Where the Art and Science of Instruction Meet
At the Educators’ Residency, we believe impactful teaching grows from real-world practice, not just theory. That is why we partner with schools, districts, and other educational entities to create immersive, hands-on professional learning experiences where educators can experiment, play, practice, apply, and reflect to create rich learning experiences for all students.
Our Approach
The Educators’ Residency is a professional learning organization grounded in the belief that teaching is both an art and a science. We combine research-based best practice with real-time, job-embedded support to help educators bridge the gap between theory and practice by building relevant content knowledge, sharpening instructional skills, and developing pedagogical craft.
Much like a medical or artist residency, we create space for hands-on learning, authentic coaching, and professional collaboration. By partnering with schools and educational communities, we reduce the isolation educators often feel and foster networks of support and shared growth. Teaching requires continual practice, reflection, and refinement, and we provide the structured support to do that in the context of your educational community.
Education is not a static endeavor. Research evolves, young people change, political contexts shift, and the world keeps moving. As a result, we aim to ensure that educators have meaningful opportunities to learn, practice, and integrate new practices into their work in the service of effective learner-centered instruction.
What We Do
Our Focus is Instruction. Period.
At the heart of everything we do is a deep commitment to meaningful teaching and learning. We understand that schools are complex ecosystems made up of people, systems, and structures. We work within that complexity to keep our focus where it matters most: creating impactful learning experiences that enable students to thrive. We partner with schools, districts, networks, organizations, and state education departments to develop clear, actionable, and strategic instructional plans that elevate instruction and learning. Together, we turn vision into practice, ensuring that exceptional instruction becomes the norm.
Our collaborative process includes:
Conducting a comprehensive needs assessment by engaging stakeholders and understanding the current educational landscape
Developing a shared instructional vision that communicates an understanding of instructional excellence with aligned priorities
Identifying and strengthening enabling conditions, including systems, structures, and routines, to support sustained instructional growth
Examining mindsets and building on strengths while addressing areas for growth across the learning community
Designing a strategic professional learning plan with clear goals, benchmarks, and an actionable path forward
Our Results
Successfully spearheaded an early learning project in three major school districts in Northern California focused on multilingual learner supports in Tier 1 instruction, as evidenced by 88% of coaches and teachers reporting that they feel more prepared to support a student-centered learning environment as a result of the project work.
Successfully led the Wichita Public Schools Teacher Induction Office in comprehensive professional learning focused on coaching for equity with students growing up in poverty and multilingual learners, resulting in a cumulative Net Promoter Score of 75 for all professional learning training delivery.
Effectively managed a comprehensive Odell High School Literacy Program curriculum project in Aldine, Texas, as evidenced by 100% of the District Literacy Coaches and the ELA Program Director reporting that the consultation highly impacted their coaching skills and leadership.
88% of Albuquerque and Centennial teachers reported they are “quite confident” or “extremely confident” in implementing key takeaways and/or strategies discussed during Odell professional learning training.
