Introduction Ideas
What is advocacy? How is it related to teaching?
Why is teacher advocacy for underserved students needed?
Advocacy Issue
What is the specific problem or issue you are advocating for? (students with same sex parents)
What did your extensive research help you understand about this issue?
Why is change needed? (Show with evidence in the form of statistics or experiences of affected students/families why this problem needs addressing)
Advocacy Goals/Plans
What specifically do you think should change or happen related to this issue? What should change at the school/classroom level? What should change at the broader level so that more systemic change can occur? (Describe how teachers can collaborate with others to make this happen)
Conclusion
How does this advocacy issue connect to larger issues of social justice and diversity in schools and society?
Grading Criteria
In the paper, EDU 340 candidate:
• clearly explains teacher advocacy (3 points)
• identifies deep understanding of diversity and social justice as it is expressed in characteristics and needs of children, families, cultures and communities (3 points)
• explains proposed changes that should occur at both local and broad levels (4 points)
• strongly supports ideas on advocacy using 3-4 research-based sources (3 points)
• demonstrates well-organized, powerful, persuasive, and clear writing (3 points)
• uses APA correctly for paper format, in-text citations, and reference page (4 points)