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.
Opportunity Culture® Educator Columns
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…
From Action Plan to Teacher of the Year—in One Year
By Staci Bunn; first published by EducationNC, November 9, 2017
“You didn’t give up. And you listened a lot—you understood where I was coming from.” Multi-Classroom Leader® Stacie Bunn interviews her team teacher, Expanded-Impact Teacher Kenyetta Davenport, about how Bunn’s support helped her zoom from being put on an action plan to becoming teacher of the year. Read More…
How My West Texas School Elevated Struggling Young Readers (and Their Teachers)
By Maina Cisneros; first published by The 74, June 19, 2017
“Finally, I had an aha moment! We had to unchain ourselves from our one-teacher-one-classroom setting.” After her school incorporates Opportunity Culture models, the boost in planning time and collaboration allow Multi-Classroom Leader® Maina Cisneros and her team to develop a small-group strategy to increase literacy—and great student growth follows. Read More…
When Students Own Their Academic Results, They Transform Their Schools
By Erin Williams; first published by The 74, May 15, 2017
“I was shocked to discover in student conferences how few students knew about grade-level expectations; even fewer were aware of their own performance on the previous state end-of-grade test.” Multi-Classroom Leader® Erin Williams tells how she and her team of teachers create the “Strive for 5” campaign to combat negative learning growth and empower students. Read More…
How to Extend the Reach of Great Teachers in Turnaround (or Any) Schools
By Erin Burns; first published by The 74, April 24, 2017
“These are the changes policymakers can’t fully grasp when they look just at a school’s report card. But Superintendent Johnson saw up close the “different world” we’re creating.” Biology Multi-Classroom Leader® Erin Burns shows how Multi-Classroom Leadership and its intensive support could help change school culture and student results at West Charlotte High School. Read More…
Opportunity Culture® Columns on The 74
Our series of columns for The 74, whose motto is 74 Million Kids. 74 Million Reasons to Talk Education, will come from Opportunity Culture educators eager to share what their jobs are like, the differences they make for students, and the lessons they’ve learned as they extend the reach of their great teaching to many more students.
At West Charlotte High, Opportunity Culture® Making a Difference for Students and Teachers
By Erin Burns, first published by EdNC, March 8, 2017
“Since this corrosive culture had been my number 1 deterrent, it became my number 1 thing to change when I returned to West Charlotte as the leader of D hall.” West Charlotte High School had high teacher dissatisfaction and indifference, but when former teacher Erin Burns came back as a multi-classroom leader, she could offer her teaching team higher support and collaboration—positively affecting students’ academics. Read More…
Scheduled for Success
By Frank Zaremba, first published by Real Clear Education, February 15, 2017
To “truly work together and provide the best possible instruction for students, we found that we had to begin with scheduling.” Unexciting but crucial, a focus on teachers’ schedules to create flexibility and prioritize planning time led to high academic growth for exceptional children, Multi-Classroom Leader® Frank Zaremba writes. Read More…
A Teacher’s Smart Advice for Serving Students’ Emotional Needs
By Gregory Lawson, first published by Real Clear Education, January 20, 2017
“To the students, enrichment time equaled instructional fun.” Multi-Classroom Leader® Melissa Wilbert shares a creative way she and her team of teachers were able to optimize their planning time, while still providing students with an opportunity to learn. Read More…