our approach

This is how we make it work.

We help schools, school systems, and non-profit organizations solve their instructional and leadership challenges through our seven principles to effective instruction. Our approach results in

• Increased  equity, access, and achievement of students enrolled in rigorous courses such as Gifted and Talented, honors, and Advanced Placement classes.
• Increased rigor in the classroom and increased access to rigorous instruction for all students.
• Students who meet or exceed standards through the application of effective differentiation strategies.
• Professional development sessions that are immediately useful in the classroom.
• Strategies that support struggling students while at the same time challenge gifted students — without increasing workload.
• “Strategic conversations” with your teaching staff that can be directly tied to increased quality in the classroom.
• Increased capacity of your current staff to support underprepared students in high-level courses such as Gifted and Talent, honors, pre-Advanced Placement, and Advanced Placement classes.
• Active professional learning teams around ongoing professional learning.
• Equitable Advanced Placement programs.
• A college-bound culture throughout the school.
• Professional development practices aligned with school goals.

This is so much more than off-the-shelf professional development. This is an approach designed to meet your challenges and implemented as a team with Mindsteps as your partner in achieving sustainable student achievement.