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Dear ERG, I read your recent post about job hate and think I might need a job change. I love teaching and I love my students, but I don’t like all the other things I have to do. How should I start my move into doing something else? Signed, Need a Change Dear Need a…
Read MoreLessons Learned
July 1 is equal to New Year’s Day at ERG. Our work revolves around the school year, and most schools and school systems start fresh on July 1st. If staffing changes are going to be made, they usually happen at this time, along with funding and resource allocations. We’ve gotten used to this rhythm of…
Read MoreAll in a Summer’s Day
Yes, ERG is open all summer. One of the biggest things we get asked this time of year is if we work in the summer, and if so, what exactly do we do all day? It’s a fair question. Most of you see us out in schools during the year when kids are in classrooms.…
Read MoreNew Avenues to Better Teaching
This month ERG has focused on Instructional Leadership and Peer Coaching. In one of our recent newsletters it was noted that ” Leadership in education is about learning – and not just the empowerment of student learning. As instructional leaders, teachers assume a wide range of roles to support the learning needs of students –…
Read MoreRaving Fans
From the desk of Alice… I read a book called Raving Fans by Kenneth Blanchard when we first opened the doors of ERG in 2004. With limited background in business at that time, I tried to make the most of the content and have carried it forward through the 10 years of our work. Recently,…
Read MoreWhat Can Go Right
From the desk of Alice… When Hope and I started ERG, we never really considered the things that could go wrong. We were laser focused on all the things that were possible as we started on the journey of building a business to increase teacher capacity to ultimately help students. As I look at those…
Read MoreTen More
From the desk of Alice… Ten years ago, Hope and I were thinking about starting a business that would help educate parents so they could effectively be their child’s first teacher. At that time, Hope and I both had small children and many of our friends were wrestling with sending their kids to school. We…
Read MoreEducation Resource Group Supports Teachers with Common Core Standards
It is an exciting time in education! The new Common Core Standards have educators “on their toes” and this is fertile ground for us to learn professionally. ERG has been working for over a year to get ready to support schools with CCSS and we are ready, willing and able! If you haven’t noticed already,…
Read MoreLeading From the Classroom
From the desk of Hope… There is nothing more exciting to me than classroom innovation and teacher leadership. ERG contracts with schools for multiple years with a job embedded coaching model. The beautiful thing about multiple year contracts is we get to see the rewards of the work from the previous year. It reminds me…
Read MoreLet's Be Solution Oriented
From the desk of Hope… As I reflect on my work week I keep thinking about all of the obstacles and barriers I heard that keeps progress from happening. I recounted conversations over and over in my head and the more I recounted the more stressed and drained I felt. All of us are guilty…
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