Wade Whitehead
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Wade Whitehead (born March 6, 1972) is an American educator, speaker, and consultant. He is a 2016 inductee to the National Teachers Hall of Fame.
Life & Education
Whitehead was born in Bristol, Tennessee and grew up in Washington County, Virginia, where his parents worked as elementary school teachers.[1] He studied Anthropology and Elementary Education at The College of William & Mary[2] and Educational Leadership at the University of Virginia.[3] Certified in gifted education and as a school administrator[4], he is a current student in the School Leadership & Management program at Harvard University. Whitehead lives in Roanoke, Virginia, where he teaches at Crystal Spring School.[5]
Career
Teaching & Professional Impact
A fourth-generation classroom teacher, Whitehead advocates a "one-size-fits-few" approach to teaching and learning. He believes that imagination, discovery, and sharing are the "secret ingredients" of learning.[6] These lead to the "ultimate outcome: children creating, out of the elements around them, that which did not exist before."[7] He has said that students deserve "choice, autonomy, self-determination, and responsibility" and that school should be "centered around the truth that every kid is unique and can achieve. Period."[8][9] He once noted, "parents and administrators listen with amazement when kids talk about being creative, having fun, and meeting standards. It can be done. It's a matter of throwing curiosity, expectations, flexibility, and respect into a big pot, stirring them around, and enjoying what comes out."[10]
Whitehead has been a National Board Certified Teacher since 1999.[11] He has presented hundreds of keynotes, workshops, and seminars around the world on topics including differentiated classrooms, equitable instruction, school design, and student engagement.[12] His article on technology-free, at-home learning has been shared more than 100,000 times.[7][6]
Through work on policy and practice committees, he has challenged others to rethink instruction, assessment, and accountability.[13][14] He has called for reform of high school graduation and curriculum requirements, shorter and more authentic assessments, and use of learning indicators beyond test scores in school accreditation.[15] He has championed multi-tier teacher licensure systems, more competitive pay for educators, and attention to teacher quality as the most important school-controlled variable in student success.[16][17][18] In 2014, he was appointed by Governor Terry McAuliffe as a charter member of the Virginia Standards of Learning Innovation Committee.[19]
Whitehead is Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Teachers of Promise Institute. The Institute has honored thousands of future educators through an annual program of celebration, elevation, and activation.[20][1] He also established the Teachers of Promise Foundation, which funds and supports the Institute.[21]
Whitehead serves on Boards of Directors at the Reynolds Center for Teaching, Learning, and Creativity[22], the Teachers of Promise Foundation[23], and The First Tee Roanoke Valley.[24] In 2020, he helped create the inaugural "I, Too, Am the Dream" essay contest at the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream.[25]
Honors & Awards
Whitehead's professional recognitions include the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award[26], the McGlothlin Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence[27], the USA Today All-USA Teacher Team, and the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award.[28]. In 2016, he was the only practicing classroom teacher in America to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame.[29][30] In 2017, he was honored for "significant contributions to the field of education" in a joint resolution by the Virginia General Assembly.[31]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 COURIER, Ben Talley, Education Beat | BRISTOL HERALD. "EDUCATION BEAT: What makes a great teacher?". HeraldCourier.com.
- ↑ "Q&A with National Hall of Fame Teacher Wade Whitehead '94". education.wm.edu.
- ↑ "Alumni US | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Area". alumnius.net.
- ↑ "Virginia Department of Education: License Query Search". p1pe.doe.virginia.gov.
- ↑ https://crystal.rcps.info
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Times, Rory Rhodes Special to The Roanoke. "Keeping kids engaged: Ideas, activities and advice for at-home fun and learning". Roanoke Times.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Diving into Distance Learning because of COVID-19? You'll Love These Elementary Activities » Connections Article". www.milkeneducatorawards.org.
- ↑ "Roanoke City Public Schools teacher to be inducted into National Teachers Hall of Fame". www.wdbj7.com.
- ↑ "Blue Ridge Learning | www.wadewhitehead.com". wadewhitehead.
- ↑ https://www.fablevision.com/northstar/happenings/wwhitehead.html
- ↑ "NBCT Directory - NBPTS | Shaping the profession that shapes America's future".
- ↑ "Media + Consulting + Keynotes | www.wadewhitehead.com". wadewhitehead.
- ↑ "2018 MEA Forum » Photos". www.milkeneducatorawards.org.
- ↑ [email protected] 981-3227, Annie McCallum. "SOL panel seeks short-term fixes with an eye toward long-range change". Roanoke Times.
- ↑ [email protected] 981-3227, Sara Gregory. "Testing 'innovation committee' presents second round of recommendations". Roanoke Times.
- ↑ "Your Voices, Amplified » Newsletter". www.milkeneducatorawards.org.
- ↑ "Education Week: % $story->get_title %>". www.edweek.org.
- ↑ "Stepping Up to the Plate...Virginia's Commitment to a Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom. A Report from the Committee To Enhance the K-12 Teaching Profession in Virginia". October 16, 2002 – via ERIC.
- ↑ "Secretary of Education - SOL Innovation Committee". www.education.virginia.gov.
- ↑ "Teachers of Promise". education.wm.edu.
- ↑ "Milken Educator Profile". www.milkeneducatorawards.org.
- ↑ "Team". The Reynolds Center for Teaching, Learning & Creativity.
- ↑ https://www.teachersofpromise.com/board.php
- ↑ "Blog".
- ↑ "A 'Dream Team' of Milken Educators Unites to Help Students Reimagine the American Dream » Connections Article". www.milkeneducatorawards.org.
- ↑ "Milken Educator Wade Whitehead (VA '00)". www.milkeneducatorawards.org.
- ↑ Harper, By Marques G. "'Teacher Travels' follows life-changing adventures". Roanoke Times.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiaiVojCtg0&list=UUhDDpE0ihSDRLdP-75yDvpA&index=388
- ↑ [email protected] 981-3227, Sara Gregory. "Crystal Spring teacher named to National Teachers Hall of Fame". Roanoke Times.
- ↑ McLaughlin, Clare. "National Teachers Hall of Fame Welcomes Five New Inductees | NEA". www.nea.org.
- ↑ "Virginia-2017-HJR811-Enrolled". legiscan.com.
External Links
- Official Wade Whitehead website
- Wade Whitehead on Twitter
- Teachers of Promise Foundation
- Teachers of Promise Institute
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