TEACHER AS ADVOCATE
BADGE
“When I dare to be powerful—to use my strength in the service of my vision,
then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
~ Audre Lorde
“When I dare to be powerful—to use my strength in the service of my vision,
then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
~ Audre Lorde
The word advocate comes from the Latin word advocare, meaning “to call to one’s aid.” In Middle English, the noun form of the word refers to "one who intercedes for another" in the role of "protector, champion, patron." This badge is designed to help you understand how teachers can use their voices to come to the aid of students and colleagues in order to “reinvent” the education system, as critical literacy educator Paolo Freire would say, rather than simply "repeating" or "reproducing" it. As you move down this pathway, you will learn methods for developing and applying your advocacy skills. These methods will include situating your understanding of advocacy by reading about the history of the teaching profession. You will also analyze the rhetorical stances of educational advocates who urge teachers to disrupt that history. As you research what advocacy in education looks like, you will compose publicly as a way of participating in larger conversations about pressing issues in education. You will also respond to the thinking of your classmates, share your own writing in community with others in this class, and revise your work based on their feedback. Finally, you will create a metacognitive reflection to reflect on your developing identity as a teacher advocate and post it to your blog. Your completion of these activities will scaffold your learning as you work toward the final project for this badge--an Advocacy Action Plan intended to spur engagement with an issue or challenge of your choice that is present in the current context of education.
NOTE: If you are working toward an "A" in this class, you will also need to complete the activities with the indicator LEVEL UP -->.
NOTE: If you are working toward an "A" in this class, you will also need to complete the activities with the indicator LEVEL UP -->.
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