Equity & Access

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Equity & Access

What Happens When We Trust Teachers?

Michelle Blanchet, Guest Author

By: Michelle Blanchet and Darcy Bakkegard Innovation is a common goal in education. But too often, the very people at the center—teachers—are left out of the process. Professional learning often focuses on ensuring that teachers implement top-down initiatives or adapt rigid models and frameworks that rarely reflect the realities of…