Next Education Workforce Virtual Site Visit

What do team-based strategic school staffing models look like in action? 

What impact do these models have on students, families and educators? 

What’s required to implement educator teams at the school and system levels?

Welcome to the Next Education Workforce™ virtual site visit, hosted by Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation. 

We’re so excited for what you’re about to see: Collaboration. Voice and choice. And a greater sense of belonging. And that’s for both students and educators. 

Watch the welcome video at right, then register now for instant access to see these innovative, team-based models in action. 

Please note: If you've previously participated in Next Education Workforce professional learning online and attempt to access the site visit without registering, you may see an error message: "This recording is only available for specific ticket types." Please register for full access.

Kyrene de las Manitas Innovation Academy

The school first piloted a team-based approach in the fall of 2019. In response to strong interest from families, they grew the program each subsequent year. The preK–8 campus now fields educator teams school wide.

Westwood High School

At Westwood, students are distributed across six Academy Teams. Each core team consists of at least four educators: a lead teacher and three certified teachers. Depending on students’ needs, special educators, English Language Learner educators, residents and paraeducators may also be included.

Stevenson Elementary School

Stevenson is a Title I school in Mesa, Arizona that takes a dynamic approach to serving about 700 students in pre–K through 6th grade. The school’s Next Education Workforce model wraps teams of educators around students in Grades K–6 with the goal of providing deeper and personalized learning.

Implementation

Learn how school leaders support the shift to team-based models.

Planning

Learn how educator teams maximize their planning time.

Student experience

Learn how team-based models help educators deepen and personalize student learning.

Teacher experience

Learn how team-based models create supportive, highly effective environments where educators thrive.

School and system leaders

Learn how school and system leaders scale efforts and manage change.