Resource Type: Guide
Learning tools for community educators
Community educators provide capacity and insight in service of deepening and personalizing student learning. They enrich learning environments by forging authentic relationships, sharing expertise and expanding networks. They work in schools, community-based organizations and anywhere that learning happens. MLFTC has built just-in-time online courses intended to support community educators in their roles. Explore this slide deck to learn more.
Six tips for facilitating remote team meetings
Educator teams meet for many reasons, and many of those meetings have moved online. The tips in this document are intended to help educator teams ensure meetings contribute positively to
Team routines and procedures
As we begin to adopt Next Education Workforce models, we inevitably find that some of the routines and procedures that worked in a one-teacher, one-classroom setting need to be adjusted. In this resource, you’ll find a list of some of the routines and procedures our partners redesigned as they’ve worked to implement Next Education Workforce models.
Hiring for Next Education Workforce models
Copper Trails principal Stacy E. Ellis shares how her criteria for hiring new educators changed as a result of teams adopting a Next Education Workforce model.
The shifting role of the principal in Next Education Workforce schools
Copper Trails principal Stacy E. Ellis explains how her role as a school administrator has shifted to becoming more of an instructional leader as her teams have adopted Next Education
Two recommendations for adopting a Next Education Workforce model
Justin Wing, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at Mesa Public Schools, shares two recommendations for those considering adopting Next Education Workforce models: changing your mindset and starting slowly.
New support roles for educator teams in online and hybrid settings
Who are the groups of adults that might be leveraged to support students? Explore the specific roles those adults might play in the learning space.
The budget and the Next Education Workforce
Justin Wing, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at Mesa Public Schools, shares two pieces of budgetary advice for districts considering moving to Next Education Workforce models.
Building a Network of Community Educators
Community educators are talented adults from the community who bring additional capacity, insight and expertise to learning environments. Read on to learn about community educator roles; knowledge, skills and dispositions; policies and practices; and more