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An education leader and coach sit together in a school classroom setting, with one writing on a poster and the other taking notes, representing planning for activating the rigor in curriculum implementation.

District Leaders

Activating the Rigor in Your Curriculum Implementation: A Series for District Leaders

How does your model of instruction impact the rigor of your curriculum implementation? This series…

instructionalempowermentMarch 21, 2025

Three elementary aged students lean toward one another, fully engaged as they collaborate on their academic work, which is a powerful way to prevent chronic absenteeism.

District Leaders School Leaders

The Most Powerful Intervention for Chronic Absenteeism Is Making School Worth Attending

Making school worth attending is the most powerful overlooked chronic absenteeism intervention. Uncover root causes…

instructionalempowermentFebruary 21, 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.

District Leaders School Leaders

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

Elementary-age students sit around a table together, deep in discussion and using student-driven engagement strategies like team roles and academically rigorous tasks, which are important in raising achievement and closing gaps.

District Leaders School Leaders

Why Is Deeper Student Engagement Important? 6 Strategies for Increasing Achievement by Engaging Students with Academic Rigor

Why is student engagement important? Leaders can raise achievement and close gaps with 6 student-driven…

instructionalempowermentJanuary 15, 2025

Three elementary-aged students - some of whom are English Learners or students in special education - sit at a table and work as a team as part of the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning.

District Leaders

Activating the Rigor in Your Curriculum for English Learners and Students in Special Education Through the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning

English Learners and Students in Special Education experience higher achievement through the research-based Model of…

instructionalempowermentJanuary 14, 2025

Three elementary-aged students sit at a desk doing an experiment with cups of water and small flashlights, working together as they engage in student-led team learning, a model of instruction that activates the rigor of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

District Leaders

Why You Need a Model of Instruction to Activate Rigor in the Next Generation Science Standards

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and K-12 Framework for Science Education call for deeper…

instructionalempowermentJanuary 13, 2025

School leaders and teachers sit at a table while an expert coach looks on, guiding them through a collaborative professional development session to support school improvement after a comprehensive needs assessment.

District Leaders School Leaders

School Comprehensive Needs Assessments: 4 Key Aspects to Drive Lasting Improvement

School Comprehensive Needs Assessments equip education leaders to improve student achievement, make evidence-based decisions, and…

instructionalempowermentJanuary 16, 2025

Four elementary school age students sit at a table and work as a team, holding notebooks and math manipulatives, as they use curriculum resources and lead their own learning as part of the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning.

District Leaders

Activating the Rigor in Your Math Curriculum Through the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning

Improve student achievement and implementation of your mathematics adopted curriculum with the research-based Model of…

instructionalempowermentDecember 10, 2024

Two elementary school age students lean over a desk as they read English Language Arts curriculum resources together while leading their own learning in teams as part of the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning.

District Leaders

Activating the Rigor in Your ELA Curriculum Through the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning

Improve student achievement and implementation of your English Language Arts adopted curriculum with the research-based…

instructionalempowermentDecember 5, 2024

Five diverse high school students sit at a table, looking at text together and discussing as they engage in student-led team learning, a model of instruction designed to increase student achievement, close achievement gaps, and improve academic performance.

District Leaders School Leaders

How to Increase Student Achievement and Close Achievement Gaps by Addressing 5 Invisible Root Causes

Uncover 5 root causes that impact student achievement and gaps. School districts can mitigate the…

instructionalempowermentNovember 15, 2024

Academic Achievement

Activating the Rigor in Your Curriculum Implementation: A Series for District Leaders

The Most Powerful Intervention for Chronic Absenteeism Is Making School Worth Attending

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

Why Is Deeper Student Engagement Important? 6 Strategies for Increasing Achievement by Engaging Students with Academic Rigor

Activating the Rigor in Your Curriculum for English Learners and Students in Special Education Through the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning

Why You Need a Model of Instruction to Activate Rigor in the Next Generation Science Standards

School Comprehensive Needs Assessments: 4 Key Aspects to Drive Lasting Improvement

Activating the Rigor in Your Math Curriculum Through the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning

Activating the Rigor in Your ELA Curriculum Through the Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning

How to Increase Student Achievement and Close Achievement Gaps by Addressing 5 Invisible Root Causes

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