Marshall Memo creator and author and former Boston principal Kim Marshall is widely regarded as one of the leading voices on teacher coaching and evaluation.
Kim Marshall combines years of experience as a building administrator and as a writer and researcher to help building leaders and their teams rethink the traditional teacher evaluation process, in favor of a different system that builds trust with teachers, promotes engagement and sets clear expectations, driving a culture of higher student outcomes.
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Entire Video Library $195 (annually)
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At RocketPD, we recognize how many priorities compete for your attention. That’s why each of our programs is created to meet you (or your team) where you are in your learning journey.
Whether you’re a school district leader looking to generate support for strategic initiatives and support your team, or a single educator in pursuit of frameworks and practical ideas to power your day-to-day and advance your career, RocketPD features live and asynchronous learning from the best and brightest K-12 thought leaders on the planet, with a clear plan to make every learning experience affordable, accessible and deeply impactful for you.
Practical lessons on the topics that matter to you & your schools.
Respected educators & authors deliver proven frameworks for your toughest challenges.
Password-protected learning portal & custom mobile app makes your content accessible from anywhere.
Asynchronous courses & live cohorts give educators more ‘voice & choice’ in their professional-learning journey.
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RocketPD is a leading professional-learning community for K-12 educators and their teams. Our selection of asynchronous video-based courses, live virtual cohorts and custom implementation workshops were designed to provide access to “journey-based” professional learning, delivered by the world’s top experts, on the topics of strategic importance to K-12 schools. Learn more about the Empowered Educator Experience and how it’s different from what you’re currently doing.
The RocketPD Community Newsletter is free (sign up here) and delivered monthly via email. In it, you’ll receive a curated selection of research, inspiring stories and resources confronting the toughest challenges facing K-12 education. As a member of the RocketPD Learning Community, you’ll also receive priority access and pricing to our growing library of video-based asynchronous and live virtual professional learning cohorts on a range of topics, including family engagement, teacher supervision, blended learning, AI in schools, school culture, adult wellness, reading instruction, communications and more. Plus, invitations to live and virtual special events featuring our roster of nationally and internally recognized speakers and educators.
In addition to our free Community Newsletter, RocketPD partners with school districts to provide video-based asynchronous and live virtual cohort-based professional learning programs delivered by nationally and internationally recognized speakers and authors on topics of strategic importance to K-12 schools.
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We’re always expanding our topics. As of this school year, the following topics are available for exploration: family engagement, teacher supervision, school culture, blended learning, AI in schools, school leadership, adult wellness, school communications. Don’t see a topic you’re interested in here? Email us at [email protected] to see how we can help.
A sample of our lineup includes content from Dr. Luvelle Brown, author of Create a Culture of Love; Dr. Steve Constantino, author of the Engage Every Family; Beth Estill, internationally recognized reading specialist and phonics expert; Dr. Michael Hinojosa, former superintendent of the Dallas Independent School District and National Superintendent of the Year; Dr. A.J. Juliani, best-selling author and educator; Kim Marshall, former Boston principal and author of the Marshall Memo; Carla Tantillo-Philibert, adult SEL expert, author and founder of Class Catalyst; Dr. Douglas Reeves, international education consultant and author; Veronica V. Sopher, former school communications director and nationally recognized speaker and presenter; and Dr. Catlin Tucker, former Teacher of the Year and author of the Shift to Student-Led. In addition to content from these leaders, RocketPD adds new content and thought leaders to the platform on a rolling basis.
Our content has been created with the needs of individual educators and school district teams in mind. To date, we have delivered thousands of hours of professional learning to more than 4,000 educators across more than 850 school districts. Titles include: teacher, principal, curriculum director, technology director, professional development director, family engagement director, Title I director, assistant superintendent, superintendent and more. Individual and team packages are available.
Two reasons: (1) Educators learn best from other educators, but finding quality professional learning delivered by compelling instructors is hard; (2) Getting buy-in from teachers and staff on key initiatives means supporting their professional curiosities and continuous development around those key initiatives. RocketPD was created to help schools and school districts address both of these critical needs, while helping educators achieve and sustain strategic goals and professional learning and/or career objectives over time.
Absolutely. We’ve had educators use a variety of federal, state and local funds and grants to procure our services for their teams. Title II and ESSER funds were the two most-used resources in the 2023-2024 school year. Payment plans are also available for educators on a case-by-case basis.
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