The Educators' Cooperative

Once the summer workshop is over, we enter the second phase of the Cooperative. Cooperative teachers share resources, provide professional support and problem solving, and share experiences and best practices in teaching and learning in a private online workspace, as well as at our monthly meetings hosted by schools in neighborhoods all over Nashville.Our monthly meetings are a mix of sharing the latest from our classrooms, following up on our online conversations, asking for help, support, or resources, and school visits. They provide a rare opportunity to see schools all over the city – the classrooms, faculty lounges, libraries, labs, and student work spaces all offer a great deal of information and new ideas.

The Educators' Cooperative hosts Nashville's only regional EdCamp, open to teachers and members of the larger education community to gather, share, learn, and collaborate together for a one-day workshop.

Educators who bring a growth mindset to their work everyday are hungry for feedback, observation data, and evaluative comments on their teaching, planning, and classroom management. The Educators' Cooperative provides the planning, organization, rubrics, templates, and vision to provide participating teachers with the optimal number of observations and type of feedback needed to continually hone and improve their craft and effectiveness.

In order to develop the paths of leadership for teachers who choose to stay in the classroom, The EdCo Summer Collective serves as a platform for EdCo teachers to share their best practices with the larger Education community in Nashville. Member teachers lead workshops with their partners in other sectors. Keynote speakers set the tone, followed by a variety of workshop choices. Information about the first EdCo Collective can be found here. https://educatorscooperative.com/the-edco-summer-collective-2/