Videos: Educator Roles—Other

How Small-Group Instruction Improves Teacher Effectiveness

Team Reach Teacher™ Brian Tavenner of Daniel Morgan Middle School in Winchester, Virginia, says pulling four or five kids at a time into small groups allows him to work with more kids and be more effective with his time.

Why Small-Group Instruction is Worth the Effort

Working with kids in small groups takes more time and effort, but it allows you to see what they truly know and don’t know, says Team Reach Teacher™ Brian Tavenner of Daniel Morgan Middle School in Winchester, Virginia.

Top 2 Ways RAs Support MCL Teams

See how paraprofessionals in the advanced Reach Associate role help support a tutoring culture on MCL-led teaching teams.

Janie Martin on Being a Reach Associate

Janie Martin, a reach associate (RA) at Petree Elementary School in Winston-Salem, N.C. describes why she likes her Opportunity Culture role.

Opportunity Culture® Teacher Residencies

Ector County and Midland school districts are two of the 11 Texas sites using Opportunity Culture paid, yearlong teacher residencies as of 2022-23. Teacher residents are an integral part of small teaching teams led by multi-classroom leaders. Educators from these Texas districts describe how their residencies benefit students, schools, and aspiring teachers.

Audriana Munoz on Being a Teacher Resident

Audriana Munoz, a teacher resident at Pease Elementary in Ector County ISD, describes how her yearlong paid residency, working under the guidance of a multi-classroom leader, prepared her to enter the teaching profession already feeling like “a second-year teacher.”

On Being a Team Reach Teacher

Team reach teachers work on a multi-classroom leader’s team, directly teaching more students than usual but typically without raising instructional group sizes.

From Reach Associate to Classroom Teacher


Delmonika Vick, a math teacher at North Edgecombe High School in Tarboro, NC, says being a reach associate for two years—a role she loved—prepared her to be a stronger teacher.