Partner Profile

Teaching Matters

Empower teachers to reach full potential through effective professional development.
teachingmatters.org
(212) 870-3505
Teaching Matters

was approved for the PLPG in

August 2024

.

The “Types of support we offer” and “Our curriculum expertise” are evaluated and approved by Rivet Education; all other information is self-reported. We recommend that you confirm details with each partner directly.

How are partners selected for the PL Partner Guide?
Who we are
Since 1994, Teaching Matters’ content specialists and instructional coaches have worked in partnership with teachers, schools and district leaders to ensure that all students, especially those who face hardships due to poverty and racial injustice, have equitable access to great teaching.
Types of support we offer
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Rivet Education evaluates this information

Adopting an ELA curriculum
Adopting a math curriculum
Adopting a science curriculum
Initial implementation
Ongoing implementation support for teachers
Ongoing implementation support for leaders
What are these phases?
Our curriculum expertise
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Rivet Education evaluates this information

ELA
EL Education Grades 6-8 Language Arts Curriculum (Second Edition) (2019)
EL Education K-5 Language Arts (2017)
Expeditionary Learning (2016)
Imagine Learning EL Education 6-8 Language Arts (2020)
Imagine Learning EL Education K-5 Language Arts (2019)
Into Reading (2020)
Math
enVision Mathematics Common Core (2020)
Imagine Learning Illustrative Mathematics 6-8 Math (2019)
Imagine Learning Illustrative Mathematics 9-12 (2019)
Kendall Hunt's Illustrative Mathematics 6-8 Math (2019)
Kendall Hunt's Illustrative Mathematics Traditional (2019)
Open Up Resources 6-8 Math (2017)
What is a high quality curriculum?
Our curriculum expertise

As a partner who exclusively supports the adoption phase of curriculum, Rivet does not evaluate their expertise in any particular high-quality instructional materials.

Certifications we've received
What does this certification mean?
Our Team

facilitators/coaches

51-75%

are non-white

Where we work
We have worked here
We are also willing to work here
Types of districts that we have experience working with
Traditional District
Charter
Private
Parochial
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Fewer than 2,500 students
2,500 to 10,000 students
10,000 to 50,000 students
50,000 to 100,000 students
More than 100,000 students
Greater than 60% of economically disadvantaged students
Greater than 20% of English language learners
Greater than 20% of students with disability
Greater than 80% students of color
Why is this important?
Empower teachers to reach full potential through effective professional development.
teachingmatters.org
(212) 870-3505
Teaching Matters

was approved for the PLPG in

August 2024

.

The “Types of support we offer” and “Our curriculum expertise” are evaluated and approved by Rivet Education; all other information is self-reported. We recommend that you confirm details with each partner directly.

How are partners selected for the PL Partner Guide?
Our Team

facilitators/coaches

51-75%

are non-white

Where we work
We have worked here
We are also willing to work here
Who we are
Since 1994, Teaching Matters’ content specialists and instructional coaches have worked in partnership with teachers, schools and district leaders to ensure that all students, especially those who face hardships due to poverty and racial injustice, have equitable access to great teaching.
Types of support we offer
PLPG Icon Blue
plpg icon color

Rivet Education evaluates this information

Adopting an ELA curriculum
Adopting a math curriculum
Adopting a science curriculum
Initial implementation
Ongoing implementation support for teachers
Ongoing implementation support for leaders
What are these phases?
Types of districts that we have experience working with
Traditional District
Charter
Private
Parochial
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Fewer than 2,500 students
2,500 to 10,000 students
10,000 to 50,000 students
50,000 to 100,000 students
More than 100,000 students
Greater than 60% of economically disadvantaged students
Greater than 20% of English language learners
Greater than 20% of students with disability
Greater than 80% students of color
Why is this important?
Our curriculum expertise
plpg icon color
PLPG Icon Blue

Rivet Education evaluates this information

ELA
EL Education Grades 6-8 Language Arts Curriculum (Second Edition) (2019)
EL Education K-5 Language Arts (2017)
Expeditionary Learning (2016)
Imagine Learning EL Education 6-8 Language Arts (2020)
Imagine Learning EL Education K-5 Language Arts (2019)
Into Reading (2020)
Math
enVision Mathematics Common Core (2020)
Imagine Learning Illustrative Mathematics 6-8 Math (2019)
Imagine Learning Illustrative Mathematics 9-12 (2019)
Kendall Hunt's Illustrative Mathematics 6-8 Math (2019)
Kendall Hunt's Illustrative Mathematics Traditional (2019)
Open Up Resources 6-8 Math (2017)
What is a high quality curriculum?
Our curriculum expertise

As a partner who exclusively supports the adoption phase of curriculum, Rivet does not evaluate their expertise in any particular high-quality instructional materials.

Certifications we've received
What does this certification mean?

This partner's approach and services

Sample scopes of work
What are these scopes?
How we address equity
At Teaching Matters we envision a nation where every student has equitable access to excellent teaching. Our mission is to close the opportunity gap of a radically unequal education system for underserved and historically marginalized children. We are committed to pursuing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all our work. By developing our own critical consciousness and examining and confronting our biases, we demonstrate our commitment to pursuing an equitable and inclusive organization and building those values and skills in our team, practices, and policies. Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CR-SE) anchors all of our professional development and partnerships with districts and schools.
Why is this important?
How we build district capacity
Highly successful curriculum adoption is characterized by three features: Compelling vision, process clarity, and trusting partnerships among stakeholders. We believe in structured collaboration at all levels of the system, including central leadership, district leadership, and school-based teams. District level collaboration will include district level planning in order to differentiate support based on each school’s strengths and areas of growth. Throughout the partnership, we will also support district level data analysis and reflection in order to monitor progress of curriculum adoption and its impact on teacher practice and student learning. Additionally, we will offer professional learning sessions that serve to socialize high expectations, review feedback, reinforce a common language of instruction, review data and student work products, and set collaborative next steps to achieve shared goals.
Why is this important?
How we provide curriculum-aligned PL

Workshops

Teaching Matters designs workshops that actively engage teachers in learning the content, pedagogy, assessment practices, and planning tools necessary for effective implementation of a high quality curriculum. Workshops are designed to equip teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to immediately apply what they have learned to improve practice.

Coaching

Curriculum-aligned coaching cycles with teachers are interconnected, sequential, goal-driven, and designed for school-specific contexts to guide internalization of content, implementation of the HQIM. Coaching cycles include opportunities for teachers to learn and implement new practices through professional development sessions, model lessons, and cycles of observation and feedback.

PLCs

Teaching Matters builds capacity at your school or district to sustain impactful professional learning by fostering collaboration and developing teachers to lead high-functioning professional learning communities (PLCs). We support PLCs to engage in disciplined inquiry, to foster continuous improvement of HQIM implementation, in alignment with professional learning goals.

Consultations

Teaching Matters consults directly with school leaders to support implementation of high quality instructional materials. We begin with a comprehensive needs assessment, resulting in a common understanding of student achievement and the most pressing needs for students and teachers. Then, we craft detailed action plans aligned with the identified needs.
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