Transforming education to improve outcomes

Transformative teachers change student outcomes by personalizing learning. They guide students as they explore and discover their potential. They prepare learners to seize and create success. They – and their students – are Empowered.
 
We want to partner with those educators, including you, to maximize their career and impact.
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An Integrated Suite of Resources

  • Activities
  • Classroom Tools
  • Training
  • Community
  • Support

Activities

While any activity can be enhanced by Empowered's learning strategy - Principles + Markets = Mindset (PMM) - we offer a library of activities including lesson guides, lists of suggested materials and resources, supplemental aids, and debrief questions that solidify the concepts covered and help students see their applicability in the real world. All our activities are available at no cost to Empowered Educators through our Empowered Hub. Learn more about - and get started with - our categories of activities, how to access and use our library, and how we can help you add PMM to your activity.

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Classroom Tools

Classroom management is essential for teacher and student success. Empowered doesn't just offer activities to bring our learning model, Principles + Markets = Mindset (PMM), to life. We also offer a host of immediately accessible tools that help you establish and share your classroom vision, build and maintain a collaborative classroom culture, and leverage PMM daily. Any Empowered Educator can to request a Start-Up Kit, download our Getting Started Guide, use posters and bookmarks that reinforce principles, and consider using currency or bonds to reward meaningful contributions and value created by students.

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Training

To fully leverage our instructional strategy (PMM), Empowered truly believes training (professional development, ongoing learning, continuing education, etc.) - like the traditional classroom - needs a reboot. Our PD, collectively called RiseUp, is a portfolio of large and small, in-person and virtual, live and on-demand sessions that seek to engage and challenge participants, as an Empowered Teacher does their students. Individual teachers can access our RiseUp programs for free with Workshops available, at a cost, for school- and district-wide use. Let us help Empower your career.

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Community

Empowered is committed to teacher success. Our top priority is to nurture a community - currently 35,000+ in size - of educators who are collaborating, from the bottom up, to transform education using PMM. Our community represents every subject and grade level in myriad learning environments including traditional public and private schools, charter and magnet, micro and home, and more as well as community-based programs preparing young people to create and seize opportunities in life.

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Support

Taking full control over your classroom and career isn't easy but for teachers who want to maximize their student impact, Empowered offers several support options at no cost to teachers. If you want help getting started or going deeper with our learning strategy (Principles + Markets = Mindset (PMM)) or if you can't find exactly what you need on the Hub - let our team know. Our staff will arrange a 1:1 support session, help you attend a small group session, connect you to a fellow educator, and so much more. Let us know how we can help you succeed. 

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THE EMPOWERED DIFFERENCE

Changing Classrooms to Change Education

Features Traditional Classrooms Empowered Classrooms
Strategy One-Size-Fits-All Learner-Centered
Goal Rote Memorization Growth Mindset, Critical Thinking Skills
Student Role Sit-and-Get Engage and Experiment
Teacher Role Sage on Stage (Expert) Guide
Focus Standards and Grades Principles, Real-World Knowledge
EMPOWERED TEACHERS TELL US

Teacher tested, teacher approved.

“I don't (always) have to be in charge. I allow my students ownership of their learning. The impact it has had on my outlook is (encouraging). When my (students) are excited about learning because Empowered activities, I feel empowered again.”
- Debbie S.Blythewood High School, Blythewood, SC
“We’ve had 100% impact across the whole school because we use the Empowered approach. The students like the ‘new way’ because it’s not the normal way you do things. (They) are up on their feet, they’re moving around, they’re collaborating, they’re excited, and it’s a win-win situation. You can’t lose with Empowered.”
- Traciellya N.E.P.I.C. Academy, Sallis, MS
“I love that there are immediate a-ha moments and some that happen later. For example, when they complete Dirt-n-Worms they are having fun. But when (I) need (them) to calculate unit cost for our school store, all I need to say is “remember Dirt-n-Worms”. They would not have the recall if they just completed a worksheet.”
- Lori G.Careerline Technical Center, Holland, MO
“I was called to the office a few days ago because a mom stopped by to see me. ‘You don't understand,’ she said. ‘My son hated school. Now he looks forward to what he’s going to do each day in class.’ She shook my hand and thanked me.”
- LaMarr C. Clay-Chalkville Middle School - Trussville, AL
“I heard a young lady talking to a friend and she said, ‘Now I have a reason to want to come to school,’ and that did everything for me.” 
- Randy S.Alice M Birney K8 School - Southfield, MI
“I have seen a different attitude in my Empowered students. (They are) more interested in the class content than the students in my other classes. Therefore, I have increased (using) Empowered activities in all my classes.”
- Tene M.Gwinnett County Public Schools, Suwanee, GA
“The students don't want to (leave) at dismissal time because they are having so much fun with Empowered activities. Empowered is teaching them accountability, responsibility, and agency, to say the least.”
- Timothy BuchanonTogether Friends Organization, Riverdale, GA 
“As a teacher I have been impacted by Empowered in a few ways. It has allowed me to form deeper connections with my students. I have learned that I, too, have to be more flexible and think outside the box – to be more adaptable while teaching.”
- Kyle B.Pansophia Academy, Coldwater, MI 
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