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Job-Embedded Teacher Professional Development

A step-by-step path to shift from teacher-directed to student-led learning.

In Less Than 1 Hour a Week, Teachers Learn to Build Student Ownership and Drive Academic Growth

Teachers want to spark real change—but it’s hard when classrooms are stuck in cycles of behavior management and low academic performance.

That’s why we created the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning: an approach that puts students at the center of their learning by shifting from teacher-directed methods to student-led teams. 

In this model, students work together in structured teams with clear roles and rigorous tasks, gradually taking on more responsibilities as they learn to lead, collaborate, and think critically. Unlike typical group work, specific protocols ensure equal participation, accountability, and deeper learning, with less reliance on the teacher for constant support. All students engage more deeply in the content, with fewer behavior issues and higher achievement. 

Teachers learn to implement the model through job-embedded professional development created by former educators. Each self-paced weekly module takes less than an hour and is designed for immediate classroom use.

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Four elementary students sit on a carpet together writing on a Summarizing Mat, which is a resource from the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning and included in job-embedded teacher professional development.

Spend less time reteaching, redirecting, and reworking lessons—and more time guiding students to take ownership of their own learning.

In Just 16 Weeks, You’ll See a Classroom Transformation

  • Students collaborating in structured, accountable teams
  • Higher engagement and mastery of rigorous content
  • Students developing life skills like communication, resourcefulness, and leadership 
  • Teachers with more time, more confidence, and renewed purpose

“Doing this work with the Model of Instruction has absolutely given me more career satisfaction.”

Fifth-grade teacher Ashley Paille, from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, is happy to see her students more engaged after just one year of shifting to the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning. She’s also seeing higher scores on state tests—including among students with IEPs.

Everything Teachers Need to Create Deeper Learning Classrooms

The Instructional Empowerment Teacher Suite includes on-demand classroom strategies and practical resources designed by expert educators for real classrooms. 

  • Step-by-step guidebook designed to shift from teacher-directed to student-led learning in 16 weeks 
  • Interactive learning modules that take less than one hour per week and lead to next-day implementation with your students
  • A physical resource kit with laminated tools students use daily to build collaboration, ownership, and structure
  • A robust task library with standards-aligned team tasks, learning targets, and success criteria 
  • Learner Growth tool to upload student evidence and track real-time learning analytics 
  • Look & Learn coaching tool to reflect on practice and grow with peers
  • Teacher badge recognition to celebrate progress and mastery
  • Membership in a moderated online community to stay motivated and connect with educators nationwide who are implementing the model
A visual display of the student and teacher resources included in the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning, including a summarizing mat, agree/disagree cards, role cards, and teacher professional guides.
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The Complete Teacher Suite: $449

Your $449 purchase includes everything a teacher needs to bring deeper learning to life in their classroom. 

You’ll unlock one year of unlimited access to every Teacher Suite course, digital resource, and tool. Most teachers see early results in their first week of implementation. You’ll also receive the physical toolkit in the mail to support the Model of Instruction 101 course and beyond.

After completing 101 in approximately 16 weeks, you can continue building skills and achieving even stronger results with the 201 and 301 courses and resources. 

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A teacher sits at a table with four elementary students, as the teacher engages in on-the-job development by practicing using the strategies from the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning in her classroom.

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Accelerate Momentum with a School-Based Pilot

Want to build deeper momentum across your school and be a pioneer for change? 

Launch a School-Based Pilot by forming a small team—typically 3–5 teachers and one coach or leader—to explore and implement the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning together. This hands-on, collaborative approach creates powerful early wins and sets the stage for broader adoption. 

With expert support from an Instructional Empowerment coach, your pilot team will build shared practices, offer feedback to one another, and help shape a schoolwide path forward. On our School Pilot page, you’ll find flexible packages that fit your needs and budget. Each package offers different levels of support to accelerate learning and drive lasting change across your school.  

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Proven Classroom Impact

Achievement More Than Doubled

At Lakewood Elementary School, student achievement more than doubled in ELA and nearly tripled in math.

Discipline Referrals Decreased Dramatically

At Walnut Middle School, discipline referrals dropped 37 percent,
from 777 to 489.

What Principals, Teachers, and Students Are Saying

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Laura Young6th Grade ELA Teacher, Colerain Middle School, Northwest Local School District, OH

“It gives you a place to start where students learn how to talk to each other, and they learn how to help each other, and they learn the appropriate words to say to each other which is something that they didn’t have prior to implementing this.”

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Sonja SandersEnglish Language Arts Team Lead, Arthur Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK

“After the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning was implemented, those learning gaps started to decrease significantly. With teaming in place, it has helped my students.”

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Morgan ZinniTeacher, Woonsocket High School, Woonsocket, RI

“For students to get to that next level in their learning, they have to come up with their own thinking, share it, debate it, and analyze it. The Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning has been really instrumental in facilitating that.”

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Shelby BellamyTeacher, Moseley Elementary School, Palatka, FL

“Within my classroom and any Moseley classroom I visit, we have less negative behavior because the students are engaged.”

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Seventh grade studentWalnut Middle School, Grand Island, NE

“The teacher’s role has changed because they’re trying to let us do most of the work, to take control of our learning.”

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Rod FoleyPrincipal, Walnut Middle School, Grand Island, NE

“There was a huge decrease in referrals because our kids were just more engaged in class. They were doing things that were meaningful to them and they were happy to be there.”

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Ali MoorePrincipal, Colerain Middle School, Northwest Local School District, OH

“IE's structure is better than a program because this is about true teaching. This is truly about how we look at teaching our students, how we get them to become independent learners.”

When students take responsibility and ownership of their own learning, everything changes—engagement goes up, behavior issues go down, and teachers get time back to focus on what matters most: the students.

Make the Shift from Teacher-Directed to Student-Driven

Get everything you need to transform classrooms in just 16 weeks.