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The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act:

What it Means, and How We Can Help!

ARRA Overview:
Federal guidance is clear that "the overall purposes of the ARRA federal grant programs are to stimulate the economy in the short term and invest in education and other public services to ensure the long-term economic health of the nation.  ARRA funds must be invested wisely in activities designed to strengthen education, drive reforms, and improve results for students." 


Teachers21 Can Help:
As schools and districts plan their investments, they are asked to ensure that the stimulus funding - whether IDEA or Title I - contributes to the progress in one of four areas.  Teachers21 has extensive experience in providing professional learning opportunities in each of these following areas listed below.  Click Read More to view a sampling of the work we have done in districts across the state. 

Please contact us today for further information on how Teachers21 can help your district invest wisely.

Educator Quality and Effectiveness

Leadership Coaching

Literacy Coaching

Comprehensive Induction

Para-Professional Training

Teacher Leader Training

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Support and Intervention

ELL Training

Classroom Management

Learning Academies

Extended Day Planning

Secondary School Redesign

Curriculum Mapping

Inclusion

Response to Intervention (RTI)

Job-Embedded Coaching

Struggling Readers and Writers

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Assessment and Data Systems

Looking at Student

WorkAssessment Strategies & Tools
Professional Learning Communities

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College and Career Readiness

21st Century Skills

Technology Integration

Project-Based Learning

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To ensure that our professional learning services build capacity and support changes in professional practice, we work with school and district leaders to determine the best way to structure our services. 

They include, often in combination, the following formats:


  • Half- and full-day introductory workshops
  • Two-day Foundational Institutes
  • Rigorous 36-hour graduate level-courses
  • Instructional coaching for teachers
  • Leadership coaching for administrators
  • Comprehensive planning processes with stakeholders
  • Consultation on administrative functions

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Educator Quality and Effectiveness

Leadership Coaching
Department heads and grade level leaders at North Middlesex Regional High School received Leadership Coaching as they designed and implemented common assessments across content areas.

Literacy Coaching
Middle school teachers in Franklin were supported with literacy coaching to help them utilize effective strategies in all content areas.

Comprehensive Induction
At Lawrence Family Development Charter School, Teachers21 facilitated a team of teachers and administrators as they developed a comprehensive induction plan.  We then provided follow-up training on the skills of effective mentoring and workshops for new teachers on strengthening teaching and learning.

Para-Professional Training
Para-professionals in Dedham were trained in classroom management and instructional strategies to strengthen their work in inclusive settings. 

Teacher Leader Training
Teachers in Martha's Vineyard were trained to become teacher leaders on teams that were charged with implementing instructional initiatives.

Professional Learning Communities

In Needham, staff was supported to design and sustain Professional Learning Communities focused on developing high performing teams to increase student achievement.

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Support and Intervention


ELL Training
Our English Language Learner (ELL) trainers, who are certified by the DESE, provide training to teachers in Categories 1, 2, and 4 across the state.

Classroom Management
Educators in Brockton received training on classroom management strategies that facilitate a safe and supportive learning environment. 
 
Learning Academies
Teachers21 helped educators in Peabody develop ninth grade academies to personalize learning and ease the transition to high school.

Extended Day Planning
Teachers21 collaborated with educators in Malden to design an Extended Day initiative that enabled teachers to engage in professional development and planning initiatives.

Secondary School Redesign

Teachers21 examined, designed, and developed a Secondary School Redesign initiative in Sandwich that focused on "pyramid of intervention" options.

Curriculum Mapping
Working with staff at Greater Lawrence Vocational Technical High School, Teachers21 facilitated curriculum mapping in all content areas, grades 9-12.

Inclusion
Braintree teachers worked with Teachers21 on the development of inclusionary strategies that strengthen effective practice.

Response to Intervention (RTI)
Administrative teams in Billerica worked with Teachers21to design the structure for an RTI (Response to Intervention) Model that was piloted in an elementary school.

Job-Embedded Coaching
Elementary teachers in Cohasset received instructional job-embedded coaching on the effective implementation of the math curriculum. 

Struggling Readers and Writers
Teachers in Tewksbury were trained on tools for implementing universal screening and progress monitoring as Tier 1 strategies for struggling readers and writers.

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DATAAssessment and Data Systems

Looking at Student Work
Educators in grades K-5 in Holliston were trained on how to look at student work as data for informing and strengthening teaching strategies.

Assessment Tools
Teachers and administrators at Blue Hills Vocational Technical High School were provided with support as they designed common performance based and project oriented assessment tools.

Professional Learning Communities

Working with the Professional Learning Communities at the high school in Chatham, Teachers21 helped to develop a data culture that used evidence to inform decision-making in curriculum and instruction.

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CollegeCollege and Career Readiness

21st Century Skills
Middle school teachers in Swansee worked with a Teachers21 consultant to embed into the curriculum the 21st century skills of communication, collaboration, and creation. 

Technology Integration
Teachers at St. Catherine's school in Canton received training in technology integration as an effective instructional strategy. 

Project-Based Learning
Teachers21 worked with staff at Whittier High School to infuse project-based learning and a senior portfolio into both the academic and vocational curriculum. 

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