{"id":65994,"date":"2022-05-26T22:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T02:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=65994"},"modified":"2023-09-13T13:54:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:54:14","slug":"2022-bu-wheelock-forum-examines-teacher-workforce-and-equity-in-education","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2022\/2022-bu-wheelock-forum-examines-teacher-workforce-and-equity-in-education\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 BU Wheelock Forum Examines Teacher Workforce and Equity in Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin is-style-emphasis-on-text has-media has-box has-media-focus-center-middle has-dark-theme\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Four panelists at the 2022 BU Wheelock Forum\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-1500x1001.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-992x662.jpg 992w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-1984x1324.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-1499x1000.jpg 1499w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2022\/05\/WheelockForum2022_massachusetts-teachers-of-the-year--scaled-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Takeru Nagayoshi (2020) lwith other Massachusetts Teachers of the Year: Marta Garcia (2022), Jennifer Hedrington (2021), and Sydney Chafee (2017)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Events<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2022 BU Wheelock Forum Examines Teacher Workforce and Equity in Education\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">May 26, 2022<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>Every day, teachers make decisions that shape their jobs, classrooms, and students\u2019 experiences. Although they seem like individual choices, these decisions are inevitably impacted by a broader context of district, state, and national policies that govern the educator workforce. In today\u2019s challenging environment, it is critical that we examine the persistent, systemic inequities that influence of these policies and ask: How are our teacher workforce policies disrupting or perpetuating these inequities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These questions and more were addressed during the <a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/z-old-website-structure\/research-action\/bu-wheelock-forum\/2022-bu-wheelock-forum\/\">2022 BU Wheelock Forum: Examining How Teacher Workforce Policies Shape an Equity-Centered Education<\/a>. The event, hosted by BU Wheelock and the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC), took place March 31\u2013April 1. Faculty researchers, alumni, students, and more came together with national and state education leaders to examine the research and policy implications in two key areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Shortages, shifts, and stability in the Massachusetts educator workforce amid the COVID-19 pandemic<\/li><li>Workforce policies and the understudied impact on teachers serving English learners and students with disabilities.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still trying to figure out what the next version of teaching will be. I\u2019m optimistic that those experiencing education right now . . . are going to be the leaders of what that innovation will be,&#8221; said Takeru Nagayoshi, who moderated a panel discussion on education policy as well as a fireside discussion of Massachusetts Teachers of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured speakers throughout the event included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Roberto Rodriguez, Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Education<\/li><li>Kate Walsh, President, National Council on Teacher Quality<\/li><li>Juliana Urtubey, 2021 National Teacher of the Year and Special Education teacher from Las Vegas, Nevada<\/li><li>Jessica Tang, President, Boston Teachers Union<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s important to &#8220;understand that the differences that learners bring are all important, the differences teachers bring are all important, and we&#8217;re all in this together,&#8221; said BU Wheelock Dean David Chard, at the conclusion of the two-day event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you were not able to attend the 2022 BU Wheelock Forum, here are some of the highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>&nbsp;Kate Walsh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4>Highlights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cTeacher workforce must remain our primary focus if we\u2019re to do right by students.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>\u201cCollege students of color are entering teaching at a rate that\u2019s one third below\u201d&nbsp; white students&nbsp; . . . \u201ca realistic goal is a teacher workforce that is as diverse as the adult population.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3>Juliana Urtubey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aBnpWaLMnFs\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4>Highlights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>&#8220;It takes all of us to be able to mitigate change. The most powerful place of change is the classroom.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>&#8220;An equitable education is something all students should have access to. It\u2019s not something families should have to fight for.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3>Roberto Rodriguez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VEnQ5zHdc0c\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4>Highlights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>&#8220;Our young people need our educators more than ever. . . . 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