From The Daily Dispatch, January 28, 2019, by Miles Bates
Stanford Wickham, a Vance County High School math teacher who also teaches Advanced Placement calculus to seniors, is part of a team of teachers that Maria Hernandez of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics is leading in a pilot program aimed at furthering access to excellent teaching across the state. No longer available online.
Superintendent Anthony Jackson discusses his innovative vision for Vance County Schools.
Principal Carnetta Thomas discusses how Opportunity Culture provides teachers with the support they need.
Multi-Classroom Leader Casey Jackson explains why she wishes every teacher and student could experience Opportunity Culture.
From Rocky Mount Telegram, January 21, 2019, by Amelia Harper
As the Opportunity Culture teaching model expands to historic proportions in Edgecombe County Public Schools, the school district is hosting its first job fair for teacher leadership positions on Saturday. The Opportunity Culture Teacher Leadership Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday in the atrium of Martin Millennium Academy at 400 East Johnson Street in Tarboro.
From Education Dive, January 14, 2019, by Shawna De La Rosa
School culture is important, but it can be difficult for administrators to control. Culture can impact student attendance, learning and test scores. It can even affect teacher retention. Once created, a culture is difficult to change since it’s reflective of student and educator attitudes. Administrators can create a plan for change, but it ultimately has to have buy-in from the school community.
From EdNC, January 2, 2019, by Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan C. Hassel
As the founders of the Opportunity Culture initiative to extend the reach of great teaching to many more students, we keep a tight focus on how students and teachers benefit from Opportunity Culture implementation in their schools. In North Carolina — the largest implementation state so far, with 80 schools this year — the latest student growth numbers give one great example.
Multi-Classroom Leader Sydney Mboob of Druid Hills Academy in Charlotte, N.C., discusses why she loves her MCL role.
When multi-classroom leaders plan lessons for the team, teachers can focus on practicing and delivering lessons, multi-classroom leader Okema Owens Simpson says.
For impactful feedback, make videotaping routine, of both instruction and coaching time so everyone can quickly see and improve any trouble spots, Multi-classroom leader Okema Owens Simpson says.