Laura Meili

I taught middle schoolers in Chicago and now I lead the Design team @LeadingEds to create excellent equitable schools for ALL students. she/her

[Leading Educators @leadingeds]

Hot off the presses! 🗞️

As districts choose how to spend recovery $ and build for the long term, there's new evidence that job-embedded professional learning can produce real results at a lower cost than direct-to-teacher and direct-to-student interventions like tutoring.

[Laura Meili @LauraMeili]

such an incredible honor to receive such a generous gift toward our work to support equity and excellence for all students! thank you, @mackenziescott! we promise we'll put this to great use with students, teachers, and leaders! ❤️

[Leading Educators @leadingeds]

We are proud to announce that we have accepted a $10 million donation from author MacKenzie Scott, the most significant investment toward our mission ever!

[Leading Educators @leadingeds]

“Teachers know that ‘I taught it’ does not necessarily mean ‘they learned it.’ Leaders of professional learning have a similar responsibility to understand the impact of our work on teaching and learning." @LauraMeili

Here's how we will: https://t.co/IUk9nhGNqy

#advancePL

[Laura Meili @LauraMeili]

@RuppelBrian TRUTH! <3

[Leading Educators @leadingeds]

What does excellent and equitable teaching look like in practice? Our brand new report, “Illuminating the Instructional Experience”, aims to answer this question.

Get your copy today: https://t.co/gjAkUB3vfx

[Dr. Monica Cox @DrMonicaCox]

You can spend tens of thousands of dollars on #DEI efforts, but I’m giving you the 2 things that must happen for change to occur in your org.

1. Confrontation
2. Accountability

If an org can’t confront and hold all people accountable, you won’t achieve your #diversity goals.

[Laura Meili @LauraMeili]

thank you https://t.co/LshyP0Q1A1 for saying their names & sharing this heartbreaking & infuriating reminder of white supremacy at work. please consider how you can be a part of disrupting this system, perhaps by donating: @eji_org @NAACP_LDF @Blklivesmatter

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

Kids who are described as "hard to handle" may actually be resisting the tendency of adults to treat them as things to be handled

[Leading Educators @leadingeds]

We'll be sharing more reflections and learnings on our website in the coming days. For now, you can download the #TeachingForEquity framework and register for two upcoming webinars at https://t.co/lO68Wz5tqb. Thanks for reading and learning with us!

[Leading Educators @leadingeds]

Tia, Chicago: Equity and inclusion and diversity are really important to include in the classroom, and not just as token words but actual actions. In school we see those words but they're not shown in the curriculum or in the classroom. #TeachingForEquity

[Leading Educators @leadingeds]

Naima, Chicago: "Teachers underestimate the power of a young student of color who's really trying to put themselves out there and show the world who they can be. If teachers take the time to learn more about students and their dreams they could learn a lot." #TeachingForEquity

[Leading Educators @leadingeds]

Madison: Students might not want to feel like they're putting a burden on teachers. It'll take time for students to open up because we have been without those encouraging words for so long. You have to give students the benefit of the doubt. #TeachingForEquity

[Leading Educators @leadingeds]

Dyllyn: I didn't start learning about my identity until recently. Students, especially students of color, should always know about their identity from a young age. I was never given the resources to learn about that in school, and you should. #TeachingForEquity

[@DrBritWilliams on 🦋sky @DrBritWilliams]

There’s an Amanda Gorman at every HS you call underperforming, inner city, and/or the G word.

Honor. Black. Students. Art.

#InaugurationDay

[Leading Educators @leadingeds]

📚 TEACHER RESOURCE THREAD: Educators face the hard and necessary work of supporting students to grapple with the heinous acts of insurrection and racism that occurred yesterday at the United States Capitol. Here are a few resources for teachers to get started:

[Rashida Green (she/her/hers) @RashidaJGreen]

@DenaSimmons dropped these gems on Instagram ♥️ She continues to lead the way with specific strategies educators can turn around and use today. America, this is a lot and while I’m still processing as a black woman I also feel compelled to help our youth process. Thanks, Dena ♥️

[Leading Educators @leadingeds]

A longtime member of the LE team, @LauraMeili is stepping into the Chief Impact Officer role and leading the way toward responsive and meaningful support for teachers. Read the announcement: https://t.co/wWyck3vQmO