Tools and Professional Development
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Fall

Start the year off with strong communications, relationship building within teaching teams and with students, and leadership that sets the tone and reinforces each school’s Opportunity Culture vision, to ensure a smooth start to the new year.

Fall planning tools for multi-classroom leaders

Fall planning tools for principals

Fall professional development for MCLs' teams

Fall professional development for principals'
teams

Winter

The focus shifts in winter to celebrating early successes, addressing trouble spots, and continuing to follow plans that are working well. Ongoing strong communications and leadership reinforce each school’s Opportunity Culture vision.

Winter planning tools for multi-classroom leaders

Winter planning tools for principals

Winter professional development for MCLs' teams

Winter professional development for principals' teams

Spring

Plan with your teammates to keep student work challenging but achievable, and quickly support students who get stuck. Use what you’ve learned to communicate successes and next steps, reinforce the Opportunity Culture vision, and plan for next year.

Spring planning tools for multi-classroom leaders

Spring planning tools for principals

Spring professional development for MCLs' teams

Spring professional development for principals' teams

Summer

As students scatter for the summer or take an intersession break, educators have time to pause, refresh, reflect on the year, and plan and prepare for a strong start and a smooth new school year with Opportunity Culture.

Summer planning tools for multi-classroom leaders

Summer planning tools for principals

Summer professional development for MCLs' teams

Summer professional development for principals' teams

Tools to Use All Year

Key Elements for Opportunity Culture Advocacy—learn how to articulate your goals, and influence others toward your vision

Curriculum guides—recommendations for high-quality curricula, with free and low-cost options linked

Help to Teach Reading—based on research about teaching methods that boost students’ reading comprehension:

• The Science of Reading—Introduction: Understanding the Simple View of Reading
• The Science of Reading—Study & Action Guide: Improving Your Multi-Classroom Leadership Team’s Instruction
• Bringing the Science of Reading Into the Classroom

Training sessions—catch up on gaps or do the whole series:

• Principals
• Multi-classroom leaders
• Team reach teachers
• Reach associates

Contact Us

Contact Public Impact for low-cost assistance with summer and through-the-year training using these resources—and more available with our low-cost School Excellence Portal.Give us your feedback, and tell us what else you need!