Foundational Institutes
Our cross-content foundational institutes target advanced professional skills for teaching excellence with an emphasis on K-12 school and district teams.
Pedagogy for Powerful Learning
- Rescheduled to July 28-August 8, 2022Â
- 6-days of virtual and in-person sessions
- This professional learning experience supports educators in developing high-quality teaching practices that effectively leverage technology, materials, and thinking routines to create powerful, creative, and joyful learning for all students.
Instructional Leadership Using a Core Practices Approach
- July 25 - 29, 2021 held VIRTUALLY.
- A 5-day intensive institute supported by a year-long follow-up.
- This professional learning experience aims to develop participants’ ability to practice leadership within their school context, emphasizing high-leverage, equitable teaching practices.
Formative Assessment to Transform Teaching and Learning
- July 25 - 29, 2021 held VIRTUALLY.
- A 5-day intensive institute supported by a year-long follow-up.
- This professional learning experience provides an opportunity for teachers to explore research-informed ideas about formative assessment, one of the most powerful core practices for increasing student achievement (Black, B.P. & William, D., 1998).
Eliciting Student Thinking & Academic Discussion
- Currently on hiatus.
- At Monash University in Australia.
- A 5-day intensive institute followed by a year-long mentorship.
- This year-long experiences asks teachers to apply the features of transformative professional learning to coaching by anchoring coaching in instructional core practices.
