By Lori Treiber, first published by Real Clear Education, November 23, 2016
“I introduced them to many ways to learn and the skills to be self-sufficient learners. The course evolved to most benefit students.” After 26 years of teaching, Lori Treiber challenges her traditional teaching style by becoming a blended-learning teacher who kept refining her new methods. Read More…
Beverley Tyndall
Public Impact® is Hiring!
Public Impact® is seeking candidates for analyst for summer 2017 start dates. Applications are due December 5, 2016. Public Impact®, which created the Opportunity Culture® initiative, is a national education policy and management consulting firm based in Chapel Hill,...
Pioneering Blended-Learning Teachers Reach More Students
Scott Nolt and Caitlyn Gironda pioneered blended-learning classes in their North Carolina district, extending their reach to more students by teaching two groups of students during the same class period—when one group was in class with the teacher, the other worked online from home or in a lab, switching the next day. Despite receiving less in-class time with their teachers, students showed strong growth and learned other crucial skills.
Getting the Recipe Right for Teacher Leadership
By Cyndal Brenneman, first published by Real Clear Education, October 18, 2016
“I saw the trust that we built continue to grow—cooking up not just better working relationships but strong student achievement.” Multi-Classroom Leader Cyndal Brenneman describes the important parts of an effective Multi-Classroom Leadership model, including building trust and administrative support. Read More…
Opportunity Culture® Voices: Getting the Recipe Right for Teacher Leadership
What’s the recipe for an effective system of teacher leadership that can lead to higher student growth? My school, Rocky River Elementary, in Cabarrus County, N.C., ranked at the bottom of student proficiency and student growth in recent years. We clearly needed to...
Phoenix-area Districts to Use Opportunity Culture®
"I know Opportunity Culture® is one of the best strategies we can offer.” --Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools Don Covey Using a $60 million federal grant, Arizona’s Maricopa County Education Service Agency (MCESA) will help at least five small and medium-size...
AZ Agency Wins TIF Grant to Implement Opportunity Culture® Teaching Roles
OCTOBER 5, 2016, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Using a $60 million federal grant, Arizona’s Maricopa County Education Service Agency (MCESA) will help at least five small and medium-size Phoenix-area districts and one charter network design and implement Opportunity Culture school models that reach many more students with excellent teachers. Read the full press release here…
Opportunity Culture® Voices: My Unexpected Journey to Teacher Leadership
“Come join the exciting new initiative at Meachem Elementary. We are pursuing proven strategies to increase student achievement by increasing adult leadership and the capacity to more effectively reach all students; this will assist in raising our test scores, and...
My Unexpected Journey to Teacher Leadership
By Kristen Duffy, first published by Real Clear Education, September 20, 2016
“I felt honored, but also had uneasy, “wow, could I really do this?” thoughts. This was a big shift from teaching students to leading veteran teachers.” Kristen Duffy wasn’t expecting to become a multi-classroom leader, but after seeing the results, it is an experience that she wouldn’t trade. Read More…
N.C. Opportunity Culture® schools beat state rates of student growth
Published on EdNC, September 16, 1026 by Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan C. Hassel Fifty-nine percent of Opportunity Culture® schools in North Carolina exceeded student growth expectations in 2015–16, more than double the percentage of N.C. schools overall at just 28...