By Molly Whelan; first published by EducationNC,
“You’re ensuring that every kid has access to high-quality instruction.” With Multi-Classroom Leadership, principals and teachers can face the inevitable challenge of losing teachers midyear. Multi-Classroom Leader Molly Whelan interviews Principal Erica Jordan-Thomas about the MCL model. Read More…
Beverley Tyndall
Opportunity Culture®: In the News, On the Radio–and a Milken Award!
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, January 26, 2018
Multi-classroom leaders have been in the spotlight this week! Read More…
Large Academic Gains in Opportunity Culture®, Brookings-AIR Study Finds
January 11, 2018, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Students in classrooms of team teachers led by Opportunity Culture “multi-classroom leaders” showed sizeable academic gains, according to a new study from the American Institutes for Research and the Brookings Institution. Read the full press release…
Beyoncé and Teacher Pay: TEDx Talk Tells All!
What does Beyoncé have to do with great teachers? Ranson IB Middle School Principal Erica Jordan-Thomas wants you to know: “There are Beyoncé educators in every single school building dropping number 1 albums year after year in the form of mind-blowing results with...
Winter 2017 Newsletter
The Winter 2017 edition of our newsletter for Opportunity Culture educators includes action planners for MCLs and principals, new resources for instructional leadership & excellence, a column by MCL Stacie Bunn (along with an inspiring video), a spotlight on Edgecombe County Public Schools, a report on our recent covening for Opportunity Culture Fellows, and links to many more free resources! Read the Winter 2017 newsletter here.
Days in the Life: Video, Vignette Show the Work of a Successful Multi-Classroom Leader
When Opportunity Culture® multi-classroom leaders describe their jobs—providing intensive, on-the-job coaching, support for planning, and data analysis leadership to a team of teachers while continuing to teach students, too—they hear the same question: How do you fit...
Days in the Life: The Work of a Successful Multi-Classroom Leader
This video follows MCL Okema Owens Simpson through several typical days that illustrate the essentials of the MCL role
Days in the Life: The Work of a Successful Multi-Classroom Leader
How do Opportunity Culture multi-classroom leaders fit into a typical week all their duties? This video and vignette follow Okema Owens Simpson, a middle school multi-classroom leader, through several typical days in which she provides what her teaching team needs most.
From Action Plan to Teacher of the Year — in One Year
MCL Stacie Bunn and Kenyatta Davenport, an expanded-impact teacher on Bunn’s teaching team, discuss Davenport’s journey to teaching excellence.
Fall 2017 Newsletter
The Fall 2017 edition of our newsletter for Opportunity Culture educators includes action planners for MCLs and principals, resources for instructional leadership & excellence, a quiz about the five Opportunity Culture Principles, implementation checklists for schools and districts, and links to many more free resources! Read the Fall 2017 newsletter here.