Leading Educators

New from EdWeek Market Brief: Leading Educators and The Learning Accelerator discuss why we teamed up to launch the first-of-its-kind School Teams AI Collaborative. “Oftentimes technology is just designed for educators to use. This is an opportunity for educators to also design their own tools, to interact with technologists, and to think about, ‘What does it actually look like for my kids in my classroom? What are the problems that we need to solve?’” said Chong-Hao Fu, CEO of Leading Educators. Teams of educators from 19 schools in nine cities across the country will work on developing uses for AI tools in the classroom, test those efforts in coaching cycles, and document their learning throughout the 2024-25 school year. Read the story: https://hubs.la/Q02VTTJt0

Whether you’re aligning coaching frameworks with strategic goals, refining curriculum implementation, or preparing leaders for a new school year, strategic support can transform challenges into opportunities for sustainable improvement.

With students now out on break, you might be nervous about whether they'll retain what they learned. The good news: spacing, a concept from learning science, gives us strategies for helping students retrieve information! ⚡Dr. Yana Weinstein-Jones explains, "The idea of spacing is coming back to information that was learned previously in order to refresh it …Spacing enables additional opportunities to retrieve or remember that information so that the knowledge then gets boosted instead of just completely deteriorating.” See how two teachers in Maine are using it: https://hubs.la/Q030pmDL0

Leading systemic change is tough, especially when faced with budget constraints, competing priorities, and the challenge of making decisions that will have a lasting impact. So, where should you start? 💡 Mark Healy, Ed.D., Senior Director of System Strategy at Leading Educators, shares how strategic diagnostics—like instructional "snapshots" and tailored strategies—can help leaders unlock opportunities for sustainable improvement. 📖 Dive into Dr. Healy’s insights on how these tools can ignite system success: 🔗https://hubs.la/Q030nJzS0

As we reflect on a remarkable year of growth, we are filled with gratitude for the dedication and collaboration of people like YOU—our partners, supporters, and the educators who prove every day what education can offer students. We hope this winter season brings you whatever you need: rest, joy, laughter, the comfort of loved ones, new inspiration, time to reflect. ❄️

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What an incredible honor for The School District of Philadelphia community! 🎉 We’re proud to be your partners on your journey to becoming the fastest-improving urban school system in the nation.

Advanced Placement (AP) courses open doors to college and career opportunities, yet nearly 225,000 Black, Hispanic, and Latine students nationwide miss out on this crucial stepping stone every year. Our partners at Detroit Public Schools Community District are rewriting that story, proving what’s possible when opportunity meets action: 📈 AP exams taken soared from 1,707 in 2018-19 to 2,181 in 2023-24. 🎓 College-credit-earning scores nearly doubled, jumping from 364 to 656! These results reflect DPSCD’s commitment to expanding access to advanced coursework and empowering students across the city to pursue their dreams. 📖 Learn how Detroit is leading the way for advanced learners: https://hubs.la/Q030kDqx0