What It Takes to Move from Tokenized Student Involvement to Meaningful Student Voice Work

An article written by Nathan Ngieng, Aristotle-Maximus Zwinge, and Harshan Oberoi of Abbotsford School District in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada for Next Generation Learning Challenges about their work with Shane Safir and Dr. Jamila Dugan.

Published February 15, 2024

“In particular, the partnership with Shane Safir led to the uncovering of inequities in the system through supporting the adults to gather and listen to students through the collection of “street data.” This was in part to directly counter the hegemonic and tokenistic practices of the past and ensure authentic steps were taken to include students as a part of the change process to improve student success in the school district.”

 

Street Data with Dr. Jamila Dugan and Shane Safir

Teaching MLs Podcast with Tan Huynh
Published on May 5, 2023

Dr. @JamilaDugan & @ShaneSafir share about their highly popular book, Street Data. It will change the way you think of data for MLs.

Leveraging Street Data to Create Learner-Centered Systems with Shane Safir

The Learner-Centered Collaborative Podcast with Katie Martin
Published on April 4, 2023

In this episode of the Learner-Centered Podcast, Katie Martin speaks with Shane Safir, an educator and leader in school transformation. They discuss their shared interest in creating equitable learning environments and dive into the ideas presented in Safir's book, "Street Data: A Next Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation."

Cultivating a Pedagogy of Student Voice

An article for ASCD's EL Magazine, written by Shane Safir
Published April 1, 2023

To spur agency and critical thinking, educators can take steps to position students as knowledge builders rather than just consumers.

Drawing on Indigenous pedagogy and her own work on the value of “street data” in education, author and consultant Shane Safir discusses the importance of creating more space for student voice in instruction. By supporting student expression and agency, she says, educators can help students become knowledge builders as opposed to passive consumers. Safir outlines several instructional shifts educators can make to move from “a pedagogy of compliance” to a “pedagogy of voice.” These include prioritizing inquiry over answers, ritualizing revision and reflection, and providing structures to encourage student expression and discussion.

Leading a District Antiracism Journey

An article for ASCD's EL Magazine, co-written by Shane Safir, Joe Truss and Julia Kempkey
Published March 1, 2023

After a grand jury report cited a pervasive pattern of racism and hate speech, a California school district took bold—sometimes uncomfortable—steps toward cultural change. At San Mateo Union High School District, assistant superintendent Julia Kempkey and equity coaches Shane Safir and Joe Truss faced the hard truth that no single policy, curriculum, or training would be the key to dismantling pervasive systemic inequities. Instead, they embraced the idea of a change “journey”—a nonlinear approach to long-term antiracism work centered around five guiding principles.

Got Data? with Shane Safir

Our Classroom podcast, hosted by Roberto German
Published January 18, 2023

In this episode of Our Classroom, author and professor Shane Safir joins to discuss Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation.

The Story of Street Data with Shane Safir

#EduCrush Podcast with host Natalie Vardabasso
Published on January 9, 2023

What if qualitative evidence were amplified to the same status as quantitative data in our education system? How might our schools transform if we tapped into the rich insights that come from story, anecdotes, experience, and emotion? Shane Safir, author of The Listening Leader and recent co-author of Street Data with Jamila Dugan, joins Natalie to discuss why we need to amplify qualitative evidence to engage in equity transformation cycles, and how these cycles will radically transform our approach to pedagogy and assessment.

Street Data with Shane Safir

Leader Chat with Jeff Rose
Published October 12, 2022

Shane Safir is one of the authors of the very popular book Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation. One of our Leadership Circle members recommended to Jeff we feature this inspirational conversation, and we are so glad we did. Street Data is different than so many educational texts and dives into the heart of how we envision and determine what success can look like for students. Any educational leader will learn from this conversation between Jeff and Shane.

Street Data with Shane Safir and Jamila Dugan

Reimagine Schools Podcast with Dr. Greg Goins
Published on September 26, 2022

In this episode, Shane Safir and Dr. Jamila Dugan, co-authors of Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation, share insight from their best-selling book that teaches schools how to eradicate the fixation on big data like standardized test scores to measure equity and learning by rebuilding the system with classrooms, schools and systems built around students’ brilliance, cultural wealth, and intellectual potential. The book also provides an asset-based model to help educators look for what’s right in our students and communities instead of seeking what’s wrong as Safir and Dugan offer an actionable framework for school transformation.

Should We Compromise Our Belief System for Equity with Shane Safir

Leading Equity Podcast with Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D.
September 19, 2022

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