In collaboration with two regional comprehensive centers, the GTL Center facilitated five peer-to-peer engagements with state teams to identify local challenges related to educator shortages exacerbated by COVID19 and share strategies and opportunities to strengthen the educator workforce.
The Government of the Philippines has taken legislative action to address malnutrition, stunting, wasting, micronutrient deficiencies, and obesity–key issues affecting Filipino children’s health. AIR is conducting a mixed-methods impact and process evaluation of a program targeted to address these issues. ...
in 2022, the GTL Center engaged three state teams from Hawai'i, Ohio, and Louisiana to participate in a two-year, data-driven facilitated coaching process. State teams work with GTL Center coaches to find solutions that are built for sustainability, while also engaging the community in understanding the root causes of shortages. ...
AIR works with clients on a wide range of financial literacy education issues, including the creation or revision of high-quality standards, analysis of curriculum, and evaluation of the connections to post-secondary readiness and financial literacy. Our experts in financial literacy assessment track how students are doing across the nation and ...
The Center on Great Teachers and Leaders builds bridges from today's educator workforce challenges to a future where every student can thrive while learning from a highly qualified, talented, and diverse educator workforce.
The GTL Center’s Mentoring and Induction Toolkit is a ready-to-use resource for states working closely with districts to build strong mentoring and induction programs. Toolkit materials summarize research and best practices, highlight relevant examples, and provide streamlined processes for action planning. ...
A new AIR impact study calls attention to a new potential lever to reduce teacher burnout—instructional coaching that focuses on teachers’ successes in the classroom. The study
examined the impact of a program called MyTeachingPartner and found that the program increased participants' enthusiasm about teaching and lowered their negative sentiments about ...
Educators need professional growth supports that meet them exactly where they are in their career. New teachers entering the profession with minimal preparation need intensive coaching and supports. Veteran teachers need targeted opportunities focused elevating instructional practice and curriculum in high priority areas. Explore the GTL Center's resources and find ...
AIR's Teaching Conditions Survey is a valid, reliable survey centered around nine crucial teaching conditions factors:TimeFacilities and ResourcesCommunity Support and InvolvementManaging Student ConductTeacher LeadershipSchool LeadershipProfessional DevelopmentInstructional Practices and SupportNew Teacher SupportOur team has two decades of experience using the survey to assess and improve teaching conditions in wide-range of schools ...
The GTL Center's Teaching Conditions Toolkit assists states and districts in understanding what teaching conditions are and how improving key aspects of teaching conditions can create a more positive teaching and learning environment, raise teacher retention rates, and strengthen positive school culture. ...
