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What is Teaching Lab?

Founded in 2016, Teaching Lab is a nonprofit organization with a mission to fundamentally shift the paradigm of teacher professional learning for educational equity. We specialize in curriculum-based professional learning, using our evidence-based model of professional learning, coined Head, Heart, Habits, and Equity. We envision a world where teachers and students thrive together in communities that enable lifelong learning and meaningful lives.

In partnership with teachers, we transform professional learning from the ground up to dramatically improve student outcomes. We also work with school, district, and state leaders to create the instructional systems necessary to support these changes. To shift systems for teacher professional learning, we recommend that partnerships with school systems extend over 3 to 5 years. We start by directly facilitating professional learning and then gradually passing the responsibility off to Lab Leaders through continuous coaching support. Eventually, systems run their own Labs and local Cycles independently.

Our model is based on the best educational research and years of experience using exceptional instructional materials with teachers. Our team of educators is committed to ensuring all students — especially students traditionally underserved by school systems — meet the academic and social expectations necessary to succeed now and in the future. Our partners believe in the power of great teaching to inspire students at all levels to learn and grow.

Network of Partners

In School Year 2020-21 (SY20-21), Teaching Lab supported over 30 school systems across 13 states, reaching 5,000 educators and over 400,000 students, and we also directly supported six state education departments. To date, Teaching Lab has reached over 10,000 educators across 24 states, serving over 1,000,000 students. Of the students in our school and district partner systems this year, 

• 75% receive free or reduced lunch (FRPL)

• 71% are students of color

• 10% are students learning English, with several partners serving > 30% of students learning English
  

Who Works at Teaching Lab?

Teaching Lab is a learning organization consisting of a mission-driven team of over 40 employees and 100+ part-time consultants. The vast majority of our team members are accomplished former or current educators or instructional leaders. Our team members are instructional experts with experience in evidence-based ELA and math instruction, curriculum-based professional learning, and designing best-in-class in-person and virtual professional learning experiences. 

Team diversity is a major priority at Teaching Lab, and our goal is to ensure our workforce mirrors the racial diversity of the students we serve. Currently:

• 54% of our employees identify as people of color,

• 67% of our Executive Team members identify as people of color, and

• 57% of our board members identify as people of color.