Self-Advocacy for Students and Teachers

Free Editable Google Slides to Teach Self Advocacy & More In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, host Amanda discusses the critical issue of violence against educators, highlighted by a recent study from the National Education Association and the American Psychological Association. She shares shocking statistics from the 2021-2022 school year, revealing the prevalence of verbal and physical violence towards teachers. Amanda urges educators to use this data to advocate for safer school environments. Here's a link to the report: The episode then explores strategies for teaching self-advocacy to students, emphasizing its lifelong importance and the need to create supportive classroom cultures. Amanda provides practical tips for fostering self-advocacy, shares personal stories, and offers tools for integrating these skills into any curriculum. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their responses to student advocacy and consider changes to better support their students. The episode underscores that empowering students and teachers through self-advocacy can lead to a more equitable and compassionate educational experience. 00:00 Introduction and Recent Study on Violence Against Educators 03:05 Personal Reflections on Burnout and Self-Advocacy 08:32 Welcome to the Empower Students Now Podcast 09:36 The Impact of AI on Education 11:41 Essential Skills for Student Success: Self-Knowledge and Advocacy 17:22 Teaching Self-Advocacy: Strategies and Stories 21:01 Creating a Culture of Self-Advocacy in the Classroom 27:41 Practical Strategies for Encouraging Self-Advocacy 30:03 Conclusion and Reflection

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Self-Advocacy for Students and Teachers is an episode from Empower Students Now by Amanda Werner.

This episode is 33:34 long.

This episode was published on Dec 13, 2025.

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