Teacher Advocacy

Advocacy is:

• Understanding an issue

• Reading about problems

• taking action to create change

What does it mean to advocate for students?

• Teach them lessons that will help them succeed

• Ensure that they do well on tests and assessments

• Read aloud stories that will help them understand themselves.

• Speak up and work on their behalf

Several strategies can be used to advocate for teachers and students

• True

• False

In order for teachers to successfully advocate they must first...

• Identify the issue

• Research the issue

• Ask people to speak out about the issue

Building relationships is essential to the success of teacher advocacy

• True

• False

Why is it important to have data when advocating?

• Data serves as a means of supporting advocates requests

• To compare data with international issues

• To evaluate how far you can take an issue

Which of the following is NOT one of the three Ps of teacher advocacy?

• Purpose

• Personality

• Persistence

• Preparation

Which of the following is a common reason for teachers' failure to advocate for their students?

• The lack of support from school administrators

• Having too much data to support the objectives for teacher advocacy

• Too many classroom issues to advocate for