Teach Plus IL
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We empower excellent, experienced teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students’ success.
Chicago, Illinois
Joined December 2012
Congratulations to Teach Plus IL Policy Fellow, Tracy Selock, for receiving the University of Chicago’s Outstanding Educator Award! Tracy's bio: https://t.co/UHBgyFD0TU
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Watch: Oregon teacher joins @TeachPlusIL fellowship to advocate for earl... https://t.co/ubciz2TTXd via @YouTube "This is my time to use my voice," says Cynthia Kilmer. Congratulations, Cynthia!
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Illinois educators: Join us for a @TeachPlusIL alumni storytelling workshop on Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. in Bloomington Normal. We'll help you develop a story aligned with local Teach Plus policy priorities into a finished product. Space is limited. Sign up now: https://t.co/Kzg9JCgjkt
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Join us for an alumni storytelling workshop on November 8, 1pm-5pm, in Bloomington Normal. This is your chance to turn your ideas into a finished product, whether it's an op-ed, journal article,...
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Teach Plus Impact: @GovPritzker recently approved the @TeachPlusIL-written law that will require @ISBEnews to develop statewide guidance for districts and teachers on the use of AI in elementary and secondary education. Read more here: https://t.co/GnyzmybaIG
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Excited to return for another impactful year as a Mentor with the Teach Plus Illinois Affinity Group Network! 🎊🎉This year, I have the honor of serving as the sole mentor to six new facilitators. 🥳 I’m incredibly proud and deeply grateful for the opportunity to continue
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I’m at the @TeachPlusIL policy fellowship kick off today! I’m excited to be a senior fellow this year!!!!
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Our teacher leaders are sharing their stories on national public TV. “We have to be courageous enough to use our voice to center the needs & dreams of our students,” @TeachPlusIL teacher leader Ashley Kannan says. #EmpoweredWithMegRyan #TeacherLeadership
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A lack of pay and devoted mentorship for student teachers is a major hindrance to recruiting/retaining new teachers. @TeachPlusIL teacher leader Ashley Kannan shares what Illinois is doing to begin to improve the situation for new teachers. Read more:
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She Votes Illinois presents: Power to the Period – Back to School 📷 Tues, Aug 5 | 📷 6PM CDT | 📷 Virtual Join students, parents & educators to fight period poverty in schools. 📷 Sign up today! https://t.co/1KqUW6ujRJ
#MenstrualEquity #EndPeriodPoverty #Illinois
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Let’s talk periods, school, and making sure no one’s left behind — Power to the Period: Back to School! is where it starts.
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Teach Plus empowers teachers to use their voices and stories to advocate for system-level changes for students. “Our language is stories, and centering student stories is a practice you can do with anyone,” @teachplusIL alum Ashley Kannan said. https://t.co/qaarp2730T
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.@TeachPlusIL Fellow and IL Teacher of the Year @DrRMahmood has spent the past year hosting "World Cafes" where she talks to teachers about how districts can better support them and what belonging looks like for them. Read more about what she learned:
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Technology devices have the power to expand communication capabilities for students with disabilities, writes @TeachPlusIL Policy Fellow and early childhood educator Maggie Moore. “We need to make them available at scale.” https://t.co/4qjtOrcLC8
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AI is part of a huge educational shift, so it's important for states to train teachers on how to use it safely and effectively, @TeachPlusIL Fellow Maria Solis writes. What guidelines have come from your state for safe and effective AI use for schools? https://t.co/mFMhqk3nZo
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Are the students all right? Almost everything about schooling is different for them now, but the structures of a school day have been the same for decades. @TeachPlusIL Policy Fellowship alumnus Ashley Kannan shares how he supports his students: https://t.co/zzeOVT9ibT
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Illinois must do more to gauge dual language program success and ensure that students receive high-quality instruction to help them reach their long-term goals, @TeachPlusIL Fellow Sara Pletcher writes. Read more here:
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"While reimagining school should be our common goal in the long term, in the short term, I can create a space for all my students, center them in my instruction and support them to become confident young people," writes @TeachPlusIL alum Ashley A. Kannan
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Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek! We’re grateful to all teacher leaders for inspiring their classrooms, innovating teaching and learning, and maximizing opportunities and outcomes for students. Read more from Joe here: https://t.co/nMC3cex8AG
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1/4 This week, FIF was proud to stand alongside students, parents, educators, district leaders, families, and legislators as we rallied for investment in K-12 education students.
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Let's make AI our classroom partner, writes @TeachPlusIL Policy Fellow Maria Solis.
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"The time is now to reform our state’s requirements so that excellent teachers can remain in our classrooms," @TeachPlusIL Fellow Sara Mendez says. She shares 3 strategies states can use to get more high-quality aspiring teachers licensed:
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