Leadership meets Content

Working with leaders at all levels, we ignite system-wide changes in teaching and learning that directly respond to curricula and grade-level demands. At the heart is a school-based professional learning system that supports teachers to continuously grow their content knowledge and develop stronger practices while building deep understanding of equity. Better yet, teachers lead this learning for other teachers.

Teachers collaborate every week to address both high standards and diverse needs in their lessons, so every day in the classroom helps every student get ahead. At the same time, we work with leaders to establish supportive school and system-level conditions that enable strong instruction to take hold.

School-Based Learning

We design weekly, school-based content cycles that allow teachers to build deep content knowledge together, co-plan and practice lessons with peers, and receive feedback before lessons make it in front of students. We take the curriculum teachers are using everyday and design sessions that build on key standards and concepts over time so incredible learning flourishes in every classroom. 

The Process

Cycles cover a primary topic in four subtopics that follow a 3-week pattern. The goal is to focus narrowly and go deep. Leading Educators designs custom cycles that respond to partners’ content priorities, their high-quality curricula, and priority grades(ex: K-2, 3-5, 6-12). Working with their leadership coach or other programmatic staff to make adjustments, school-based instructional leaders facilitate cycles within their school.

THE CONDITIONS

Unlike typical professional development, our approach takes context, culture, and resources necessary for lasting change into account. As we partner, we use an evidence-based development continuum to assess six conditions that are key to strong professional learning systems and set goals.