Providing professional development training and teacher mentoring programs to public and charter schools, private schools, and educational organizations. We provide tailored, on-site support in lesson delivery to improve teacher effectiveness and student performance.
We pledge to present teachers with stimulating and motivating professional development and to coach or mentor teachers so that they will be encouraged to implement research based strategies that fully engage and inspire students to become active participants in their own learning.
Pledge2Teach also offers individual or group coaching services for teachers and administrators. We are available to work with individuals or small groups of teachers by conducting classroom observations,coaching and debriefing to build on strength and instructional performance
TEACHER TRAINING
Our workshops provide pedagogical techniques and processes to implement in lessons to convey and teach new skills to students.
We make our training sessions fun!
We can help you! Some of the topics we offer training on include:
Children of Poverty: The Implications for Instruction
Checking for Understanding So Students Will Learn
Accountable Talk: Academic Language and Vocabulary
Raising the Bar for Teachers and Students: Connecting Teacher Lessons and Student Delivery
Effective Questioning Through Lesson Delivery
I’m Watching My Figure…Figure 19
Make and Take Literacy Stations for Figure 19
Celebrating a New School Year
Generation Alpha: How to Engage the Learning Environment (prek-1st)
Checking for Understanding: Making Connections
Early Childhood Topics
Best Teaching Practices
Science Learning in a Dual Language Early Childhood Program
Early Childhood Director Training Series: Power of Partnerships in Transitions
We offer continued training and follow-up. Contact us for more information.
Our team
Inspiring Educators
Dr. Lynda Cavazos
Educational Consultant and Adjunct Professor
• Ph.D. Degree in Education with a Specialization in Organizational Leadership. • Master of Arts Degree in Bilingual and Bicultural Studies. • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education / Early Childhood.
“This year Pledge2Teach was an integral part of our staff development. They not only helped us with our planning and scheduling but also followed up with the implementation of the concepts learned. This comprehensive approach to staff development helped us stay focused on our academic goals.”
M. Green
Teacher
“I liked the variety of strategies given at the training…it was quite an extensive array of information. All of this is very valuable.”
Connie Vasquez-Shafer
Reading Specialist
“I loved that it was interactive and engaging. A lot of things I can implement in the classroom.”
Z. A.
Teacher
“I will incorporate the use of graphic organizers and playing music in the classroom to set the tone for the learning process and use the behavioral intervention plan in the classroom. ”
Carolyn
Kindergarten teacher in South San ISD
“I liked the presentation was interactive, FUN, enlightening and entertaining!”
Victoria
1st Grade Teacher in South San ISD
“We really liked all of the graphic organizers and anchor charts that were shown and discussed. We also liked all of the classroom techniques that were discussed in the presentation.”
We can provide mentoring for first year teachers or teachers in need of support by providing the following: •Mentoring sessions •Assistance with classroom setup •Assistance with classroom organization •Assistance with lesson delivery •Observations & debriefs Read more…