instructionalempowerment, Author at Instructional Empowerment

Students seated around a classroom table working in a team, using critical thinking guides and team-role cards—resources from the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning.

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What Does Research Show About the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning?

Ten years of district results, peer-reviewed research studies, and ESSA Tier 2 evidence.

instructionalempowermentSeptember 25, 2026

Front cover of the report on school turnaround called "The Turnaround Trap: why Quick Fixes Fail Students" showing dim lightbulbs with one bright lightbulb to signify a new approach and strategy for turnaround.

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The Turnaround Trap: Why Quick Fixes Fail Students

Original research and insights to build the systems for school improvement.

instructionalempowermentAugust 28, 2026

Four students from Moseley Elementary, featured in a turnaround school case study, lean over a table together with highlighters and pencils as they collaborate in a rigorous team as part of the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning.

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Rapid and Sustainable Improvement in Turnaround Schools

A Synthesis of Results from Instructional Empowerment Partnerships

instructionalempowermentApril 8, 2026

About a dozen teachers and leaders sit in a classroom together in groups as they engage in professional development on a research-based instructional model that reduces teacher burnout.

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Applied Research Center Brief: How an Instructional Model Is Linked to Lower Teacher Burnout

Findings from a study of 76 elementary, middle, and high schools.

instructionalempowermentOctober 30, 2025

About 30 teachers, leaders, and school staff from Lakewood Elementary stand on the steps in front of their school, smiling proudly at their improvements and achievements as they overcame teacher turnover and saw less teachers leaving the profession.

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Teacher Turnover Is Not Inevitable: Evidence-Based Retention Strategies to Keep Teachers from Leaving the Profession

Teacher turnover is not inevitable. Research on attrition, retention, burnout, and strategies for principals to…

instructionalempowermentFebruary 10, 2025

Principals and other school leaders and administrators sit together at a table, discussing and writing on papers as they learn about the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning, including how to increase teacher agency.

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How Education Leaders Can Harness Teacher Agency to Improve Student Outcomes

Using research-based strategies, leaders can build teacher agency, increase teacher retention, improve student achievement, and…

instructionalempowermentFebruary 5, 2025

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Lakewood Elementary: How This Florida School Raised Their State Rating From the Lowest to One of the Highest in the State

After a history of student achievement scores that were among the lowest in the state,…

instructionalempowermentJuly 30, 2024

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Teacher Turnover Is Not Inevitable

In the video on demand (VOD) of this virtual seminar, National Expert Educator Michelle Fitzgerald,…

instructionalempowermentJuly 19, 2024