This short slide deck with brief speaker notes provides a useful overview for educators, policymakers, and anyone else interested in dramatic improvements in education of why students and educators need an Opportunity Culture, how it works, the research supporting it, what states and districts can do to support it, and a list of more resources.
Beverley Tyndall
The Risks and Rewards of Using Blended Learning to Reach More Students
By Elizabeth Annette Bartlett; first published by EducationNC, August 8, 2018
“In the end, it wasn’t quite that simple—but the lessons we learned will continue to benefit students.” Middle school Blended-Learning Teacher Elizabeth Annette Bartlett saw blended learning in an Opportunity Culture as a means to reach more students and give them more time for hands-on labs—but, she discovered, age mattered for student success. Read More…
Communicate With Parents to Avoid Summer Slide
Multi-classroom leader Jacqueline Smith explains a strategy to improve parent communication and aid student learning over the summer.
In the Spotlight: Donnell Cannon, Principal, North Edgecombe High School
By Public Impact®, August 3, 2018 At North Edgecombe High School in Tarboro, North Carolina, Principal Donnell Cannon can hardly sit still when talking about Opportunity Culture® at his school. One of the leading-edge schools in Edgecombe County to implement...
Fall 2018 Newsletter
The Fall 2018 edition of our newsletter for Opportunity Culture educators includes a look at what makes the multi-classroom leadership role different; an interview with Principal Donnell Cannon from Edgecombe County, N.C.; Opportunity Culture news stories from around the country; and links to free tools and resources to use now! Read the Fall 2018 newsletter here.
Select Staff Based on Solid Vision
Set a clear vision for what teacher-leaders will do, and select carefully to fit the vision, Principal Janet Moss says. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here. Note: This video contains trademarked terms, such as...
Choose Teacher-Leaders Carefully
Success begins with careful selection of MCLs with a service attitude who can establish trust and lead adults well, Principal Janet Moss says. This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here. Note: This video contains...
Career Paths and Pay in an Opportunity Culture®
What if all teachers could achieve excellent student learning results by getting the right leadership and support? This guide presents examples of career paths that make this possible—using multi-school leaders, multi-classroom leaders, and other roles for teachers, who can collaborate, improve, and excel on teams led by multi-classroom leaders. Teachers and principals in all these paths reach more students with excellent teaching and earn more for it, within schools’ budgets.
Multi-School Leadership
Opportunity Culture multi-school leaders (MSLs) are excellent principals with a record of high-growth student learning who lead a small group of two to eight related or closely located schools for more pay, funded within the budgets of their schools.
Summer 2018 Newsletter
The Summer 2018 edition of our newsletter for Opportunity Culture educators includes a look at engaging facts and figures on the Opportunity Culture Dashboard; a column by expanded-impact teacher Tu Willingham of Fulton County, Georgia; the announcement of the latest district to join an Opportunity Culture, Guilford County, N.C.; and links to free tools and resources to use now! Read the Summer 2018 newsletter here.