The One-Year School Turnaround Story!
“Improvement Required” is undoubtedly the last place a campus wants to find themselves. In an effort to establish local accountability systems, in 2017, the Texas State Legislature established three domains for academic performance: 1) Student Achievement, 2) School Progress, and…
Shifting the System We Have Inherited
Because my husband coached college basketball, we moved 10 times in the first 16 years of our marriage. As a high school teacher, I taught all secondary grades and every English level, including remedial and AP classes, in two different…
What is the Laser Team Approach to School Improvement?
We are so excited to partner with Arlington ISD to implement e2L’s Laser Team approach to school improvement. The video below provides a brief overview of what the Laser Team approach is and how it helps classroom teachers implement high-quality…
Designing a Community Inspired Vision for Every Learner
engage2learn’s Founder & CEO, Shannon K. Buerk, recently facilitated the Idea Summit in Garland ISD to help district and community stakeholders come together to provide valuable input that will ultimately shape the vision for learning for every Garland ISD learner….
Dear Teacher, Don’t Give Up. Help is on the Way!
We are halfway through the summer! How is that even possible? With the 2019-2020 school year looming closer, I have been wondering: are most public ed teachers looking forward to their return to the classroom or dreading it? In the…
3 Steps to Becoming the Teacher Your Students Deserve
Every school year, teachers have the opportunity to push the reset button and start from scratch. In fact, there is no other profession I know of that offers such great “reset” potential. Every year we get a fresh batch of…
5 Tips for Making Meetings Matter
The Meeting Madness How often have you had a meeting on a topic only to realize you had already met on this topic previously and no decisions had been implemented yet? Employees are spending more time than ever in meetings;…
Creating Empowered Learners in Spring ISD
engage2learn (e2L) is honored to be partnering with Spring ISD on a number of projects this year. In April, e2L facilitated a diverse group of district stakeholders to design a single instructional model that will ultimately be used in every classroom in…