{"data":{"ID":836,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1539969061,"CreatorID":4735,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Adjusting School Systems by Walking the Talk: Leadership and Reflective Dialogue with All Stakeholders","Handle":"adjusting_school_systems_by_walking_the_talk--leadership_and_reflective_dialogue_with_all_stakeholders","ShortDescription":"In urban public schools committed to providing quality education to all students, school leaders and professional learning opportunities play a key role in advancing this goal. Principals, assistant principals, and school coaches support the development and implementation of social-justice oriented practices. This collaborative, interactive workshop will explore leadership and coaching practices that have contributed to the creation of a place where these practices could flourish.","Description":"The need for urban schools that provide equitable, high-quality learning opportunities for all students, particularly those who have been historically underserved is unquestionable. However, creating or developing schools that are able to do so has proven to be a challenge, even in places with well-intentioned teachers or school leaders. At Hudson High School of Learning Technologies, a small, public, unscreened New York City high school, several social-justice oriented practices have been developed and implemented, including the Student Success Center (a restorative justice approach to replace the Dean\u2019s Office), Right to Read (a literacy acceleration program for all) and advisory (a mixed-grade group of students and teacher functioning as a school \u201cfamily\u201d). In this interactive session, we will consider the question of the role of school leadership and professional learning in supporting the development of a place where these approaches could flourish. A school leader and coach will propose several components that may have been foundational in supporting the development and implementation of these and other social-justice oriented practices at the school, seeking input from participants about areas of resonance, dissonance, and successes and challenges in leadership or professional learning at other school sites.","Link":[],"Audience":["High School","Middle School"],"Practice":"Small Group DIscussion\r\nModified Appreciative Inquiry Approach \r\n\r\nParticipants will analyze materials and data in small groups (three categories SSC, Advisory and Right 2 Read) offer warm and cool feedback. \r\n\r\nPresenters hope to walk away with solid next steps and to find a community to offer feedback and alternative working models.","Presenter":["Walter Brown","Kate Spence"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Hudson High School of Learning Technologies NYCDOE","Fairleigh Dickinson University"],"PresenterEmail":["wbrown@hudsonhs.com","kate.teach@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":111,"ScheduleLocationID":11,"SubmitterID":4735,"AdditionalComments":"Walter Brown\r\nWalter Brown has been in public education for 23  years as a classroom teacher and administrator. Walter currently serves as an Assistant Principal at Hudson High School of Learning Technologies, a small public New York City high school, as well as co-founder of the annual #EdxEdNYC Learning Conference.  He has been invited to speak at the UTEP Rutgers COnference 2018; Tech Forum NY \"Fostering Innovation at the School and District Level\u201d  2015 ; BREC \u201cHow to Implement an Effective Team Approach to Teaching\u201d  2009; Adelphi University \u201cUrban Education Conference\u201d 2007. He currently sits on the board of the nonprofit \u201cInnovatingEd\u201d  and \u201cNassau County High School Assistant Principals\u2019 Association\u201d @wbrownhhs\r\n\r\nKate Spence, Ed.D.\r\nDr. Kate Spence is an associate professor of education and director of the five year BA\/MAT program at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Kate is also a coach with the Institute for Student Achievement (ISA), a non-profit organization committed to partnering with schools and districts to support traditionally underserved or underrepresented high school students in accessing college and careers. She previously taught English at both the middle and high school levels. Spence specializes in curriculum development, school change, urban education, and teacher preparation.  \f","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":8}}