The need for high-quality, scalable teacher professional development (PD) in underserved and rural districts is critical, as access is limited or often non-existent due to challenges like poverty, low budgets, and geographic isolation. These global inequities for teachers are leading to learning poverty for rural students, especially in the most remote and underserved areas.
Partnering with schools and districts, TeachUNITED empowers educators in small and rural school systems with high-impact strategies to develop each student’s full potential. Our evidence-based program helps teachers tangibly shift their practice with proven impact:
United States: 115% of expected growth on standardized assessments;
Costa Rica: 12% increase in school pass rates;
Tanzania: 74% increase in secondary school promotion rates. Despite the pandemic, students saw a 21% increase in math and 18% increase in literacy compared to control schools.
HOW IT WORKS
Schools & districts sign MOUs. Then committed teachers work with TU Coaches to move through an evidence-based curriculum to learn to create engaging, data-driven, student-centered classrooms. The program is delivered in-person and via self-paced digital courses and can be delivered off-grid for remote schools. Newly trained teachers mentor others to leverage teacher expertise for sustained growth and transformation.
Since 2016, TU has grown our replicable program from 7 schools and 1,700 students to a global network reaching 108,000+ students. Operating in East Africa, Latin America, and the United States, we have reached 2,800+ teachers at 432 schools and districts.
We are sustainably scaling our program via a partnership-based model. In the US, schools, districts, and Depts of Ed pay for the program. Our digital, cohort-based learning model ensures we keep the program affordable for even the smallest school. In East Africa & Latin America, we grow via 1) collaboration with local, regional & national government partners and 2) NGO partners where we utilize our expertise in teacher capacity building to move into new areas and accelerate the important work already happening in communities.
If you are an NGO working in schools in any region around the world, a district leader, school administrator, or teacher, or you know of a school that could benefit our program, visit our website to learn more and connect.
Program Information: https://www.teachunited.org/us-schools
In Spanish: https://www.teachunited.org/latin-america-program
To join or get involved: info@teachunited.org.
