Leading Educators Inc

FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, LEADING EDUCATORS HAS PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CONT'D ON SCH. O) PROGRAMMING AND SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES TO EDUCATORS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PARTNER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE TEACHING QUALITY; ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING AND PROVIDING A STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS TO THRIVE IN A COMPLEX WORLD.

LEADING EDUCATORS PROVIDES UNMATCHED SUPPORT TO TRANSFORM INSTRUCTION, DEVELOP DYNAMIC TEACHING TEAMS AND ACCELERATE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. OUR CUSTOMIZED APPROACHES TO INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS OFFER DIRECT SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS THAT STRENGTHENS THE CONDITIONS AND LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THEM. CHICAGO:CHICAGO COLLABORATIVE: LEADING EDUCATORS INTRODUCED A UNIQUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL HELPING TEACHERS IN TWENTY SCHOOLS ACROSS THREE DISTRICTS IN THE CHICAGO AREA DEVELOP THEIR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF EQUITABLE TEACHING PRACTICES.SKYLINE CURRICULUM: BUILDING UPON THE COLLABORATIVE FOUNDATION, LEADING EDUCATORS IS ASSISTING CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR SKYLINE CURRICULUM. THE SHKYLINE CURRICULUM SETS A NEW STANDARD FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, BUILDS UPON GRADE-LEVEL STANDARDS AND LEARNING SCIENCE TO UNIQUELY CONNECT WITH THE IDENTITIES AND EXPERIENCES OF CHICAGO STUDENTS.GRAND RAPIDS:LEADING EDUCTORS BEGAN TRAINING PRINCIPLES AND TEACHER LEADERS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED YOUTH ATTENDING NEARLY 120 DISTRICT, CHARTER AND RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS IN THE GREATER GRAND RAPIDS URBAN AREA. THIS TRAINING FOCUSED ON TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS, WHICH RESEARCH CONSISENTLY SHOWS IS THE SINGLE MOST POWERFUL LEVER FOR DRIVING STUDENT ACADEMIC OUTCOMES AND SUCCESSES.THE OUTCOMES ARE TO LEARN WAYS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE TEACHERS TO USE HIGH-QUALITY EQUITABLE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND PRACTICES, INCLUDING REMOVING BARRIERS AND ADJUSTING CURRENT INEQUITABLE STRUCTURES. TULSA: BASED ON THE TOA, TULSA IMPLEMENTED MASTER SCHEDULES, SELECTED HIGH QUALITY CURRICULUM AND DEVELOPED PRIORITY LOOK-FORS IN ALIGNMENT TO CONTENT CYCLES TO IMPLEMENT LITERACY INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON K-3 FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS. LEADING EDUCATORS COMPLETED A MIXED METHOD STUDY AND HAD THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: - SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED GAPS IN ACHIEVEMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND LOW ACHIEVERS.- IMPROVED TEACHERS AND STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS, STUDENTS SENSE OF BELONGING, AND STUDENT SELF-EFFICACY- INCREASED TEACHER RETENTION - INCREASED TEACHER LEADERS' INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ALL TEACHERS' EQUITY MINDSETSCHARLESTON: IN ITS SECOND YEAR, CHARLESTON COUNTY HAS PARTNERED WITH LEADING EDUCATORS TO BOLSTER TEAHER KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL IN MATH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) IN A GROUP OF "ACCELERATION SCHOOLS". ACCELERATION SCHOOLS ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT IS FOCUSED AND COHERENT. BY JUNE 2023 THE SCHOOL'S KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE ELA TEACHERS WILL TAILOR INSTRUCTION TO THE STUDENTS' NEEDS BY USING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION CURRICULUMN TO GUIDE INSTRUCTIONAL DECISIONS THEREBY PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK FOR STUDENT SUCCESS.