The Educator Collaborative

The Educator Collaborative is a think tank and educational consulting organization working to innovate the ways educators learn together. We aim to serve children and the adults who teach, learn, and grow alongside them. From our biannual, online conference day, “TheEdCollab Gathering,” which draws tens of thousands of views from countries throughout the world, to intimate classroom-based labsites, we have supported thousands upon thousands of educators in developing literacy practices to meet the needs of students. We aim to not just be “providers,” but members of the District family. We value building trusting, respectful, and collaborative relationships that last years. Our work is internationally recognized and we are frequently called upon to consult, speak, and serve. We provide services to schools, literacy organizations, universities, and government bodies across the country and around the world. We are a trusted and experienced voice in literacy education, working with K-12 educators across urban, suburban, rural, private, and international school settings. Our expertise is in designing high quality, inspirational, and immediately practical professional learning that facilitates educators in strengthening research-based, classroom proven, literacy pedagogy through an anti-bias, culturally affirming lens. Our research-based approach to educator professional development aims to build capacity within schools, districts, and networks, in which we work. As adults develop a deeper knowledge of literacy content, methods, assessment practices, and environment building, they are better equipped to plan for and respond to the developmental needs of the diverse, multilingual students in their care. Our whole-school approach includes supporting classroom teachers, instructional coaches, and leaders. The organization serves to study, inquire, and grow along side the schools and educators we partner with.