The Spring 2018 edition of our newsletter for Opportunity Culture educators includes a summary of a recent study showing strong student learning gains in Opportunity Culture schools with multi-classroom leaders, a column by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools MCL Candace Butler, a spotlight on recent teacher-leader award winners, and links to free resources to use now! Read the Spring 2018 newsletter here.
Beverley Tyndall
Finding Inspiration Again Through Teacher Leadership
By Candace Butler; first published by EducationNC, February 23, 2018
“I wanted to inspire more; I wanted to reach more. How could I take this ‘inspiring gig’ on the road?” Candace Butler found her passion for teaching renewed by becoming a multi-classroom leader—leading her teaching team through challenges with repeatedly renewed inspiration. Read More…
Opportunity Culture® Columns
Opportunity Culture multi-classroom leaders, blended-learning teachers, and elementary school subject specialists write a series of columns that appeared on RealClearEducation.com and then on The 74, and elsewhere.
When Teachers Leave Midyear, Multi-Classroom Leadership Keeps Classes Strong
Multi-Classroom Leader® Molly Whelan joins her school’s principal, Erica Jordan-Thomas, for a conversation about the benefits of the Opportunity Culture MCL role—especially when midyear turnover leaves a teaching team short, or with a long-term substitute.
New Study Finds Huge Student Learning Gains in Schools Where Teachers Mentor Colleagues as Multi-Classroom Leaders
From The 74, February 12, 2018, by Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan C. Hassel
In survey after survey, teachers report dissatisfaction with the professional development they receive. Many aren’t satisfied with their professional learning communities or coaching opportunities. Teachers say they want more on-the-job development, career advancement while teaching, and collaboration time.
When Teachers Leave Midyear, Instructional Teacher-Leadership Keeps Classes Strong
By Molly Whelan; first published by EducationNC,
“You’re ensuring that every kid has access to high-quality instruction.” With Multi-Classroom Leadership, principals and teachers can face the inevitable challenge of losing teachers midyear. Multi-Classroom Leader® Molly Whelan interviews Principal Erica Jordan-Thomas about the MCL model. Read More…
Opportunity Culture®: In the News, On the Radio–and a Milken Award!
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, January 26, 2018
Multi-classroom leaders have been in the spotlight this week! Read More…
Beyoncé and Teacher Pay: TEDx Talk Tells All!
What does Beyoncé have to do with great teachers? Ranson IB Middle School Principal Erica Jordan-Thomas wants you to know: “There are Beyoncé educators in every single school building dropping number 1 albums year after year in the form of mind-blowing results with...
Winter 2017 Newsletter
The Winter 2017 edition of our newsletter for Opportunity Culture educators includes action planners for MCLs and principals, new resources for instructional leadership & excellence, a column by MCL Stacie Bunn (along with an inspiring video), a spotlight on Edgecombe County Public Schools, a report on our recent covening for Opportunity Culture Fellows, and links to many more free resources! Read the Winter 2017 newsletter here.
Days in the Life: Video, Vignette Show the Work of a Successful Multi-Classroom Leader®
When Opportunity Culture® multi-classroom leaders describe their jobs—providing intensive, on-the-job coaching, support for planning, and data analysis leadership to a team of teachers while continuing to teach students, too—they hear the same question: How do you fit...