Dear Educational听Change听SIG Members,
While this new year has neither brought the respite nor the comfort I had so hoped for all of us, it did provide an opportunity to reflect and consider what is important. On this note, I want to thank you all for being part of this community and for your efforts in enhancing our educational system in ways that make it more effective and just.听
Please see the听newsletter听for information on a Student Travel Award听(also attached), a new听Lead the听Change,听New Work听by some members and a plea for听Renewing your Membership
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Student Travel Award (due February 15th)
Award: The awardee, a doctoral student who is a member of the听贰诲听Change听SIG,听 will receive $400听to assist with expenses related to attending the 熊猫视频Annual Meeting. (see awards section for details)听
Please submit your application materials to Dr. Jennie Weiner at听jennie.weiner@uconn.edu
Lead the听Change
Linked here and online is our January 2022听Lead the听Change听featuring Dr. Carrie Sampson. And, many thanks for听听for publishing all our LTC Issues on their site.听 Visit our website to catch up on all our听.
New Work by Members
Gil, E. & Johnson, A. (2021). 鈥淲e, as parents, do have a voice鈥�: Learning from community-based programs effectively engaging parents in urban communities.听Urban Education.听
Plea to Renew
Finally I make the request that you听please renew your membership and encourage others to join!听听To do so, click 鈥�,鈥� entering your user name and password, and clicking on 鈥淧urchase Additional SIG Memberships鈥� in your My 熊猫视频page. Your renewal will help us plan for next year鈥檚 programming 鈥� including our 熊猫视频2022 conference events.
If you do choose to renew by the end of this year, we are excited to enter you in a raffle for some of our illustrious member鈥檚 recent books including:
搂听听In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School听by Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine (Our keynote speaker in April)
搂听听Transformational Professional Learning: Making a Difference in Schools听by Deborah M. Netolicky
搂听听Five Paths of Student Engagement: Blazing the Trail to Learning and Success听by Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves
搂听听The Strategy Playbook for Educational Leaders: Principles and Processes听by Isobel Stevenson and Jennie M. Weiner
搂听听Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Teacher Evaluation: Understanding the Research听and Theory听by Morgaen L. Donaldson
Int鈥檒 Ed News
Every month,听听(@intl_ed_news) publishes our Lead the Change Interviews.听 This month, their site has some great articles on COVID19-related school closures in Uganda, Shanghai, Ottawa, Melbourne, Pakistan, and Liberia.听听听
Thank you to our Partners
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To join the SIG: Non-members, please听click here听to become a member of 熊猫视频and one or more SIGs or to renew your 熊猫视频and SIG memberships. Current 熊猫视频members can add individual SIGs to their membership by clicking 鈥�Login,鈥� entering your user name and password, and clicking on 鈥淧urchase Additional SIG Memberships鈥� in your My 熊猫视频page.听
Share your News with Us
Please visit our听听for all the Lead the Change articles, information on SIG awards and more.
Do you have a new publication? A new initiative? Presenting at a conference? Let us know, and we will post it on our听Web Membership Corner,听听and听听pages.听 Please send your pictures and video clips from your presentations and conferences for our web pages! See you online for our monthly听听chat!
Warmest Regards,
Jennie Weiner,听ChairOlga Fellus,听Program ChairCorinne Brion,听Secretary/TreasurerAlex Lamb,听Lead the Change EditorCynthia Wise,听Social Media Coordinator