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6 Concluding Observations
Pages 43-46

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... For example, Cindy Hasselbring, Maryland State Department of Education, pointed out that administrators and district leaders play a key role in identifying teacher leaders, inculcating the skills of these teachers, and giving them a voice. At the same time, teachers need to help administrators understand that they know what students need and that they need the flexibility to connect with students, said Toby Horn, Carnegie Institution for Science.
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... Many organizations exist that are focused on policy, said Steve ­ obinson, R Democracy Prep Charter High School, such as the National Science T ­ eachers Association, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, or the new organization Teach Plus, which trains teachers to think about a career path involving policy making.1 "They know how to do this," said Robinson. "We should think about what those assets are." Another valuable resource, said McAdams, is the Teach to Lead organization, which seeks to catalyze fundamental changes in the culture of schools and teaching so that teachers play a more central role in transforming teaching and learning and in the development of policies that affect their work.
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... These master teachers could work in a congressional office, in a state office, on a legislative committee, on a standing committee for a governor, for industry, for one of the state organizations that are part of the growing STEMx network,3 or in some other capacity. The result would be statewide and national networks of policy experts in STEM education issues that could have an influence on all levels of the education system.
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... He asked, "What is the small discrete task that could come out of the convocation as a way of advancing its core objective? " Juliana Jones, Longfellow Middle School, reminded the group that this is a unique time in education with the advent of the Common Core State Standards and other changes in education research and practice.
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