For Educators

Support, community, and resources for excellent careers

Looking for inspirational stories and videos of Opportunity Culture® educators, news about schools where they work, or help with leadership and instructional excellence? We produce a wealth of resources to support your great work as educators—see what’s new!

STORIES OF OPPORTUNITY CULTURE® EDUCATORS

Educator Columns

From teacher-of-the-year to teacher resident, we share stories of educators from districts across the country. Whether in their own words or ours, their message rings clear—teachers love these roles!

Voices on Videos

Our team loves visiting schools, gathering voices of educators talking about their roles. Watch our extensive library of videos to see how these models transformed their schools.

Opportunity Culture® Audio

What have educators in Opportunity Culture® roles learned about successfully redesigning schools to reach all students with excellent teaching?  Our audio pieces bring their advice to help confront some of the stickiest issues facing education.
WHAT’S HAPPENING

Prep for the Testing Homestretch with Data: March Webinar

As schools prepare for end-of-year testing, how can teachers and teaching team leaders use data to motivate students and teachers and celebrate learning growth? Join us for a free, 45-minute webinar on March 14, led by Erin Burns Mehigan, a former teacher-leader...

Introduction to School Staffing Design with Results: Unlocking the 5 Opportunity Culture® Design Principles 

More districts and charter school organizations—large and small, rural and urban—commit to using these models every year. See examples of these sites here!

OPPORTUNITY CULTURE® EDUCATORS

Multi-Classroom Leader™ Role

Educators in this “MCL™” role form the cornerstone of Opportunity Culture® implementation.

Team Reach Teacher™ Role

Educators in this role reach more students than usual, but typically without raising instructional group sizes, for higher pay.

Reach Associate™ Role

Paraprofessionals can serve in the advanced Reach Associate™ role, supporting one or more teaching teams.

Teacher Resident Role

Aspiring teachers serve as yearlong, paid teacher residents on teaching teams, supporting teams as the Reach Associate™ role does

Questions or feedback? Contact our team today!

RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS

Instructional Leadership & Excellence Resources

We offer curated resources on the critical elements of instructional leadership and excellence for teachers and principals.

Small-Group Teaching and Tutoring

Maximize the research-proven power of tutoring when educators in Multi-Classroom Leader™ roles guide their teaching teams.

Science of Reading Instruction

Schools taking on a shift to instruction based on the science of reading can smooth the way with Multi-Classroom Leader™ teams. 

Opportunity Culture® Newsletter

The newsletter, sent eight times per year, contains news, resources, and tools curated especially for educators in schools using these models