The Oaks Center for Educational Advancement


Narrative as Professional Practice

How to Elevate the Voices of Teachers? Try Narrative Pedagogy

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-how-to-elevate-the-voices-of-teachers-try-narrative-pedagogy/2022/10

An argument for narrative as a professional practice that allows teachers to surface experience, make meaning, and be heard in spaces that often privilege abstraction over lived knowledge.

Establishing a Culture of Student Voice

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/establishing-culture-of-student-voice-john-mccarthy

A reflection on how shared norms, ongoing reflection, and meaningful feedback help create classrooms where students participate because their perspectives are seen, heard, and valued.

Narratives in Teacher Learning

https://jasonanderson.blog/2025/10/01/narratives-in-teacher-learning/

A reflection on how narrative elements within lesson planning can help teachers clarify purpose, anticipate student experience, and make instructional decisions more intentionally. Storytelling becomes a planning tool that supports coherence and responsiveness rather than as an add-on.

Student Feedback and Voice in Teacher Professional Learning

https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/student-voice-in-teacher-professional-learning

Explores the power of students publicly reflecting on their learning as well as providing input into the curriculum planning process.