Comprehensive Professional Development for K-12 Administrators

Job-embedded programs for administrators that support curriculum implementations, student-centered classrooms, and district-wide success.

Professional Learning for School Leaders & District Administrators

Time and again, research has shown the best lever we can pull to help both teachers and students succeed is to provide well-prepared, confident and supported leaders.

By working backwards from the specific changes you want to see in your district, we'll work with leaders throughout your organization to design a professional learning program fully-aligned to district initiatives that supports educators at every level.

With differentiated learning experiences paced throughout the year - including Executive Coaching and Learning Walks - districts can unlock the full potential of every leader, and thus, every educator and student.

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Join Our Community of School Districts Focused on Student Centered Outcomes

We have proudly supported 900+ school and district organizations including:

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Resources to Support Professional Learning for Leaders

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How Coaching Delivers Measurable Gains: Research-Backed Impacts of Coaching

Dive into the research that shows how coaching supports teacher retention, student achievement, leader practice, and more.

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Designing Effective PLCs

Increase student achievement and teacher collaboration with simple leadership strategies designed to create more effective professional learning communities.

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Guide to Principalship: How to Support Our Principals

Download our comprehensive guide on why supporting principals is necessary and how districts can tangibly support their principals.

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Professional Learning Packages to Support Leaders

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Leadership

 Build your capacity to lead and improve instruction and learning for teachers and students with instructional leadership support.

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Student-Centered Math and Literacy

 Develop students’ literacy skills and create transformative mathematics classrooms to give students a strong academic foundation.

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Teachership

  Empower new teachers to become high-quality educators through professional learning, mentorship, and leadership support.

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Learning Experiences in the BetterLesson Ecosystem

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Executive Coaching
Virtual coaching offers new and seasoned leaders support from expert executive coaches who help build and sustain leadership 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 throughout their district.

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 Effective Professional Learning

We understand that giving leaders a strong foundation of support doesn't end after a single workshop or training session. That's why we offer ongoing support throughout the year, providing a lifeline for educators as they navigate the challenges and triumphs of the school year.

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Launch

Bring administrators from across the district together at a collaborative in-person launch experience. 

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Planning

BetterLesson executive coaches work one-on-one with leaders to explore new practices, apply them in the district, and measure the impact on teachers and students.

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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.

 
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Targeted Support

Educators collaborate at Virtual Workshops that work towards specific, targeted learning outcomes. 

Our Partners in Professional Learning

Our mission is to ensure that educators and administrators have the tools to support every student through a deep understanding of their needs, behaviors, and backgrounds and build a connection to the content and curricula in the classroom. To best serve all educators, we support top-rated curricula with high-quality content and partner with innovators and change makers in education.

Our partners include...

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"Through participating with BetterLesson Coaching over the past three years, I have grown so much as an educator in ways that I never thought possible. This took teaching to new levels and PD was targeted specifically to areas that I needed, wanted to work on."

Sara Schonfeld
K-2 Teacher, Magen David Yeshivah, NY

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"It’s a great partnership and opportunity for teachers to get 1:1 support/coaching. I really appreciate the amount of time put into looping in principals to share what teachers are working on with school leaders and our central team."

Kristen Watkins
Director of Personalized Learning, Dallas ISD, TX

 

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"BetterLesson has been a great resource and support for new teachers and teachers changing assignments that provides more consistent development and feedback than what we can provide."

Todd Prusator
Superintendent, Rochelle CCSD, IL

 
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