The Bay Area has always been the epicenter of NTC’s great work and an incubator of innovation for the organization. Since 2003, NTC has provided research-based professional development and coaching to thousands of educators in the Bay Area. Over this time, NTC has supported Bay Area communities to build and sustain Optimal Learning Environments, implement new curricula, and develop equity-grounded mindsets necessary for teaching and learning to flourish.
NTC’s programming in the Bay Area includes:
- Professional Learning Systems: The next frontier of NTC’s work, which will be piloted in LA County, explores how we support partners to create Optimal Learning Ecosystems. In Optimal Learning Ecosystems, all components of a system are aligned to students’ most pressing needs and work in tandem to create the conditions necessary for educators and students to thrive. Learn more about this work here.
- Curriculum Implementation: We believe that the adoption of high-quality instructional materials presents a unique opportunity to empower educators to use curriculum as one of many tools for equity in the classroom. NTC provides curriculum implementation support through training, professional learning, and resource development to ensure a smooth transition.
- Teacher Induction and Instructional Coaching: NTC’s coaching model is grounded in best practices in adult learning theory, including a focus on real-world application and job-embedded support. We believe that support for educators must be ongoing – not a one-and-done professional learning experience – and focused on cycles of continuous improvement.
- Direct-to-Educator: The most effective professional learning supports teachers to regularly reflect on their own experiences and develop an understanding of who their students are in and outside of school. NTC offers teachers the Direct-to-Educator (DTE) experience, opening access to world-class experts to inspire change in practice. DTE provides a personalized, online platform for teachers to build their skills and knowledge of self and students.
Our partners in the Bay Area include:
- Oakland Unified School District (OUSD): NTC’s work in OUSD provides English Language Arts teachers with foundational professional development, coaching, and weekly teacher collaborations to ensure teachers are well-supported to meaningfully differentiate high-quality ELA materials for their diverse learners. NTC’s support of OUSD is grounded in a coherent K-12 vision for literacy to ensure that the district’s curriculum takes root through coherent instructional systems. As a long-time partner of the district, NTC uses a community-based approach by engaging OUSD stakeholders up and down the system.
- San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD): Over the past several years, NTC has supported SFUSD’s school leadership pathway through work that is deeply aligned to the district’s strategic priorities, including removing barriers to leadership opportunities, particularly for candidates of color. Currently, working in collaboration with SFUSD, NTC is providing ongoing support to the district’s Human Resources department focused on supporting equity-driven practices that provide pathways to central office leadership roles in the district and accelerating SFUSD’s efforts to support all stakeholders to understand career progression opportunities in the district.
Want to learn more about NTC’s work in the Bay Area? Please contact Rachel Franchilli at rfranchilli@newteachercenter.org or visit us online at newteachercenter.org.
