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Teachers have a powerful role in the classroom and larger school
1. Teachers have a powerful role in the classroom and larger
school community. School teachers, administrators, curriculum
and instructional specialists, and educators/trainers make
hundreds of decisions a day; these decisions affect many
people. As such, it is important for educators to ground their
decisions according to the latest research and in alignment with
the established vision for their organization.
Initial Post: Post an initial response that addresses the following
areas:
Read Phelps’ (2008) article titled “
Helping teachers become leaders
." Compare his statement with at least two vision statements
that you find via a Google search. In the discussion forum,
create your own vision statement. Phelps provides an example
in the article. As Phelps (2008) suggests, go beyond mantras
such as “all students can learn” (p. 119). The heart of your
vision should address an educational dilemma in a diverse
learning context. For example, a possible dilemma in the mantra
“all students can learn” is that there are teachers who believe
that some students do not learn, which is indicative of a “one
size fits all” type of teaching. Your vision statement will
address a problem you see in education and describe how you
choose to solve that problem. Reflect on how your beliefs will
influence your classroom practices. As Phelps (2008) indicates,
“Formulating one’s vision in writing makes its achievement
more likely” (p. 120
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2. Mertler, C. A. (2017).
Action research: Improving schools and empowering educators
(5th ed.). Sage Publications.