Resources For All
Findings For The Field
Teaching Lab started releasing Findings For The Field (formerly known as our annual Impact Report) in 2020 as a way to share our findings on the impact we’ve had on educator mindsets, knowledge, practices, and student learning each year. Our extensive research agenda includes surveys, observations, and student work sample reviews taken at multiple points during the school year.
More To Explore
The Teaching Lab model is based on rigorous research, which we summarize as Head, Heart, and Habits — with educational equity as the end goal.
The results that come out of this rigorous research include resources that not only reveal the deep inner workings of our model, but also provide professional learning scopes and sequences.
Explore these resources for free, and thank you for learning and growing with us.
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Foundational Skills Instruction
Bring a robust approach to your data collection with regards to foundational skills instruction.
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Accelerating Learning in Math
Our guide to help you accelerate learning and planning just-in-time supports.
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Adaptive Professional Learning
Curriculum-adaptive PL specifically to accelerate instructional recovery from COVID-19.
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Who is Teaching Lab?
Learn more about our Professional Learning model and approach.
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PL Scope and Sequence
Year 1 and 2 scope and sequence, aligned to EL Education K-5 Curriculum.
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PL Scope and Sequence
An example professional learning scope and sequence for Illustrative Math curriculum.
Instructional Support
The following resources are focused on instruction supports, specific to subjects and/or curricula.
Teaching Lab’s Principles for Distance and Hybrid Instruction
A planning resource to deliver fully remote or hybrid learning contexts.
Using a Culturally-Responsive Teaching (CRT) Lens to Plan for Remote & Hybrid Instruction (Inspired by Equity: Wisconsin’s Model to Inform Culturally Responsive Practices
A planning resource to integrate CRT practices for remote and hybrid instruction.
Lesson Internalization & Preparation Guide (Math)
A planning resource for math lesson internalization.
“Head, Heart, and Habits + Equity” Checklists for School & System-level Leaders
A series of checklists for school & system-level leaders to consider High-Quality Professional Learning characteristics, conditions, and culturally responsive approaches.
Diverse Learners Planning Guide, aligned with the ELA Guidebooks Curriculum
Planning guidance for educators supporting diverse learners, specifically developed for ELA Guidebooks Curriculum. Sample pages below:
High Quality Professional Learning Vision & Theory Workbook for System Leaders
A workbook for school and system leaders to build a high quality professional learning vision and theory for change.
Case Studies Featuring Teaching Lab
Learn how Teaching Lab works with our partners to advance educational equity through instructional improvement.
How to Accelerate Learning for All Students in the 2020–21 School Year | Carnegie NY
Carnegie Corporation of New York grantees support grade-level instruction to overcome lost learning caused by the pandemic
Fortunately, there are school systems, curriculum developers, and professional learning providers encouraging a different approach. They advocate beginning the year with grade-level work underscored by high-quality curriculum and professional learning to help teachers ensure success. The key idea is to accelerate student learning rather than remediate it.
Equity in Action: Lafayette Parish School System | Carnegie NY
A cycle of inquiry enables teachers to break big challenges into smaller steps and map a course to higher standards
This article is part of a series of stories included in The Elements: Transforming Teaching through Curriculum-Based Professional Learning. It explores how professional learning anchored in high-quality curriculum materials allows teachers to experience the instruction their students will receive and change their instructional practices, leading to better student outcomes.
Podcasts featuring Teaching Lab
Listen to Teaching Lab team members on podcasts discussing the importance of high-quality professional learning grounded in educational equity.
Can Teacher Professional Development Be Saved?
Sarah Johnson is the CEO of Teaching Lab, a leading non-profit professional learning organization for educators. She joins Mike Palmer in this episode to explore why Professional Development or “PD” has a bad reputation among educators and how Sarah and team are trying to turn things around.
Interview with Sarah Johnson - Season 7: Episode 25
After serving as the organization’s board chair, Sarah Johnson joined Teaching Lab from the Overdeck Family Foundation, where she created and managed the Exceptional Educators Portfolio, a set of investments focused on improving teaching and learning nationwide.
Engagement, Community, & Training for Educators
In this episode of Keystone Education Radio, host Annette Stevenson speaks with Teaching Lab CEO Sarah Johnson on the important work her organization is doing to support and train teachers as they work to engage students now and going forward.
Teaching Lab’s Team Member Voices
The thought leadership and expertise of our talented staff is often highlighted outside of our organization. Below you’ll find articles and blogs featuring or written by our team.
