Resources

Effectively supporting beginning teachers is crucial both for their retention and for developing their expertise. In her book Supporting Beginning Teachers (2nd edition), Tina H. Boogren shares the research critical for understanding how best to support those just entering the field. During this interactive webinar, she details specific strategies for designing an effective mentoring program that provides the essential physical, emotional, instructional, and institutional support from mentors and coaches from the very beginning. Dr. Boogren will also give a brief overview of how mentors and coaches can best support beginning teachers in accordance with their unique needs.

In this webinar, presented by Bill Zima, you'll be introduced to Marzano Mastery Approaches (MMA)—a flexible framework informed by decades of research by Dr. Robert J. Marzano and refined through the experience of practitioners in the field. The MMA framework is designed to help schools build systems that ensure all students learn while also developing agency, equity, and deep understanding. Whether you're just beginning your journey toward competency-based education (CBE) or looking to align your current efforts with research-informed systems thinking, this session will help you explore the seven domains that form the foundation of sustainable, high-impact implementation.

A thriving school culture is the foundation of a high-performing educational environment. Join Dr. Mario Acosta to explore how proactive cultural leadership can transform your school or district. Learn how to align values, vision, and behaviors to build a thriving culture that drives student success and staff performance.

To be highly effective in a complex craft such as teaching, the development of expertise through deliberate practice is required. Based on the book Improving Teacher Development and Evaluation, written by Robert Marzano, Philip Warrick, and Cameron Rains, this one-hour webinar will explore the concept of practicing with intention

In career and technical education (CTE), success isn’t about time spent in a lab—it’s about what students can do. Join Dr. Mike Ruyle along with Connecticut district leaders Dr. Nicole Walsh and Tonya Stoute as they dive into how proficiency scales and mastery learning principles can create clarity for teachers and students, ensuring alignment with both academic and technical competencies.