
Empowering Student Learning with “I Can” Statements in the Classroom
When it comes to nurturing an environment where students feel capable, confident, and ready to engage, few tools are as effective as “I can” statements.
Indiana Department of Education Approved
Educational Directions is, once again, an approved Technical Assistance Partner to Indiana Schools in all three Priority areas for the 2023 – 24 school year. We have an array of custom-designed services to help your school achieve more.
Helping Indiana schools create substantial change relevant to local school needs.
The Indiana Department of Education asked us to focus our School Improvement Technical Assistance responses in these three categories.
Academic
Mastery
Career & Postsecondary
Readiness
Sustainable
Infrastructure
We offer an array of services, all fully customized to help your schools achieve greater results. Let’s talk about how Educational Directions can work with you to design a plan to improve student outcomes, close academic gaps, create leadership pipelines, and boost test scores in your schools today.
Ed Directions fully-customizes services to support Indiana educators, and meet your unique challenges. Our programs help schools meet the social/emotional needs of students, and aim to face the challenges by:
We offer an number of programs and services that will improve student outcomes and provide school leaders and administration innovative ways to meet the needs of students.
We have provided training and ongoing coaching/mentoring support for state departments of education, regional consortia, school districts, and individual schools in several states. We have also provided “pipeline training” and mentoring for staff in support of the grooming process for future academic leaders.
This requires an ongoing monitoring of data streams above and beyond scores and requires academic leaders and teachers to identify and remediate/eliminate attitudes, practices, and perceptions that are barriers to a “success for all” culture. This approach has enabled Ed Directions to lead the radical change of school culture in schools where the culture was judged to be toxic for any students who were at-risk for any reason
In working with various districts and schools, Ed Directions has developed several proprietary systems that support student responsive schools. These systems enable us to:
When it comes to nurturing an environment where students feel capable, confident, and ready to engage, few tools are as effective as “I can” statements.
Use this checklist during a school walkthrough to identify potential risks, ensure compliance with health and safety standards, and create a safer environment for students,
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