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  • Instructional Practice
  • Board Governance
  • Data and Evaluation
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  • Emerging Leaders Program
  • Leadership Institutes & Retreats

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Instructional Practice

Our team brings firsthand experience as teachers, principals, and education leaders to every partnership. Through professional learning, coaching, and mentoring, we work alongside educators to strengthen teaching and support their students.

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Instructional Practice

Professional Learning That Connects to the Classroom

Improving instruction starts with understanding the educators, students, and schools involved. Our team brings firsthand experience as teachers, school leaders, and education professionals to help districts identify priorities and develop support that makes sense in their classrooms.

Whether we're working with new teachers, experienced educators, instructional leaders, or districtwide teams, we focus on practical strategies, opportunities to learn from one another, and support that educators can put to use in their daily work.

Educators and school leaders participate in a large professional learning workshop, collaborating in small groups during a facilitated training session.
HOW WE SUPPORT EDUCATORS

Our Instructional Practice Services

From customized professional learning to mentoring and instructional leadership development, we work alongside schools and districts to support educators at every stage of their careers. Our services are shaped by each partner's goals, priorities, and school community.

Customized Professional Learning

We partner with schools and districts to design professional learning around their instructional goals, challenges, and priorities.  Sessions may focus on instructional strategies, curriculum implementation, collaborative planning, or other areas identified by the district.

Fellowship of Instructional Leaders

Our Fellowship of Instructional Leaders brings principals and teacher leaders together to examine instruction, learn from colleagues, and strengthen their ability to support teaching and learning within their schools.  Participants apply what they're learning to the instructional priorities of their own buildings.

New Teacher Academy & Induction

We help districts welcome and support educators in their first years of teaching.  Grounded in Michigan's Mentoring and Induction Standards, our approach combines professional learning, practical resources, and opportunities for early-career teachers to connect and grow.

Teacher Mentor-Mentee Development

We help schools build effective mentoring relationships by preparing experienced educators to support their colleagues.  The work emphasizes trust, observation and feedback, goal setting, reflection, and individualized support for developing teachers.

FROM OUR PARTICIPANTS

Learning That Carries Back to Schools

Two testimonials from MSU K-12 Outreach Fellowship of Instructional Leaders participants describing increased leadership confidence, stronger instructional practices, and collaboration with teachers.
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What Does Your Instructional Team Need?

Whether you're developing new teachers, supporting instructional leaders, or addressing a specific classroom challenge, we'd welcome a conversation about your priorities.

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