157. Advocate for Change: Featuring Traci Browder

What does it mean to be equitable or inclusive in your school? This week’s guest, Traci Browder, shares powerful stories, actionable steps, and practices to ensure students have the same resources to be successful.   In this episode, we also discuss:

• Why “just a teacher” is a lie
• Influence outside of the classroom
• INTELLIGOGY the Podcast
• And Traci’s new book from DBC inc.!

About Traci Browder:

Traci Browder is a trailblazer in education inspiring & mentoring teachers & changing the lives of children for more than 17 years. Traci is known best for her innovative, out of the box teaching style with a mixture of Montessori, gifted/talented, & special services all rolled into one classroom environment. Her classroom is a live learning lab in which teachers and administrators both in and out of her district routinely visit.  Traci is a champion for equity and is working on her first book with DBC on the same topic. She partners with the authors of Lead Like a Pirate, Beth Houf & Shelley Burgess, along with Dawn Harris, to facilitate weekly conversations in the #LeadLAPr Twitters chat that challenges educators & administrators around the globe in innovating their thinking & practices Traci & Dawn co-founded GritCrewEDU and have led districts in year-long relationships guiding them in developing their equity teams and taking an analytical and growth-mindset look at practices & systems. 

Follow Traci Browder:

• Website: tracibrowder.com 
• Twitter: @tracibrowder | @intelligogy | @gritcrewedu
• Instagram: @tracibrowder
• Facebook: @tracibrowder & @tracibrowderMEd
• Linkedin: @tracibrowder
• YouTube: TraciBrowder 
• Podcast:
  • Intelligogy The Podcast on Apple
  • Intelligogy The Podcast on Spotify
  
  
• Speaking Engagements Dave Burgess Consulting

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