High-performing leaders and teachers share a common characteristic: they increase learning quickly and effectively through High Impact Teaching Strategies.
At Learning-Focused, we transform schools by focusing on High Impact Teaching Strategies, or what we refer to as High Yield Strategies and Practices, delivered by:
- On-site and Virtual Training (packages can be developed for your school's needs)
- Professional Development/Professional Learning, and Coaching for Teachers, Coaches, and School and District Leadership
Free and Paid Webinars, Workshops, Events and Conferences (virtual and in-person) - On-Demand High Yield Strategies Courses
- School, Curriculum and Instructional Framework Evaluations, Audits and Development
Our goal is for educators to consistently use High Yield Strategies and Practices, purposefully connect strategies and practices for increased student achievement, and for educators to continuously improve utilizing our Strategy Continuums.
Learning-Focused has a proven history of making teachers more effective in the classroom. Dig into our products, services, courses, case studies, team experience, upcoming events, and substantial resources.
Contact us today to learn how to improve the use of high impact teaching strategies in the classroom and increase teacher, leadership, and school performance today.
Learning-Focused Professional Development
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For:
- New Teachers
- Experienced Teachers
- Principals
- Assistant Principals
- Instructional Support Coaches
- District Supervisors
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On:
- High Yield Strategies and Practices
- Increasing Critical Thinking
- Accelerating Learning (Catching Kids Up)
- The Learning-Focused Instructional Framework
- Curriculum Development
- School Walkthroughs
- Implementation/Growth Coaching
Full-day and half-day workshops at your school/district
Walkthroughs, leadership coaching, and teacher coaching at your school/district
Workshops and institutes at the Learning-Focused Training Center in Asheville, NC
Learning-Focused Online Courses:
- MicroPD Online Sessions following each in-person workshop and complete online course
- 1-3 Hour Strategy/Practice Specific Online Courses (Strategies in Action)
- Complete Online Courses on Learning-Focused Lessons, Accelerating Learning, Increasing the Rigor of Lessons, and more
Virtual Coaching for leaders and teachers
Seminars and workshops at regional, state, and national Learning-Focused Conferences and Institutes
All workshops, coaching sessions, and online courses can be for any number of participants that work best for you:
- Leadership Teams
- Department, Subject Specific, or Grade Level Teams
- New Teachers
- Large Groups (whole school, admins from many schools)
Skillful Teaching
Researchers, including Marzano and Hattie, have stated that using a strategy alone is insufficient to produce significant percentile gains. Educators must understand what a strategy is intended to do and how and when to use it for its greatest impact.
It is the difference between being skilled and skillful.
Skilled is the ability to use a strategy one way.
Skillful is the ability to purposefully connect and apply strategies.
Learning-Focused provides schools with the professional development and resources to shift from skilled teaching—basic competency in strategies—to skillful teaching, where strategies are applied intentionally to meet students' diverse needs. Highly effective teachers are skillful with their approach to High Yield Strategies and utilize an exemplary instructional framework for their planning.
Success lies not just in knowing strategies, but also in understanding how to select and combine them effectively.
Consider: How do your teachers currently approach the planning and use of instructional strategies? Are they simply choosing one they like, or are they carefully selecting the right one for each educational task?
Becoming skillful is a journey. It requires not just knowledge of individual strategies, but a deep understanding of how they interact and complement each other.
It involves:
- Continuous learning and experiementation
- Reflection on what works and why
- Adaptability in the face of diverse student needs
- A willingness to step out of your comfort zone
It is our goal to help create more effective teachers within the system.
