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Sarah McKibben

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The Agency Educators Deserve

School Culture

Mike Anderson

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Creating Autonomy Within Fidelity

Instructional Strategies

Rob Martinelle

Kaylene Stevens

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Making Space for Principled Resistance

Professional Learning

Trey Duke

Cathy Pressnell 

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A Blueprint for Teacher Retention

Leadership

Ashley Woo

Elizabeth D. Steiner

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Balancing Latitude and Limitations

Policy

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Paul Emerich France

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Stop Making Teachers Submit Lesson Plans!

Jamel Adkins-Sharif

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Cultivating Agency for Often-Overlooked Teacher Groups

Sam Rhodes

Matthew Melville

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Taking Risks with Rough Draft Teaching

Angela Harris

Sarah Wright

Seph Young

Mi Aniefuna

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For Black Women Educators, Affinity Groups Forge Connection

Andrea Terrero Gabbadon

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How Leaders Can Support Culturally Responsive Instruction

Equity

Kass Minor 

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Increasing the Psychic Rewards of Teaching

Chase Mielke

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Fighting Cynicism (Without the Toxic Positivity)

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Elena Aguilar

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How to Coach Toward Agency

Douglas Fisher

Nancy Frey

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Been to a Good Lecture?

Salome Thomas-EL

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True Learning Cultures Promote Teacher Agency

Jennifer Orr

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The Danger of Being Too Compliant

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Educational Leadership Staff

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Tell Us About

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Supporting English Language Teaching Specialists

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EL Takeaways

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Tara Laskowski

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How Micromanaging Dulls School Cultures

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The Power of Teacher Agency

Teachers need autonomy and discretion to develop their practice and improve student learning. They also need to know their voice matters in school decision making. Yet with top-down policies, one-size-fits-all PD, and prescriptive instructional mandates, such agency can feel elusive. 

This issue of Educational Leadership unpacks the power of teacher agency—and outlines strategies for cultivating it.

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The Power of Teacher Agency

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About this Issue

Features

The Agency Educators Deserve

Creating Autonomy Within Fidelity

Making Space for Principled Resistance

A Blueprint for Teacher Retention

Balancing Latitude and Limitations

Stop Making Teachers Submit Lesson Plans!

Cultivating Agency for Often-Overlooked Teacher Groups

Taking Risks with Rough Draft Teaching

For Black Women Educators, Affinity Groups Forge Connection

How Leaders Can Support Culturally Responsive Instruction

Increasing the Psychic Rewards of Teaching

Columns

Fighting Cynicism (Without the Toxic Positivity)

How to Coach Toward Agency

Been to a Good Lecture?

True Learning Cultures Promote Teacher Agency

The Danger of Being Too Compliant

Tell Us About

Supporting English Language Teaching Specialists

EL Takeaways

Advisory: Trends and Ideas

How Micromanaging Dulls School Cultures

Listen & Learn

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