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Instructional Practices & Learning Expectations

Great teaching practices are built through collaboration, shared learning, and a commitment to growth. At Compass, we partner with educators and school teams to strengthen the practices, systems, and expectations that shape every student’s experience. Whether you’re working to align curriculum, improve classroom culture, refine grading practices, or build more inclusive and collaborative learning environments, we’re here to help you get there. 

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Classroom & Team Support Offerings

PLC Facilitation

We’ll help educators use Professional Learning Communities to collaborate, reflect on their practice, share what’s working, and continuously improve to create a culture of learning that benefits students and teachers alike. 

Supportive Classroom

Learn how to build a collaborative classroom environment that works for everyone in the room, from certified staff to paraprofessionals, parent volunteers, and mentors. Participants in this training explore co-teaching models, roles, and data collection tools that help the whole team show up for students. 

Student Centered Learning

Engaged students learn better. We support student engagement by helping educators build a dynamic, interactive classroom that captures student interest, encourages active participation, and creates positive, learner-driven experiences day in and day out. 

Evolving Grading Practices

When the focus shifts from grades to feedback, students tend to take ownership of their learning. Our team will help educators develop practical processes for implementing grading practices that raise expectations, inform instruction, and empower students to understand and drive their own progress. 

Essential Standards & Visible Learning

Clarity between teachers and their students is at the heart of great instruction. We offer processes and protocols to help educators identify essential standards, align them with lesson plans, and make learning goals visible and meaningful for every student. 

Curriculum & Resource Alignment

Effective teaching starts with knowing your curriculum inside and out. This training gives educators strategies for aligning their curriculum with standards and integrating learning objectives, assessments, and instructional practices for greater classroom success 

Co-Teaching Coaching & Training

Co-teaching is an educational model where two certified teachers share a classroom—collaborating on lesson planning, instruction, assessment, and student support. When it works well, it means more personalized attention, more flexible grouping, and a stronger learning environment for every student. Our team prepares co-teaching pairs with the tools, structures, and communication strategies they need to make that partnership effective from day one, with ongoing coaching and classroom observations to keep the collaboration strong over time.  

Tiered Instruction: From Data to Impact

This professional learning experience guides educators through the process of analyzing student data, identifying instructional needs, selecting targeted interventions, and monitoring growth over time. Participants will gain practical tools and systems to support responsive instruction and ensure students receive the right level of support at the right time. 

Explicit Instruction

Explicit Instruction equips educators with clear, structured strategies proven to increase student achievement across grade levels and content areas. 

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Behavior

Meaningful behavior supports starts with relationships, respect, and a clear understanding of why the behavior occurs. We equip paraprofessionals, educators, administrators, and organizations with practical, dignity-centered strategies to identify the function of behavior, address skill gaps, and create consistent, supportive responses for every student.
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STEAM & Innovation

Innovative, hands-on STEAM approaches boost student engagement and build essential 21st-century skills. These flexible, tailored activities can support your program’s goals, increase participation, and help prepare students for future success.
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Let’s talk about how Professional Development through Compass could help your school.

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Coaching

Our coaches work side-by-side with teachers to provide personalized support and ongoing guidance. This helps translate what was learned in professional development and turn it into lasting change in the classroom. 

Embedded PD

Tight schedules and substitute shortages shouldn’t stand in the way of professional learning. With Embedded PD, our expert STEAM learning specialists lead hands-on activities with your students during the school day, while your teachers get dedicated time to grow with our specialists. This program is fully customizable to fit your school’s specific needs and ensures a seamless experience. 
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Data, Evaluation & Planning

From stakeholder engagement to implementation and monitoring, we help school systems build strategic plans that drive continuous improvement and long-term success. 

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Community & Family Engagement

Stronger family-school partnerships help kids succeed. We provide tools and strategies to connect families, educators, and communities for better student outcomes.

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Culture & Connection

Foster stronger relationships through experiences that build trust, improve communication, and align teams. When people feel connected, they can work together more effectively to support shared goals and positive outcomes.

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A future where schools, families, and communities are connected to support all individuals.

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