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Videographer Beverley Tyndall and I couldn't wait to share at least a few bits of these inspiring interviews, and we'll soon be posting more videos from Opportunity Culture team teachers and principals — for whom we're also quite thankful!

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In a culture where Cordova teachers used to fear losing half the football team by Homecoming due to failing grades, it's projected they won't lose one player this entire season.

FoodCorps is best known for our deployment of 225 full - time AmeriCorps service members to 350 schools in 17 states and Washington, D.C. FoodCorps AmeriCorps service members deliver hands - on cooking and gardening lessons to students, steer students toward healthier options in the cafeteria, and bring teachers, parents, administrators and food service teams together to promote healthy food throughout schools (we call this a «schoolwide culture of health»).

The schools and classrooms where I've seen the strongest relationship - based cultures are ones where students have input on establishing norms and processes, where team building happens throughout the year so that students and teachers know each other well, and, on the teacher level, where teachers have regular opportunities to collaborate to design meaningful PBL experiences for students and discuss student supports.

At Cedar Heights Junior High School, seventh graders team up with their language arts, geography, and science teachers to create a Culture Fair.

My work has focused on developing engaging math and science curriculum, team teaching, supporting teachers as they grow in their expertise and area of interests and most importantly, cultivating a culture of curiosity where my students see themselves as authors of their own learning.»

Opportunity Culture models redesign jobs to extend the reach of excellent teachers to more students, for more pay, within budget — typically in collaborative teams on which all teachers can pursue instructional excellence together and are formally accountable for all of the students they serve.

Study authors Ben Backes of American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Michael Hansen of the Brookings Institution found that students in classrooms of team teachers led by Opportunity Culture «multi-classroom leaders» showed sizeable, statistically significant academic gains.

An Opportunity Culture using new school models that extend excellent teachers» reach makes achieving this new vision possible, particularly when tailored to allow all teachers to succeed in teams — increasing the odds of widespread improvement in teaching and learning.

Once teachers begin experiencing success as a team, they start feeling connected to each other, expanding collaboration outside of their meetings and transforming the school culture.

My work is to figure out, from a regional perspective, how to create these thriving and inclusive team cultures, where everyone feels that they can be part of an effective team that will create the outcomes that we want for our teachers and, in turn, create that ripple effect of what we want for students.

The researchers identified two types of teams: content teams, in which teachers focused on curriculum, lessons, and pedagogy; and cohort teams, in which teachers discussed behavior, individual student needs, and school culture.

New and more established teams will have a chance to assess their own collaborative habits, learn from other educators, discover more powerful collaborative strategies, and practice a step - by - step process for implementing teacher rounds as a strategy for building a stronger professional culture.

In Shanghai, China, every low - performing school is assigned a team of master teachers and administrators to provide weekly guidance and mentorship on everything from lesson plans to school culture.

In each Opportunity Culture school, a team of teachers and administrators adopts new roles and plans implementation.

Based on the literature reviews, observations in the schools and meetings with the departments at the Ministry of Education, the team presented several key policy considerations to the Ministry: (1) utilize a website, the National Play Day, and the Jamaican Teaching Council as platforms from which educators can develop and share best game - based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school level.

Excellent teachers from Teach Plus and other experts contributed to the models, alongside the initial Opportunity Culture Advisory Team, which includes leaders in teaching, technology, and philanthropic organizations.

From that line of thinking was born Opportunity Culture, an initiative to try this idea: Let school teams with teachers on them redesign jobs and use age - appropriate technology to extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to many more students, for more pay, within regular budgets, adding more planning time, and having them take full accountability for the learning of all the students they serve.

Some of the most effective charter schools thrive because the culture of the organization is nimble and informal, inspiring teachers to work as cohesive, trusting teams and put forth monumental effort on behalf of the neediest students.

Maybe you are proudest of your school's test results, your athletic teams» prowess, your teachers» skills at involving parents in the classroom, your school's many cultures and how they blend into a true family, your service - learning program, your media center, your Your six pride statements should tell about the biggest successes, your proudest accomplishments, your most valued resources.

FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Native Americans of the Southwest reading passage with graphic organizer • Application / Closing / Higher Order thinking question • Answer Key for graphic organizer Students will research and analyze the lives and culture of the Native Americans of the Southwest region of the United States: present - day areas, groups, geography / climate, adaptations, cultures / spiritual rituals / roles of men and women Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary; lifting evidence from text Differentiation: graphic organizer; cooperative (students may work in groups / teams / partner to complete graphic organizer based on teacher's discretion) ★ ★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard - copy version of this resource?

Teaming up with a diverse range of partners — covering everything from technology, healthcare and food production to energy, culture and transport — the campaign aims to galvanise industry, MPs, parents and teachers in a national push to inspire the next generation of engineers.

It requires headteachers and senior leadership teams who prioritise not only the operational aspects of teacher development but also, as Ofsted put it in their September 2015 handbook, «a motivated, respected and effective teaching staff» in «a culture that enables students and staff to excel».

As the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures is a key feature of both the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum, ACER convened a team of Indigenous educators to develop a suite of Little J & Big Cuz resources that model a way for early years educators and primary teachers to bring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into the classroom as part of daily conversations.

For more on this topic, you might be interested in reading this article about the Opportunity Culture model or this article about a teacher learning how to lead a team of teachers.

Guilford County Opportunity Culture schools offer innovative team - based roles that allow teachers and paras to lead from the classroom!

Ask the Teacher - Leaders — October 1, 2015 Indy Teachers Union Votes for High - Paid Opportunity Culture Roles — September 9, 2015 Charter School Lessons in New Orleans, Nashville — September 1, 2015 Teacher Evaluation for Teacher - Led, Team - Based Schools: Free Guide & Policy Brief — August 27, 2015 Early Lessons from Newark's Charter School Sector — August 20, 2015 New, Free Training Materials for Teaching - Team Leaders — August 4, 2015 Higher Growth, Pay at Early Opportunity Culture Schools: Results and Lessons — July 21, 2015 Syracuse Schools Build on First Opportunity Culture Year — June 16, 2015 How to Build an Opportunity Culture: New, Free Toolkit — June 9, 2015 Hire Great Teacher - Leaders, Blended - Learning and Team Teachers: Free Toolkits — June 2, 2015 Texas First to Launch Statewide Opportunity Culture Initiative — May 19, 2015 RealClearEducation.com Launches Opportunity Culture Series — May 15, 2015 Indianapolis Public Schools Begin Opportunity Culture Initiative — May 07, 2015 What Could YOU Do in an Opportunity Culture?

Academic Gains, Double the # of Schools: Opportunity Culture 2017 — 18 — March 8, 2018 Opportunity Culture Spring 2018 Newsletter: Tools & Info You Need Now — March 1, 2018 Brookings - AIR Study Finds Large Academic Gains in Opportunity Culture — January 11, 2018 Days in the Life: The Work of a Successful Multi-Classroom Leader — November 30, 2017 Opportunity Culture Newsletter: Tools & Info You Need Now — November 16, 2017 Opportunity Culture Tools for Back to School — Instructional Leadership & Excellence — August 31, 2017 Opportunity Culture + Summit Learning: North Little Rock Pilots Arkansas Plan — July 11, 2017 Advanced Teaching Roles: Guideposts for Excellence at Scale — June 13, 2017 How to Lead & Achieve Instructional Excellence — June 6, 201 Vance County Becomes 18th Site in National Opportunity Culture Initiative — February 2, 2017 How 2 Pioneering Blended - Learning Teachers Extended Their Reach — January 24, 2017 Betting on a Brighter Charter School Future for Nevada Students — January 18, 2017 Edgecombe County, NC, Joining Opportunity Culture Initiative to Focus on Great Teaching — January 11, 2017 Start 2017 with Free Tools to Lead Teaching Teams, Turnaround Schools — January 5, 2017 Higher Growth, Teacher Pay and Support: Opportunity Culture Results 2016 — 17 — December 20, 2016 Phoenix - area Districts to Use Opportunity Culture to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — October 5, 2016 Doubled Odds of Higher Growth: N.C. Opportunity Culture Schools Beat State Rates — September 14, 2016 Fresh Ideas for ESSA Excellence: Four Opportunities for State Leaders — July 29, 2016 High - need, San Antonio - area District Joins Opportunity Culture — July 19, 2016 Universal, Paid Residencies for Teacher & Principal Hopefuls — Within School Budgets — June 21, 2016 How to Lead Empowered Teacher - Leaders: Tools for Principals — June 9, 2016 What 4 Pioneering Teacher - Leaders Did to Lead Teaching Teams — June 2, 2016 Speaking Up: a Year's Worth of Opportunity Culture Voices — May 26, 2016 Increase the Success of School Restarts with New Guide — May 17, 2016 Georgia Schools Join Movement to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — May 13, 2016 Measuring Turnaround Success: New Report Explores Options — May 5, 2016 Every School Can Have a Great Principal: A Fresh Vision For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Different?

Administrators must surround themselves with like - minded teachers who fit the mission and vision the team has in place for establishing an effective school culture.

Designate trauma - informed teacher - leaders on School Support Teams to ensure that school culture is strengthened using a trauma - informed lens.

Public Impact defines «opportunity culture» as «extending the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within budget.

By extending the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to many more students — for much higher pay, within available budgets, and adding time to plan, collaborate, and improve — the schools saw a way to address their dilemmas using the Opportunity Culture formula.

We have a culture in schools of radical teacher autonomy where every teacher closes the door behind them and does whatever they want, and in too many cases that means that innovation happens in classrooms, but not in departments, not in grade level teams, and not in whole schools.

Opportunity Culture models extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within budget.

That leadership is critical in an Opportunity Culture, which extends the reach of their excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within recurring budgets — but applicable to any principals leading turnarounds and those interested in strengthening teacher leadership and enabling a collaborative approach to improving student achievement.

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 all that in?

A highly effective school results from a rigorous academic program in a culture of trust and high expectations, led by a visionary instructional leadership team and implemented by talented, dedicated teachers.

In Opportunity Culture schools, Multi-Classroom Leadership creates the potential for aspiring teachers to experience paid, full - time, yearlong residencies led by excellent teachers who lead instructional teams.

Learn more about what current Opportunity Culture teachers think here — multi-classroom leaders, blended - learning teachers, and team teachers discuss their jobs, and principals talk about the benefits of an Opportunity Culture and why they wanted this in their schools.

The commitment to a positive, supportive culture is so strong that a team of teachers from the Oak Street School is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in School Climate and Social and Emotional Learning at William James College.

The Harlandale Independent School District, in south - central San Antonio, Texas, has joined the national Opportunity Culture initiative to extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within recurring budgets.

For more on the Nashville Opportunity Culture schools, watch new videos of their multi-classroom leaders, principals, and team teachers.

As in all Opportunity Culture schools, a Wells team of teachers and administrators chose among models that use job redesign and age - appropriate technology to reach more students with personalized, high - standards instruction — one hallmark of great teachers.

Brinn and LePage report that academy participants have used what they learned to have difficult conversations with other adults, approach problems with students as technical or adaptive, create a strong and sustainable team culture as teacher - leaders, and use collaborative problem - solving with students and other adults.

... We see that in two years of this work, our math team led the highest gains in the city, teacher absenteeism dramatically reduced... student discipline fell in an astronomical change, because the culture of the school became one of aspiration.»

Opportunity Culture models, which extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for higher pay within budget, change both the content and process of teacher evaluation — for the better.

The role of an individual teacher in a school is like a player on a football team or musician in an orchestra: all teachers are vital, but the culture of the school is even more important for the quality of the school.

Team teachers report positive experiences from the support they receive from their multi-classroom leaders — support that should be extended to all aspiring teachers in the U.S. Opportunity Culture schools with principals who lead strong, schoolwide teams of multi-classroom leaders in core subjects have shown the largest, fastest gains schoolwide in the first years of the Opportunity Culture initiative.

«Smart principals already work as a team with their teachers to create a culture of excellence and high expectations,» said Linda Rosenbury, Principal of J.H.S 22 in the Bronx.

You can read the detailed models themselves, financial details about the models, broader overviews such as An Opportunity Culture for All or materials specifically for teachers — or you can just work your way through everything listed on the Tools for School Design Teams page to get the whole Opportunity Culture shebang.