553704 South Central L.A.]]> 2018-10-24 16:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296553704 jsober https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296553796 2018-10-24 16:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296553796 chelseaq1 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296554221 2018-10-24 16:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296554221 bdeghetto https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296554727 3 Charters in:
San Diego
Los Angeles
Sacramento]]> 2018-10-24 16:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296554727 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296554961 2018-10-24 16:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296554961 srgomes14 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296555142 A.R.E is organized under five basic objectives and principles:

1. To promote critical pedagogy as the principle means of addressing the question of how to teach our children;
2. Struggle for democratic education, where the parents and community have the same rights as teachers, counselors, and administrators in the education of their children;
3. Promote community activism among teachers;
4. Nurture student activism and develop student activists;
5. Struggle to reclaim spaces in the institution (i.e. schools) for progressive education and to develop politically active teachers. ]]> 2018-10-24 16:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296555142 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296555467 The Association of Raza Educators  (A.R.E) are a group of public and charter school educators, university professors, students, and community allies committed to using education as a tool for the liberation of our community.  They do this by by organizing and mobilizing teachers, developing curriculum, and working with community organizations to ignite change. They believe that education is the first step in creating consciousness that leads to action.]]> 2018-10-24 16:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296555467 nbcolon https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296555482 - Pressuring the Hispanic Scholarship Foundation to open their Foundation to open their funds to undocumented students
- Defending teachers from unjust discipline
-- Working with parents to eject racist administrators
- Raising over $100k in scholarships for undocumented students
- Winning Ethnic Studies requirements in multiple school districts]]> 2018-10-24 16:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296555482 jbelza https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296555492 Rethinking Schools is  "a small nonprofit organization directed by editors and editorial associates who volunteer their time, aided by a small staff".

It's an activist publication with articles written by and for teachers, parents and students. They try to balance practice and educational theory while also addressing key policy issues, funding equity, and school-to-work.

There are five to six magazines per year.  Magazines are $5.95 each or $4.95 for a pdf.]]> 2018-10-24 16:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296555492 bdeghetto https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296556708 "Every year A.R.E. organizes a FREE statewide conference where we bring together educators, professors, students, credential program students, education activists, parents, and community organizations." 
-held in San Diego  ]]> 2018-10-24 16:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296556708 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296557051 ARE was founded by members of Unión del Barrio in the spring of 1994, and its first core membership was made up of teachers from the San Diego area. What “sparked” ARE to life was the passage into law of Proposition 187, a ballot initiative designed to deny so-called “illegal immigrants” social services, health care, and public education.  ]]> 2018-10-24 16:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296557051 alissajolene5 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296557337 2018-10-24 16:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296557337 jsober https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296557453 Group composed of multi-ethnic educators dedicated to transformative justice, critical education and healing practices. They are determined to explore the experiences of marginalized people such as people of color, women, LGBTQI, and other communities. ]]> 2018-10-24 16:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296557453 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296557968 1. Led and developed for social justice educators by social justice educators who teach culturally relevant curriculum and are actively involved in organizing campaigns outside their classrooms and in their communities.
2. Provides a critical pedagogy lens to teacher training and combines it with strategic campaign organizing.
3. Challenges the for-profit PD industry by providing an affordable alternative for professional development that funds the movement in lieu of paying consultants.]]> 2018-10-24 16:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296557968 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296558396 2018-10-24 16:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296558396 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296558421 https://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoARE/
https://sites.google.com/site/sacramentoare/
https://www.facebook.com/ARELosAngeles/]]> 2018-10-24 16:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296558421 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296558750 (Oakland) Nov 6-10: National Association for Multicultural Education(NAME) Annual Conference
(Seattle) Nov 16-18: National Council for the Social Studies National Conference
(Chicago) Nov 17: 12th Annual Chicago-Area Teaching for Social Justice Curriculum Fair
(St. Louis) Nov 22-24: National Council for the Social Studies]]> 2018-10-24 16:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296558750 https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296560151 Maintain a network of progressive educators to develop an environment of support and professional development.
Sustain a membership that is engaged in a continuing process of critical self reflection and growth.
Evolve an education that is responsive to the needs of the community

]]> 2018-10-24 16:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296560151 aguirre_iliana https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296560982 Come join one of our events!]]> 2018-10-24 16:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296560982 jsober https://padlet.com/cavaldez2/ktter0rx6srm/wish/296561150 Working groups function like affinity groups, this is where our organizing takes place

TEACHER INQUIRY: This teacher inquiry group is a grassroots form of teacher professional development created by the Education Working Group from The People’s Education Movement

WELLNESS: The Health and Wellness Working Group's responsibilities are to create opportunities for community building within the People's membership and to coordinate accountability circles whenever necessary within the organization. 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
The community outreach working group seeks to build with community members in a genuine effort to build and sustain a transformative, decolonial educational movement.

EDUCATION: The Education Working Group is dedicated to supporting the collective political development of the People's.

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