Technical Assistance
Materials Designed for Customization
GTL Center staff create a wide range of resources and tools as they provide intensive supports to states and districts. Once we have them refined and tested, we share those technical assistance resources here for anyone to customize and use. Explore the resources below and then reach out to us for support in modifying them to meet your local needs.
Explore our tools and toolkits that focus on a selection of evidence-based strategies for state and district equitable access planning, including:
- Mentoring and Induction in High-Need Contexts
- Data Tools for Diversifying the Educator Workforce
- Teacher Leadership Strategies
- Grow Your Own Programs
- Teacher Shortages in Special Education
Customizable training materials designed to increase the capacity of state, district, and school leaders to design and implement strong educator effectiveness systems. Topics include:
- Turnaround Leadership Competencies and Coaching
- Using Teacher Effectiveness Data
- Teaching Conditions
- Social and Emotional Learning for Educators and Students
- Educator Evaluation Feedback and Professional Learning
Quick Reads
Every year, the GTL Center receives multiple requests from state education agencies for quick, short summaries about the latest research, best practices, or current policies on a range of educator effectiveness topics. To share these "fast response" projects with a wider audience, we turn them into short snapshots and briefs that you can explore below.
Evidence Snapshots
State and district leaders can use Evidence Snapshots to make informed policy decisions that take into account the evidence base for key equitable access strategies that can improve supports for great teachers and leaders, including:
- Evidence-Based Practices to Support Equity: A Snapshot on Mentoring and Induction (February 2018)
- Evidence-Based Practices to Support Equity: A Snapshot on Diversifying the Educator Workforce (Forthcoming 2019)
Policy Snapshots
Written for governors, state legislators, and their staff, Policy Snapshots provide an overview of the latest information, research, and policy trends on critical educator quality topics in a quick, easy format.
Ask the Team Briefs
Quick, easy-to-read briefs summarizing key examples, strategies, and research findings compiled from the most pressing questions from the field about educator effectiveness.