Building Bridges to
Equity in Education
The Educators Collective creates meaningful connections between families, communities, and schools to bridge the gap between children’s potential and their current state of academic performance. Through customized workshops and professional learning sessions that consider the context of each community, we strengthen parent, classroom, and community educators’ ability to identify and bridge gaps in children’s opportunities to learn.
We empower parent, classroom, and community educators with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to design environments that meet the needs of individual learners and that strengthen children’s awareness of themselves and others.
Bridging the Gap Between Performance and Potential
At The Educators Collective, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential.
We equip adults to have meaningful impact in the lives of children by creating a space for parent, community, and classroom educators to exchange ideas about evidence-based practices, emerging trends, and contemporary issues in education and child development.
Supporting The Village
Our services and products are designed to empower parent, classroom, and community educators by offering:
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Resources, events, and workshops that help parents develop a culture of education in their home and strengthen their confidence and ability to be their child’s first teacher
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Custom consultation services that help community-based organizations examine organizational structure for alignment in mission, programming, and assessment; measure success, and develop innovative programming to achieve goals
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Professional learning opportunities that provide a space for classroom educators to discuss evidence based practices, implement new instructional strategies with support, and grow in community
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Apparel that builds awareness of self and others
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Reliable and accessible information about education and child development though the Be Ready Podcast
Providing tools and resources that empower our community to create environments that unlock every child’s potential.
The Literacy Playdate Series
Early literacy is the foundation of lifelong learning. This interactive workshop series supports educators and caregivers ability to strengthen the early literacy skills of children 0-5 through memorable teaching and learning experiences.
Professional Learning
The Educators Collective offers professional learning opportunities for K-12 classroom and community educators that develop capacity in student engagement, classroom management, asset-based pedagogies, social and emotional learning, and curriculum design.
Why 'I See Color' Matters
In America, meaningful progress in addressing race is long overdue. A little before 2020, "equity" became a popular term to acknowledge that achieving equal outcomes requires different processes based on individual characteristics. However, political attacks on terms like Critical Race Theory, "woke," and diversity, equity, and inclusion quickly tried to undermine this progress.
Less aggressive but equally damanging are color-neutral statements like “I don’t see color.” Racial colorblindness overlooks racial and ethnic differences in the name of harmony. This is problematic because seeing the full spectrum of who we are, including our race and experiences, is essential.
Why See Color?
Seeing color celebrates the rich diversity of human experience. It acknowledges that race and cultural background shape who we are and how we navigate the world. By seeing color, we can dismantle unconscious bias, create inclusive environments, and advocate for true racial equity in all aspects of life.
Why We Do
What We Do
At The Educators Collective, we are passionate about ensuring that every child has every opportunity to succeed in academics, social wellbeing, and in life. By providing innovative tools and professional support to “the village” of parent, community, and classroom educators, we create environments where children can be successful regardless of background or circumstances.
Through our products, services, and community outreach we’ve positively impacted countless families, schools, and educators, and we’re just getting started.
Stay Informed with the
Be Ready Podcast!
The Be Ready Podcast is your go-to resource for reliable, accessible information on education and children development for parent, community, and classroom educators.
Our podcast brings together thought leaders, educators, parents, and community advocates to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing today’s families and the role we all play in providing children opportunities to learn.
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Join Us in Increasing Opportunities to Learn
Together we can close the gap between performance and potential for all learners by closing the gaps in children’s opportunities to learn.
Whether you’re a parent, community, or classroom educator, The Educators Collective is here to support you.