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Call for Collaborators
We are seeking educators interested in contributing their insights and talents in helping us develop ten (10) modules on the knowledge, skills and dispositions to be effective influence and advocacy practitioners on behalf of public education.
Each module will lead towards the earning of an EDInfluencer Microcredential, and will include bite-sized chunks of information and experiences in varied formats to keep the learning fast-paced, interesting and meaningful for fellow educators.
Your contribution can be anything from researching existing content on an important topic to developing images and graphics based on existing data and research, to holding up your phone and making a three-minute recording sharing your expertise in a specific facet of this influence and advocacy work. We want to showcase many, varied educator voices!
Research has already gotten underway, and we hope to be developing and completing modules over the next three months with a final launch of the entire suite in June, 2025.
If you would like to help in developing content on any of the focus areas, please email walter@theworthyeducator.com so we can discuss your interest and availability. We are all volunteers contributing to this project. While there is no compensation for participating. you will be given credit as a developer of the program and you will know that you are making a difference in advocating for what's best for children and educators.
The proposed modules are:
I. Educators as Influencers
(How to be an activist, advocate and education professional)
II. Education as a Democratic Institution
(Access, Equity, Marginalized Populations)
III. Federal Department of Education Programs
(Title I, IDEA, ESEA, Head Start)
IV. Supporting Legislation
(Identifying, Tracking and Promoting Bills that are Pro-Public Ed)
V. Advocating for Policy
(How policy is crafted, vetted and put into practice)
VI. Funding at the Federal, State and Local Levels
(Budgets and Distribution of Revenue)
VII. Building a Network
(Strategies for Bringing Together and Mobilizing Stakeholders)
VIII. Contacting Elected Representatives
(Methods for Effectively Advocating for Public Ed)
IX. Writing and Calling Campaigns
(Coordinated Efforts to Message Decisionmakers)
X. Social Media Campaigns
(Messaging, Meetings and Calls to Action)
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