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Retain and Empower New Educators: Coaching Strategies for Teacher Success
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST
Presented by Jason Taylor, Principal, Platte Valley Middle School (CO); Alea Thompson, Director of Programs and Impact, TeachUNITED; and Heather Hiebsch, CEO and Founder, TeachUNITED
Sponsored by TeachUNITED
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Nearly half of new teachers leave the profession within their first five years, and 90% report symptoms of burnout. Keeping new teachers not only surviving but thriving isn’t easy, but coaching can make all the difference. View this edWebinar to discover how effective coaching can reduce teacher turnover, empower new educators, build their confidence, and improve their classroom success.
Grounded in a proven coaching framework, this session explores strategies for supporting new teachers through differentiated coaching, relationship building, and actionable feedback. We share strategies for:
- Creating practical, easy-to-deploy coaching systems
- Building burnout-reducing mentoring programs that don’t overwhelm your staff
- Offering feedback and tools that you can use right away
This recorded edWebinar is designed for K-12 school and district leaders who want actionable ideas to better support their teachers and strengthen retention. Discover new ways to keep your teachers excited, engaged, and ready to succeed—all while empowering your students to do the same.
Viewers walk away with easy-to-use tools, fresh ideas, and a coaching roadmap to help create a positive and supportive culture in your schools. Join us for this conversation and take the first step toward coaching that truly works!
About the Presenters
Jason Taylor, 2024 CASE Middle School Principal of the Year, is a transformational leader who has been serving the people of Northern Colorado. For the last 11 years, he has been the Principal at Platte Valley Middle School in Kersey, CO. Before his current appointments, Jason taught band at the middle school and high school levels and worked as a floor hand on a drilling rig in Colorado’s DJ Basin. For many years, his school has welcomed administrators and teachers from across the state to observe and learn the systems and structures that have led Platte Valley Middle School to become one of the outstanding middle schools in Colorado. Jason also serves on the Reisher Foundation Scholarship committee, the State Advisory Council for Parental Involvement in Education, and the Boards of Directors for the Colorado Association of Middle Level Educators and the Colorado Association of Secondary School Principals.
With more than 15 years in education as a classroom teacher, global program manager, and Director of Impact, Alea Thompson is passionate about serving students and educators. She began as a high school English teacher at a vocational school in Massachusetts, then completed a master’s in teaching and postsecondary work in educational policy studies. Her research has focused on the successful implementation of educational policies within schools. In her work with education programs at TeachUNITED, Alea centers a cycle of continuous improvement that ensures they are constantly looking for new ways to support students. In her day-to-day work, she oversees TeachUNITED’s global professional development programs, monitoring and evaluation work, and impact studies.
Heather Hiebsch is the Co-founder and CEO of TeachUNITED, a non-profit dedicated to transforming education by empowering teachers and strengthening district capacity. Prior to TeachUNITED, she was the founding principal of a nationally recognized K-12 school of innovation. She brings over 20 years of experience driving measurable student success and implementing evidence-based solutions. A Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Education Entrepreneur, Heather has delivered keynotes at the Digital Learning Conference and has been featured in EdWeek, Forbes, and the Christensen Institute. Passionate about expanding access to quality education, she is committed to improving student outcomes and ensuring great teachers thrive in the profession.
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TeachUNITED is a nonprofit providing sustainable professional learning to measurably increase student outcomes and teacher retention. Working alongside school districts, LEAs, and state departments of education, TeachUNITED focuses on educators because teacher quality is the single biggest lever impacting student success. Through evidence-based teacher and administrator coaching, TeachUNITED helps isolated and under-resourced educators tangibly shift their practice with dramatic impact on student outcomes: Increased the number of students on grade level in math by 93%, 55% more low-income students were reading and writing on grade level, and 100% of TU schools reported improved teacher retention.
TeachUNITED programs are designed by and for small and rural schools to ensure educators receive the support to deepen and enhance their pedagogical skills and abilities. In addition, the supportive TeachUNITED learning community provides a network to focus on sustaining student outcomes, a commitment to improved teaching practice, and the application of a continuous improvement cycle.
