Ep 222: Teaching in a Title 1 School
New Teacher Talk welcomes back Dion Copeland, National Board-Certified Teacher and Assistant Principal, for a conversation that reframes what it means to teach in a Title I school. Dr. Beth Wilkins and Dr. Anna Quinzio-Zafran set the stage around a deliberate choice: leading with an asset-based view of students and communities rather than a deficit narrative.
Dion starts by clarifying what Title I actually is, a federal funding designation tied to economic need, not a measure of student ability. From there he calls for a mindset shift, away from language like broken and at-risk and toward…
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