Valuable Tools for Educators

Resources
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Presentation Equity Teaching Strategies Finding Joy in Group Work View ResourceThis resource helps teachers create inclusive, engaging group work experiences using Complex Instruction (CI). It provides strategies to promote equitable participation, recognize and shift student status, and establish actionable norms. Teachers can use these insights to foster deeper learning, collaboration, and student confidence in their classrooms.
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Publication Inquiry Teacher Leadership Developing Teacher Leader Efficacy to Address Attrition View ResourceThis study examines the link between teacher leadership and the retention of early-career math and science teachers. Using survey data from a five-year fellowship, it explores how teacher leader efficacy—teachers’ belief in their ability to influence education beyond their classroom—can enhance retention through leadership development and practitioner inquiry.
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Professional Learning Resource Community Building Inquiry Collaborative Inquiry Guide View ResourceCollaborative inquiry supports small groups of teachers working together to strengthen equitable teaching practices and deepen students’ learning. This process begins with identifying a question about how students are learning, collecting and analyzing data in support of that question, and then using insights gained throughout the process to modify instructional practices.
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Presentation Equity Teacher Leadership Collaborative Conversations for Equitable Practices View ResourceThis tool aids early career STEM teachers in meaningful discussions about implementing equitable teaching practices across all grade bands and content levels.
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Publication Science Teaching Strategies Knowles Senior Fellow, Destinee Cooper, Published in The Science Teacher View ResourceKnowles Senior Fellow Destinee Cooper and Dr. Brooke Whitworth explore how collaborative modeling helps students connect molecular structure to observable properties in chemistry.