Explore the web of factors that influence your power as a teacher—and how you can better use that power to foster student agency and empowerment.
What kind of power do teachers have? What influences their instructional decision making—and how does that affect students, particularly Black students and other students of color? How can educators move away from practices that oppress and dev…
Contents: Learning names the right way -- Interest surveys -- Banking time -- 2 x 10 conversations -- Affective statements -- Impromptu conferences -- Empathetic feedback -- Reconnecting after an absence -- Labeling emotions -- Solving problems (do the next right thing) -- Creating a welcoming classroom climate -- Class meetings -- Classroom sociograms -- The mask activity -- Asset mapping -- P…