Making moral and ethical decisions in classrooms and schools (Practice M2) requires that we understand the deeply held values of our communities (Practice M1). In this article from ASCD, Richard Weissbourd of the Harvard Graduate School of Education describes how teachers and school leaders lead change through seeking to empathetically understand the values, perspectives, and beliefs of their students—and, in turn, the role of school leaders and faculty climate in supporting teacher agency for classroom innovation
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