K-12 Catalyst: The Future of Professional Growth

Overnight, COVID changed K12 education. As the dust settles and schools begin to look ahead, how can this “new normal” serve as a catalyst for positive change? Now more than ever, we must prioritize the professional growth of educators.

In this online event, we explored what the future of professional growth can look like, tackling the mission-critical problems school districts are facing:

Ensuring equitable access to high-quality teaching, no matter the learning model
Balancing compassion for teachers with maintaining high expectations for classroom instruction
Connecting professional learning to meaningful professional growth for educators

Session 1: The Future of Professional Growth

Session 2: Building a System for Educator Professional Growth

Session 3: How to Assess and Improve Online Instruction — Lessons from a Virtual School

From the blog

Posted June 10, 2022

Evaluations and Educator Growth: Four critical questions for supporting teachers

By Julia Ramsey

Performance assessment systems have a reputation for being rigid and intimidating, largely because of a focus on compliance over growth — “How well did this teacher conform to the rubric?” versus “How much has this teacher grown in their practice?”

Case Study

Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Jennifer Brookshire

Instructional Facilitator, Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Learn how Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools is using KickUp for "rich conversations around teacher effectiveness and school improvement" by triangulating what teachers are learning, how they're growing in skill, and what the observations say about classroom practice.