We are all mentioned in Jose Vilson‘s TedX-NYED talk on teacher voice.  Thanks, Jose. You put so much out there in this talk, actually letting people get to know you–your humor, as well as your roar.

Vilson advocates for teacher voice, because teachers are the ones who put students first and ask the good questions.  For example, he asks, will it take another ten years before we realize that Race To The Top isn’t effective at raising and transforming the quality of education in our nations schools? He urges teachers to shine our light and sensibilities on the education scene beyond our classrooms now.  This point, (as well as the apt animal analogies in Vilson’s presentation) reminds me of a post I wrote sometime last year, in which I express a strong feeling that for teachers it’s Time To Spread Our Wings.

Check out Jose’s talk.

 

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Ariel Sacks

Ariel Sacks began her 13-year teaching career in New York City public schools after earning her master’s degree at Bank Street College and has taught and coached in grades 7-9. She is the author of Whole Novels for the Whole Class: A Student Centered Approach (Jossey-Bass, 2014) and writes a teaching column for Education Week Teacher.

Ariel’s work as a teacher leader with the Center for Teaching Quality involved her in co-authoring Teaching 2030: What We Must Do For Our Public Schools – Now and in the Future. She was also featured in the CTQ book Teacherpreneurs: Innovative Teachers Who Lead Without Leaving.

She is currently working on a book about the role of creative writing in equitable, 21st century schools, and she speaks and leads workshops on the whole novels approach.

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