Lead With Evidence: How the Student Experience Can Focus Instructional Work As districts make the shift to rigorous, knowledge-rich curricula, expectations for instructional leadership rise right alongside them. Principals and assistant principals take on greater complexity as instructional leaders—coaching, calibrating, and strengthening what teaching and learning look like day to day in their buildings. In … Continued
Disrupting the One-And-Done Teacher Professional Development Approach Much as been written about the flaws of traditional, one-size-fits-all professional teacher development. Every year, $18 billion is spent nationally on professional development programs that fail to substantially impact teacher performance or student outcomes. Thankfully, field knowledge about better alternatives is building. Effective, ongoing professional learning for educators … Continued
Q&A with Megan MacFeat, Baltimore literacy coach Before we started working with Leading Educators, our early literacy teachers had some knowledge of the science of reading but a lot of them, similar to myself, either did not have that in undergraduate, or they’re coming from non-traditionally certified programs that aren’t teaching these best practices,” says … Continued
Leenet Campbell-Williams on Detroit’s Education Transformation In recent years, the Detroit Public Schools Community District has witnessed a remarkable rebirth. Leenet Campbell-Williams, the Chief Academic Officer for DPSCD, says the district’s plan for transformation has breathed new life into a city often overshadowed by challenges: The work that we’re doing right now, to be a … Continued
Partnerships in Action As national momentum builds around the science of reading, Baltimore City Public Schools’ partnership with Leading Educators offers a powerful example of what is possible for students when educators have the support to build ongoing expertise in how students learn to read and write. Students saw double-digit gains in foundational skills on … Continued
Q&A with Michelle Smith, Math Coach in Baltimore Having the support of Leading Educators really helped me gain a deeper understanding of the 6-8 curriculum and how I can best support teachers as a coach,” says Michelle Smith, a 6-8 math coach for Baltimore City Public Schools. After 11 years with Baltimore City Public Schools, … Continued
Partnerships in Action In 2023, Leading Educators concluded a two-year partnership with Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to build and implement a strategy for curriculum implementation efforts focused on realizing the community’s deep investment in the right to read. Following a robust curriculum review process involving community input, OUSD partnered with Leading Educators to launch … Continued
How Coherence Can Maximize the Return on Your Instructional Investments What comes to mind when you hear the word “resources” in the school context? Perhaps facilities or basic supplies like pens, notebooks, and iPads? There’s actually more to consider that has a direct effect on learning. In our work to distill the conditions that support … Continued
Q&A with Rebecca Anderson, Literacy Coordinator in OUSD Scaling and changing curriculums is hard, but the model that Leading Educators used to train our coaches helped. We wouldn’t have been able to do that alone,” says Rebecca Anderson, a literacy coordinator in Oakland Unified School District (OUSD). For the district, high-quality curricula presented an opportunity … Continued
A New Approach to School Turnaround Charleston County School District is on the rise despite national trends due to strategic investments in helping teachers and students continuously learn. Three years into an ambitious turnaround initiative known as Acceleration Schools, Charleston County School district saw significant improvement in math and ELA learning, countering national declines. 100% … Continued
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