Opportunity Culture® in the News

by | November 3, 2020

By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, November 3, 2020

Opportunity Culture®’s effects on teachers and students have been in the news recently; don’t miss these stories in Tuesday’s Education Dive:

  • Three Ways to Build Teacher Retention: Mentoring, professional development, leadership opportunities… A virtual webinar on teacher retention for the National Summit on Improving Effective Personnel for Children With Disabilities featured Public Impact®’s Troy Smith, who noted how Opportunity Culture® career pathways let teachers advance without having to move out of the classroom.
  • Rubric for Recovery: ELs Face More Hurdles Amid Lost In-Person Learning: Multi-classroom leaders and educators in Opportunity Culture® schools in Texas, North Carolina, and Indiana shared what they are doing to focus on English language learners.

Note: Public Impact® and Opportunity Culture® are registered trademarks; Multi-Classroom Leader® is a trademarked term, registration pending.

Keep Reading

Opportunity Culture® Design + HQIMM +Training & Coaching

For a decade, the Opportunity Culture® initiative has been advancing a vision in which teacher-led teams are the conduit for high-quality instructional materials and methods, or HQIMM. Teacher-leaders need guidance and support to bring this vision to life with their...

The Opportunity Culture® 2024 Year in Review: So Much to Celebrate!

District of the Year A district with strong use of—and strong support for—Opportunity Culture® models was named district of the year. Congratulations to Ector County ISD in Odessa, Texas! K–12 Dive reported that the percentage of high school seniors considered...

Congratulating K-12 Dive District of the Year, Ector County ISD

A teaching team leader instructs students in small-group tutoring sessions in 2022 in Ector County ISD. Educators in the team leader role lead small teaching teams while continuing to teach students part of the time. Congratulations to K-12 Dive District of the Year...