Opportunity Culture® Videos

Aggressive Daily Monitoring Enables In-the-Moment Adjusting

Multi-Classroom Leaders Ellen Rayburn and Bobby Miles detail the powerful technique of aggressive monitoring, to speed student understanding and growth and avoid misconceptions that slow learning. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence...

Create Growth Mindset, Try-Again Atmosphere

Help students continue to learn by allowing them to fail, Blended-Learning Teacher Scott Nolt says. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here.

A Concept-Driven Class Allows Personalization

 Creating a concept-driven class allows students to go as deep as they like, Blended-Learning Teacher Scott Nolt says. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here.

Maintain Rigor While Personalizing to Ability Level

For Multi-Classroom Leader Hadley Moore, meeting each student’s needs means choosing appropriately challenging and engaging work. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here.

Combine Whole-Group, Small-Group, Independent Work

A mix of whole-group, small-group, and independent instruction helps reach all students’ needs, Multi-Classroom Leader Tonya Reaves says. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here.

Small Groups Personalize Elementary Instruction

Using personalized lessons anchored by small-group teaching is a key to success, Multi-Classroom Leader Stephanie Roper explains. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here.

Help Students Internalize and Reach Goals

Master Reach Teacher Jimmel Williams explains how students see his goals for their learning as their own, monitoring themselves and learning how to learn. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here.

Using Station Rotation to Personalize Learning

Rotating students through small-group, differentiated learning stations allows for instruction that meets each student’s needs, Multi-Classroom Leader Kathryn Smith says. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here.

Differentiate Without Excluding Lowest Students

Multi-Classroom Leader Ellen Rayburn explains how struggling students get both the remediation they need and instruction to match their grade level. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here.  

“Speak the Excellence” as Mentor and Coach

Master Reach Teacher Jimmel Williams discusses how he sets the proper tone of mutual respect in his classroom, and takes the role of mentor and coach for students with often highly challenging lives. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence...

Lead Firmly but Warmly

Multi-Classroom Leader Tonya Reaves discusses her balance of fun and firmness to set the right tone for learning and success. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here.

Show Struggling Students You Notice Them

“Students notice when you notice them,” Multi-Classroom Leader Ellen Rayburn says, explaining how she wins students’ trust to move past their learning deficits. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here.