Dana Grayson Chambers
@danachambers22
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Former @NYCDOE teacher, current @ACPSK12 mom, & project director @WestEd. All opinions shared are my own.
Alexandria, VA
Joined December 2013
Excited to share a new blog that I wrote with my colleague @JWillisSF at @WestEd, exploring strategies for increasing teacher compensation.
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RT @WestEd: 💰 In this new "Money Matters" blog, @WestEd's Dana Grayson Chambers @danachambers22 and Jason Willis @JWillisSF discuss how sta….
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RT @stephanie_h: @PrinCoachHarvey texts students and provides morning wake up calls. @KBrownTASA says schools have pizza parties to get kid….
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Principals are calling, texting and throwing pizza parties in an effort to bring down chronic absenteeism that can affect funding.
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RT @danachambers22: New brief from @WestEd & R2CC offers short & long-term strategies to address instructional & non instr. staff shortages….
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& (4) creative partnerships w/ grad schools, OST providers, and #CTE programs to build the future pipeline while closing short term coverage gaps & tutoring/support needs (thread 3/3).
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(2) creative scheduling/ops to extend reach of staff by staggering bell schedules; (3) leveraging #esser funds for one time incentives/hazard pay to address burnout/fatigue; (thread 2/3).
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New brief from @WestEd & R2CC offers short & long-term strategies to address instructional & non instr. staff shortages e.g., (1) exploring flexible/shared roles for certified non-employed tchrs to attract a broader pool of certified talent; (thread 1/3).
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RT @danachambers22: Excited to share a new brief Trang Hoang and I wrote for @WestEd/ Region2CC looking at #educatorshortage challenges in….
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Excited to share a new brief Trang Hoang and I wrote for @WestEd/ Region2CC looking at #educatorshortage challenges in RI, NY, and CT and creative strategies for addressing short term shortages while investing in the future pipeline. @CompCenterNet
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RT @ASBforACPS: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ test before returning to school if you can! And please sign students up for on site Curative testing. Soon ACPS will….
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Thank you @MacArthurACPS for the fun family STEM/paper airplane event! Our MacArthur Star and her lil’ sister had a great time!
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RT @ASBforACPS: (5) Extended day and SY options for students needing additional support. (6) Leverage OST providers to deliver targeted tut….
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RT @WestEd: 🤔 As school systems decide how to allocate $200b in federal aid, WestEd's @danachambers22, Kelsey Krausen and @jwillissf share….
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As places like @fcpsnews and @APSVirginia struggle to identify staff to support critical summer learning programs (see: they might consider some of the non-traditional approaches to staffing suggested in this brief.
washingtonpost.com
The summer program, slated to start on Monday, will tentatively be delayed to the end of July to buy time to find more teachers.
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Check out our new brief sharing 5 creative strategies for school systems to invest in much needed school personnel using federal stimulus funds. #schoolfinance.
🤔 As school systems decide how to allocate $200b in federal aid, WestEd's @danachambers22, Kelsey Krausen and @jwillissf share 5 strategies for investing in school staff to address critical learning & well-being needs for students: #schoolfinance.
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As school systems decide how to allocate $200b in federal aid, a brief I wrote w/ @WestEd colleagues offers 5 strategies for investing in school staff to address critical learning & well-being needs for students disproportionately impacted by the pandemic
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Combined with the knowledge that even "lightly trained" tutors can be effective, a federally funded "tutor corps" seems like a win-win to drive employment and support student achievement.
the74million.org
As students seek to cope with the threat of learning losses wreaked by COVID-19 and months-long school closures, some families have already hit upon a solution of sorts: hiring professional tutors....
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Research by @MonicaPBhatt shows Chicago tutoring program significantly lifted math performance for high schoolers. Time to figure out how to strategically use teacher AND tutor time and talent to close opportunity gaps. @The74
the74million.org
A year after mayors and governors announced the first school closures related to COVID-19, many have turned to personalized tutoring to cope with disruptions to learning. Families that could afford...
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Legit concern: "Paradoxically, the risk now may be less that we don’t come back from the pandemic educationally than that we snap back and move on so fast that the actual challenges to a more equitable education system are swept aside in our collective relief.".
.@arotherham: Restaurants innovated as a result of COVID-19. Education largely did not. In our relief over the pandemic's coming end, the opportunity may slip away
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Some helpful tips from teachers for navigating the challenges of #concurrentteaching (from @Larryferlazzo). Excited to kick off this new chapter of learning w/ @ACPSk12, and thankful to our @MacArthurACPS teachers and @DMPrincipal for their dedication! .
edweek.org
Four educators provide technical advice and instructional strategies to use when teaching the same class simultaneously online and in person.
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