Discover The Teaching Strategies Ecosystem

Research shows that a comprehensive ecosystem is critical to meeting the unique needs of each child. Yet teachers often have to juggle too many disconnected resources, tools, and tasks, making individualized learning nearly impossible. Teaching Strategies helps educators build the foundation for success for each child by connecting content, tools, data, and support of the highest quality through the leading early learning platform.

  • Whole-child curriculum connected to assessment to individualize learning
  • Incorporates all essentials for transformative family engagement
  • Data and reporting to inform instruction and drive program efficacy
  • Intentional support for every professional development need, from beginner to expert

 

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Overcoming Common Challenges

Common Challenges Teaching Strategies
Disconnected tools and resources One platform, connected workstreams, & alignment to research-based objectives
Scripted curriculum that leaves little room for individualization Whole child curriculum connected to assessment for individualized learning
Ineffective family partnerships Incorporates all the essentials needed for transformative family engagement
Lack of evidence or effectiveness Data and reporting to inform instruction and drive program efficacy
Limited, one-size-fits-all approach to professional development Intentional support for every professional development need, from beginner to expert in a variety of formats

From the Field

Hear from educators about how they benefit from our connected ecosystem.

All the Essential Ingredients for a High-Quality Early Childhood Program

The Creative Curriculum for Infants
Nurture the whole child and personalize skill development to each infant during the most critical period of rapid growth and development.
The Creative Curriculum for Toddlers
Easily individualize learning for every toddler, every day, with our 1st-of-its-kind print and digital curriculum with integrated ongoing guided assessment.
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The Creative Curriculum for Preschool
Build children’s confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills through hands-on, project-based investigations.
The Creative Curriculum for Pre-K
Make a big impact with a pre-K curriculum that nurtures children's curiosity and promotes development and learning in the year before kindergarten.
The Creative Curriculum for Kindergarten
Encourage all children to think critically, solve problems, and connect ideas. When kindergarteners investigate, discover, and play, they learn.
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GOLD®
Move beyond measurement and drive differentiated, effective instruction. Inform instruction without disruption by embedding authentic, observation-based assessment into each part of your day.
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Al’s Pals®
Young children need resiliency now, more than ever. Boost social–emotional learning to prepare children for life’s challenges.
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Noni™
Create trauma-sensitive, relationship-focused learning environments to mitigate the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on young children.
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Professional Development
Build and strengthen teacher capacity and professional growth to ensure your program can provide children with the kind of learning environments and experiences they deserve.
Professional Development Teacher Membership
Combine the power of a professional learning community with the flexibility of anywhere, anytime learning, provided in a variety of formats with a focus on real classroom application.
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ReadyRosie
Better serve and engage all families with a research-based framework and video modeling to extend and reinforce learning.
Tadpoles
Streamline center management and ensure families stay connected to their children’s development.
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The Essentials Kit
Provide all the right materials with one kit. Ensure each classroom has the essential resources teachers need to guide daily learning experiences and spur investigation.
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Kodo Kids
Energize children with unique collections of high-quality materials that support hands-on, investigative learning and elevate your classroom experiences.
Early Literacy Supplement
Provide the early literacy support preschool children need to succeed with exciting play and science of reading based lessons that are fun and easy to use.

Case Study:

Detroit Public Schools Community District

The Challenge:

Strengthen literacy, language, and family engagement within a preschool program amid the pandemic.

Solutions:

Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) partnered with Teaching Strategies to implement a connected ecosystem including The Creative Curriculum, GOLD, and ReadyRosie alongside embedded professional development and coaching.

Results:

Within the first year of implementation, students demonstrated strong growth in meeting or exceeding widely held expectations across every domain and displayed significant gains in kindergarten readiness.

In addition, DPSCD demonstrated tremendous success engaging families: 61% of preschool families began using ReadyRosie in the first six months, and they continue to see steady growth in adoption.

6 Reasons to Partner with Teaching Strategies

1. Investment in Innovation
Teaching Strategies is the creator of the most widely used, research-based early learning solutions in the world.

 

Why does this matter?
Because you are investing in tomorrow, not just today.

2. Interconnected Ecosystem
Curriculum, assessment, professional development, insights, and family engagement are all connected through a single platform and the objectives for development and learning.

 

Why does this matter?
So teachers can teach smarter, not harder.

3. Investigation, Interest, and Individualization
Our integrated approach nurtures the whole child through hands-on investigation and individualized instruction.

 

Why does this matter?
So that children’s growth will soar, not just inch along.

4. Build Stronger Family Partnerships
Go beyond engaging families to inspiring transformative family partnerships.

 

Why does this matter?
So that families can have more bonding experiences, and fewer stressful ones.

5. Drive Decisions with Data
Make data-driven decisions and maximize child outcomes with the support and insights you need every step of the way.

Why does this matter?
So that early childhood leaders can lead smarter, not harder.

6. Support Every Educator
Flexible professional development offers educators unlimited access to on-demand and live classes and a built-in professional learning community to support professional growth throughout the year.

 

Why does this matter?
Give teachers the tools they need to improve their practice and boost program quality

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