Recognizing an Opportunity for Growth In the summer of 2019, Abilene ISD had a problem: five of their elementary campuses had been labeled Improvement Required by the TEA. Michelle Josselet, principal of Abilene ISD’s Jackson Elementary, had just started her…
When Cara Cooke, superintendent of Aransas Pass ISD, arrived at the 2019 TASA Midwinter Conference, she knew that her district was in need of a reset. “We knew that we wanted to grow our teachers, and we needed to have…
When I first joined engage2learn, I was most excited about the opportunity to make an impact across multiple school districts through personalized coaching. Most importantly, as a product of public schools, a child from poverty, an ELL college student, and…
It is true that educators have been asked to make monumental changes over this past year in response to the pandemic. I think it’s safe to say that there are teachers that feel burdened, overwhelmed, and underqualified. They might even…
I have been in education for almost 21 years now, and I continue to be amazed by the resilience that educators show day in and day out and year after year. They have always continued to do more with less…
Last year, Arlington ISD partnered with engage2learn (e2L) to help turn around several campuses that were in Improvement Required status. Even though COVID-19 and school closures mean we don’t have end of year student achievement data, the transformation happening on these campuses…
We want to celebrate the growth of educators in e2L partner districts, so we offer you this: 2019-20 Coaching Impact Report. We have compiled, analyzed, and summarized the coaching and growth data available in eSuite from the 2019-20 school year…
Last year, Abilene ISD partnered with engage2learn (e2L) to help turn around several campuses that were in Improvement Required status. Even though COVID-19 and school closures means we don’t have end of year student achievement data, the transformation happening on…
Micro-credentials If you have ever played video games, you know that players receive badges every time they achieve a certain level of gaming expertise. This incentive adds to the fun and motivation for continuing to improve to proceed to the…
Under normal circumstances, providing strategic support to teachers is just flat out hard. But providing meaningful, intentional support that is right for each individual during significant change and uncertainty can easily feel like an impossible feat. Significant changes are happening…