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And while our technological platform has become fancier, the Collaboratory really is about the people. In 2003, CTQ launched the nation’s first virtual community of teacher leaders to focus on both policy and pedagogy. What impact have you seen with these sorts of integration of technology and teacher leadership?

I still conduct research and engage policy leaders, but my influence pales in comparison to that of thousands of CTQ Collaboratory members who lead boldly without leaving the classroom.ĬTQ supports teachers in multiple ways, including through the Collaboratory, which provides a virtual space for teachers to work together to drive change. For example, CTQ teacherpreneurs influenced about 180,000 practitioners over the past four years hundreds of teachers have produced about 600 high-quality blogs and articles annually with our support and teacher-led social media campaigns have reached millions. But with the founding of CTQ in 1998, we have leveraged technology to de-isolate teachers and create opportunities for them to transform teaching and learning from the inside-out. Unfortunately, throughout my career, most policy leaders (including the architects of a Nation at Risk, Goals 2000, No Child Left Behind, and Race to the Top) have been trying to reform teaching from the outside-in.

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Where do you think you have made the most impact?īeginning with my role as an inner-city social studies teacher in 1978, each position has taught me much about how to understand the complexities of teaching, conduct (and critique) research into teacher policies, and engage policymakers in thinking differently about pursuing equity and excellence for all students. You have approached improving education from many different avenues: your leadership at the Center for Teaching Quality began after years as a teacher, college professor, and after working in think tanks and state government.

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