This book offers guidance on reimagining stakeholder roles, research on best practices, principles for designing policies, and messages from thought leaders inside and outside the field of education.

Students are not the problem in our schools-they are the potential. Students should be central to any educational reform agenda. Student Voice shows how you can achieve this with the Listen, Learn, and Lead approach: ask young people their thoughts and truly listen, learn from what students say, and utilize what you learn to be an effective leader of change. Incorporating data from over one million students, this book is designed to share the truth of what students think about school with educators who want to make a difference. It will prompt you to reflect upon your own experience and...

While various activity books exist in the market, it is rare to find any activity book connected to research, aligned with Common Core, NETS, and 21st Century and Skills. In addition, Student Voice: Turn Up the Volume books recognize that teachers are learners, too. The short narrative in each activity engages teachers and provides them an opportunity to expand their thinking and connect to the activities they are leading. The three unique sections following each activity allow educators to expand, enhance, and differentiate instruction. Group Discussion supports student engagement,...

While various activity books exist in the market, it is rare to find any activity book connected to research, aligned with Common Core, NETS, and 21st Century and Skills. In addition, Student Voice: Turn Up the Volume books recognize that teachers are learners, too. The short narrative in each activity engages teachers and provides them an opportunity to expand their thinking and connect to the activities they are leading. The three unique sections following each activity allow educators to expand, enhance, and differentiate instruction. Group Discussion supports student engagement,...