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After three years of attending a school in the EL Education network, students gain an average of seven months in reading achievement and 10 months in math achievement. Teachers who participated in EL Education’s professional development program aligned with its curriculum significantly improved their instructional practices after one year, and after two years saw positive effects on student achievement.  \nChange strategy:  \n(1) Introduces a positive disruption by focusing on changing how teachers teach, rather than simply the material that they cover in class. (2) Focuses on the “whole learner” by infusing character throughout all facets of the model, and explicitly through small groups of students called Crews in its school model. (3) Fosters supportive relationships among educators by bringing them together in training institutesand other forums to work collaboratively in implementing its school model and curriculum.  \nHelping Teachers to Foster Learning and Build Character  \nBy Lija Farnham and Emma Nothmann  \n“Schools ask us to come in and focus time and attention on kids,” says Ron Berger, chief academic officer of EL Education, a national nonprofit with a 25-year track record of inspiring teachers and students to achieve more than they thought possible.“And we tell them, it’s not just about kids; it’s about us as adults. Our vision of building student character is predicated on a school culture that changes how adults interact with each other and with kids.”  \nEL Education, originally called Expeditionary Learning, grew out of a 1991 collaboration between the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Outward Bound USA.1 From the outset, it created a whole-school transformation model that addresses every aspect of a school’s instructional program, culture, and leadership.“Kids in traditional schools sometimes act like they’re on a cruise ship, where they sit on deck and  \n1 The Bridgespan Group has assisted EL Education with strategic planning.  \nPhoto, above: Students and their teacher at Hollis Innovation Academy, an EL Education school in Atlanta, GA.  \nCredit: EL Education  \n1  \nCASE STUDY  \nteachers bring them stuff to do,” Berger told the Washington Post.“We think of school more like a sailing schooner, where everybody, both kids and adults, are pitching in and swabbing the deck but also charting the course.”2  \nEL Education advocates a three-dimensional view of student achievement that puts  \ncharacter side-by-side with mastery of rigorous content and high quality work. That means  \nteachers and school leaders must model a school-wide culture of respect and compassion, and prioritize social and emotional learning and supportive classroom environments, along with fostering high-quality academic learning.  \nTeachers and students pitch in to implement two core EL Education elements: “expeditionary learning” projects that involve small groups of students as active learners with teachers as their guides; and small groups of students  \ncalled Crews who stick together throughout the school year and meet daily along with a teacher-adviser to support and challenge each other.  \nEL Education’s model helps teachers form a fuller picture of each student so they can better support them socially, emotionally, and academically. Crew teams are the key to making this happen. These small groups usually meet for at least a half hour a day and typically remain together as the students move from grade to grade. Teachers, and sometimes administrators, serve as Crew leaders. The leaders’ effectiveness does not come from su","cbCaihJ0rFwJpPOG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihJ0rFwJpPOG","pdf",1160406,"English","# Case Study\n## Goal and Impact\n## Change Strategy\n## Helping Teachers to Foster Learning and Build Character\n## Expeditionary Learning Projects and Crews\n## Whole-School Transformation Model\n## Evidence of Effectiveness","[{\"question\":\"What is EL Education’s primary goal in this case study?\",\"answer\":\"EL Education aims to increase student engagement and achievement by focusing on mastery, character, and high-quality student work.\"},{\"question\":\"How does EL Education change teaching practices?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes changing how teachers teach rather than only what they cover, and uses professional development aligned with its curriculum to improve instructional practice.\"},{\"question\":\"What are “Crews” and how are they used in the school model?\",\"answer\":\"Crews are small student groups that meet daily with a teacher-adviser throughout the school year to support and challenge students through relationship-building.\"}]","CASE STUDY - Helping Teachers to Foster Learning and Build Character | PDF",13]