The Elephant in the (Class)room Discussion Companion
Protocol engages participants in discussion to process their reading and share perspectives
Resources
Here are some additional resources to explore to learn more about the anchors for equity and the commitments.
The Elephant Discussion Companion
The Four A’s Protocol, modified from the National School Reform Faculty, is designed to be used after reading The Elephant in the (Class)room. This protocol engages participants in discussion that helps them to process their reading and share their perspectives on the point of view document.
Video Discussion Guides
Profiles in Practice highlight the experiences of educators who have taken the journey outlined in The Elephant in the (Class)room. Their perspectives highlight the richness and variety of the journey and provide insights into specific aspects of the anchors, how they integrate and build on each other and where there is still room for growth. While the Profiles in Practice can be watched individually, there is richness in engaging in a group experience to watch and explore the videos.
Profiles in Practice: Embrace Discussion Guide
Protocol for engaging in discussion around our Casco Bay High School and Dr. Dawn DeCosta-Brooks videos
Profiles in Practice: Expand Discussion Guide
Protocol for engaging in discussion around our Camino Nuevo Charter Academy and David Adams videos
Profiles in Practice: Co-Design Discussion Guide
Protocol for engaging in discussion around our Bronx CIS 303, Milwaukee Public Schools, and NACA Inspired Schools Network videos
Webinars
Watch recordings from New Teacher Center’s webinars on The Elephant in the (Class)room.
What is The Elephant in the (Class)room?
March 7, 2023
How to use The Elephant in the (Class)room
March 21, 2023
Embrace teaching and learning as a
dynamic relational human exchange
Commit to knowing yourself, your students, and your content. Discover and leverage learners’ unique and diverse assets and ways of learning.
The Dynamic Dance Between Student, Teacher, and Content
NTC podcast with Zaretta Hammond and Tanji Reed Marshall
Ask and Listen to Serve
NTC podcast with Atyani Howard
Social, Emotional, and Academic Development Through an Equity Lens
Report from Ed Trust
Forward Together
Report from National Center for Learning Disabilities
Expand the concepts of educator
and community in schools
Learn from your students about how and where they learn – and from whom. Reexamine your ideas of who the stakeholders are in your ecosystem.
How Did Learning Happen?
NTC podcast with Karen Pittman
Building Relationship Through Visibility
Changing the Odds Remix podcast with Katherine Plog Martinez
Why It’s Time to Humanize Teaching
Changing the Odds Remix podcast with Atyani Howard and Carlo Ramirez-Truse
The Intersection of Developmental Relationships, Equitable Environments, and SEL
Report from the Search Institute
Co-design systems to sustain equity
Create the time and space for building an equity practice. Identify ways and places to sustain and grow change.
Check Your Data, Check Your People
NTC podcast with Eric Duncan
