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
"[This model] is truly an innovative and immersive experience for educators to share their excellence and coach others, all while moving students in meaningful ways."
—Baltimore City Public Schools Teacher of the Year
"It’s something that I wish every school and every teacher and every student could experience."
—Elementary School educator in Multi-Classroom Leader® role
"[Using these roles] really helps with teacher recruitment and retention—who wouldn’t want that level of support?"
—Elementary School principal
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Advanced Teaching Roles Info Session; Strategic School Staffing Webinar
How to Avoid K–12 Scale Fail
In K–12, decades of reforms have produced vanishing outcomes. Instructional methods and materials with eye-popping results in small studies fizzle out when scaled. Then, true believers double down on intensive teacher training and coaching to get their reform “done...
May 2025 Newsletter: Step Up to the Plate with Summer PD!
Hear what educators say about the partial-release Multi-Classroom Leader® role in our new video; hear Bryan Hassel and Kendall King of Public Impact® on the Learning Can’t Wait podcast; learn how we can help North Carolina districts apply for ATR grants; register for...
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