Professional Development in Every Classroom

JOY

Strengthen instruction, retain talented educators, and drive student success - one strategy at a time.

What is Your Classroom Academy?

Your Classroom Academy is a 3-year professional development plan that delivers a ‘Strategy of the Week’ to educators, along with the slide deck and resources needed to implement. At the end of each week, educators reflect on how the strategy they implemented, earning continuing education units by engaging in reflective practices. Educators build foundational teaching skills, foster critical thinking, and enhance student outcomes - all while growing their confidence as an instructional leader.

Administrators benefit from bringing Your Classroom Academy to their school by providing their staff with consistent, research-based instructional strategies. Your admin team is provided with data insights, instructional observation tools, and professional learning support to foster teacher growth.

  • Utilize a PD plan that starts by teaching staff and students foundational strategies, and intentionally builds each year increasing rigor and engagement

  • Improve teacher retention by providing much needed and asked for support on their schedule - no need to pull teachers from the classroom

  • Drive student success by increasing peer to peer collaboration and critical thinking skills across your campus

By the end of the program teachers will confidently be able to design rigorous, engaging lessons that promote critical thinking, select the right strategies for desired outcomes, and articulate skills linked to academic success.

Spring into success.

Use 2024 - 2025 school site funds to empower your educators and transform your campus.

Test Prep Resources

  • Mini Lessons

    Teachers receive 10-15 minute mini lessons to do with students that cover topics from close reading strategies to using context clues to narrow down possible answers.

  • Setting Mindset

    Strategies and exercises for students to practice setting the right mindset for test-taking. The right mindset can support students through stressful test-taking times.

  • Brain Breaks

    Everyone needs a break during testing! Use these quick and engaging lessons to get students moving and collaborating. From Speed Philosophical Chairs to 4 Corners and more - let’s have fun!

Spring Plan Pricing

Cost Per Site: $1,250

Prices are added onto the selected 25-26 schoolwide plan and include any planning time required.

Research-Based Strategies

Foundational Framework

Year 1

Creating Classroom Community

Depth of Knowledge Levels

Active Note-Taking

Collaborative Structures

Marking the Text

And more!

Refining Rigor

Year 2

Goal-Setting

Learning Logs

Philosophical Chairs

Inside/Outside/Outside

Fishbowl Discussions

And More!

Leading Learning

Year 3

Bend the Line

Interactive Notebooks

Says, Means, Matters

Socratic Seminar

Critical Thinking Circles

And More!

For Educators

Increase Access to Professional Development

Challenge: Professional development is often limited to one-off workshops or conferences that don’t provide ongoing support or actionable strategies

How Your Classroom Academy Helps: The program offers a 3-year system with weekly strategies, resources, and reflection tools at a fraction of the price to send educators to in-person PD options.

Increase Teacher Retention

Challenge: Many new teachers leave the profession within the first five years due to lack of support, burnout, and insufficient training.

How Your Classroom Academy Helps: By providing consistent, professional development tailored to teachers’ needs, the program helps teachers feel more confident and supported.

Access Foundational Instructional Strategies

Challenge: Many new teachers, and some veteran teachers, lack the foundational instructional strategies or a clear understanding about how to implement them.

How Your Classroom Academy Helps: Teachers receive research-based strategies and resources focused on critical areas like inquiry, student engagement, and building critical thinking skills.

Increase Reflection and Feedback Opportunities

Challenge: Teachers rarely have structured opportunities to reflect on their practice or receive targeted feedback.

How Your Classroom Academy Helps: Teachers engage in weekly reflections and surveys that encourage teachers to think critically about their implementation of strategies, and principals receive data to provide focused support.

For Leadership

Increase Time for Teacher Support

Challenge: Administrators often juggle numerous responsibilities, leaving limited time for direct instructional coaching.

How Your Classroom Academy Helps: Principals receive actionable data and monthly updates on teacher reflections and progress, allowing them to provide targeted support without needing to personally check in with each teacher.

Provide Consistent PD Opportunities

Challenge: Many schools lack a cohesive, year-round system for professional development, leaving teachers without a clear path to growth.

How Your Classroom Academy Helps: Administrators can provide a structured, multi-year program that ensures teachers are continually improving, aligned with the school’s instructional goals.

Maximizing Return on Investment with PD

Challenge: With budgets being reduced, schools may not be able to invest as heavily in developing their staff as professional educators.

How Your Classroom Academy Helps: At a fraction of the cost of sending a few staff members to an in person training, administrators can provide their entire campus to aligned strategies.

Aligning Instruction Across Campuses

Challenge: Administrators often struggle to ensure instructional alignment and consistency in teaching quality across grade levels and subjects.

How Your Classroom Academy Helps: The program offers research-based strategies that all teachers can implement, ensuring a common framework for high-quality instruction throughout the school.