Improving Student Outcomes with Comprehensive Professional Development
High-quality professional learning programs supporting curriculum implementation, leadership capacity, and educator effectiveness across Arkansas
For Arkansas Districts and Education Service Cooperatives
Arkansas ESCs and K-12 districts are committed to supporting schools with the highest standards of educational excellence. BetterLesson supports this commitment with evidence-based professional learning programs that enhance instructional practices and improve student outcomes. Join the growing number of Arkansas ESCs transforming education with BetterLesson.
Northwest Arkansas ESC
Together, BetterLesson and Northwest Arkansas ESC are improving student outcomes in math and literacy by ensuring effective delivery of high-quality instructional materials in math and literacy classrooms across 14 districts.
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Crowley's Ridge ESC
BetterLesson and Crowley's Ridge ESC partner to deliver job-embedded learning experiences to develop student-centered classrooms in math and literacy across 6 districts.
Drive Learning Outcomes for Arkansas Students
With a focus on building and sustaining student-centered teaching practices, teachers and instructional leaders work together to implement changes in their schools and measure the impact on students in the classroom. The combination of standards-aligned learning experiences, research-backed resources, and job-embedded supports creates alignment around target outcomes for students in the classroom. Programs drive continuous improvement of student outcomes as classroom observations benchmark progress and identify opportunities for additional growth.
Agree or strongly agree that what they learned will support them to positively impact student outcomes
“I loved how the training was all "Student-centered." Most of the time things are "teacher-centered", but should really be student-centered.” - School Leader, Arkansas
Extremely or Very confident to try what was learned in their current role
“I am excited to implement the new resources that were provided with students in ways that will support their visual representations of their thinking.” - Instructional Leader, Arkansas
Our Impact by Numbers
54,000
educators who have attended our workshops or coaching sessions
74,000
1:1 coaching sessions
2.8 million
students impacted
9,800
workshops delivered in-person and virtually
Get Started with HQPL
Our team works with ESC Leaders to design a comprehensive program based on your ESC's goals to deliver impactful outcomes.
Effective professional learning isn’t a one-off event; it’s strategically planned, ongoing, and works towards measurable outcomes in the classroom. Support Arkansas educators with a research-backed professional development program that’s built from layered learning experiences throughout the school year to create district-wide impact for students.
Together we can begin building a professional learning program that fits your specific needs.
Professional Learning Packages for Arkansas Initiatives
Educator Retention
Develop a pipeline of high-quality teachers and provide support for educators and mentors to build a student-centered classroom.
Student-Centered Literacy
Build a strong foundation for continued success backed by evidence-based practices and ensure students are reading at grade level.
Student-Centered Math
Provide educators with the skills to select purposeful tasks, anticipate common errors, and choose instructional routines that build mathematical abilities in all students.
Instructional Leadership
Provide school leaders with the skills they need to develop a collaborative professional culture to support student-centered teaching and learning.
Learning Experiences in the BetterLesson Ecosystem
Coaching
Virtual coaching offers new teachers support from expert instructional coaches who help build and sustain new practices through the Try-Measure-Learn method.
Workshops
In-person or virtual collaborative sessions for educators to learn new practices, develop actionable next steps, and create a plan to measure the efficacy of new practices in the classroom.
Learning Walks
Non-evaluative classroom observations for leaders to analyze trends in teacher practice and create a plan to support all educators with continued professional learning.
BL Connect
Self-directed courses and high-quality asynchronous content create awareness of a wide range of topics.
BL Lab
The BL Lab offers administrators professional learning data and all educators a full library of self-directed BL Connect courses filled with research-backed strategies, tools, and resources. Access content, track participation, and measure outcomes of professional learning in one centralized platform.
The Phases of Professional Learning
Launch
Bring teachers together at a collaborative in-person launch experience.
Planning
BetterLesson instructional coaches work one-on-one with teachers to explore new practices, apply them in the classroom, and measure the impact on students.
Assess Progress
Leaders engage in Learning Walks, a non-evaluative observation process, to make data-informed decisions about the next steps they can take to support teachers.
Targeted Support
Educators collaborate at Virtual Workshops that work towards specific, targeted learning outcomes.
“There were many quality resources to use as I support teachers in coaching. Because of our role in providing professional learning, I need to think about providing PD that supports understanding of the content and pedagogical knowledge for the different curriculums the districts use.”
Arkansas Instructional Leader
“As a district leader, I have been given some very thoughtful insights on next steps for instructional options.”
Arkansas District Leader
“I am excited to implement the new resources that were provided with students in ways that will support their visual representations of their thinking.”
“I thought it was a worthwhile training and would be interested in bringing a team with me next time.”
“I loved how the training was all "Student-centered." Most of the time things are "teacher-centered", but should really be student-centered.”
“I think it gave a great concept of HQIM and allowed me to have time to process and create a strategic plan to go back and implement this plan into my district.”
Arkansas District Leader