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Bridging the research-practice gap, supporting educators, and making professional development engaging and meaningful.
Bridging the research-practice gap, supporting educators, and making professional development engaging and meaningful.
A range of services is offered that includes, but is not limited to: Teacher Professional Learning and Development, the Leading Professional Learning Simulation, Leadership Development, Professional Learning Community Support, Student Camps and Academies, and Technical Assistance.
A range of services is offered that includes, but is not limited to: Teacher Professional Learning and Development, the Leading Professional Learning Simulation, Leadership Development, Professional Learning Community Support, Student Camps and Academies, and Technical Assistance.
Each service is designed to meet the needs of your group and is created in collaboration with your planning team. Sessions can be:
Each service is designed to meet the needs of your group and is created in collaboration with your planning team. Sessions can be:
-In-person, synchronous, or hybrid
-In-person, synchronous, or hybrid
-Large-scale (typically up to 250) or small-scale
-Large-scale (typically up to 250) or small-scale
-Multi-day, all-day, half-day, or 1-2 hour sessions
-Multi-day, all-day, half-day, or 1-2 hour sessions
-Include follow-up sessions that are in-person, synchronous, or asynchronous
-Include follow-up sessions that are in-person, synchronous, or asynchronous
Meet the Team
Meet the Team
We have a strong consultant team that we draw on to meet the needs of your session or project.
We have a strong consultant team that we draw on to meet the needs of your session or project.
Dr. Brooke A. Whitworth
Dr. Brooke A. Whitworth
Dr. Julianne A. Wenner
Dr. Julianne A. Wenner
Dr. Jennifer Bateman
Dr. Jennifer Bateman
Ashley Hunter
Ashley Hunter
Meredith Schwendemann
Meredith Schwendemann
Services Offered
Services Offered
Teacher Professional Learning & Development
Teacher Professional Learning & Development
Sessions are designed to support teachers in developing content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, facility with instructional models and strategies, and/or a deeper understanding of science standards. Previous topics include:
Multi-dimensional Science Education
Science & Engineering Practices
Crosscutting Concepts
Assessment
Differentiation
Leadership Development
Energy
Force & Motion
Matter
Waves
Systems & System Models
Dynamic Earth
Nature of Science
Designing 3D Science Instruction
Curriculum Mapping
"This experience has completely relit the spark for education I initially had. This was how I want to teach. Now I understand how to get the support I need to teach this way."
"This experience has completely relit the spark for education I initially had. This was how I want to teach. Now I understand how to get the support I need to teach this way."
-Professional Development Participant
Leading Professional Learning: Building Capacity for Sustained Effective Practice
Leading Professional Learning: Building Capacity for Sustained Effective Practice
Leading Professional Learning was developed by Katherine Stiles, Susan Mundry, and Carol Bershad. It can be played in-person as a cooperative board-game or through a virtual, synchronous format.
The game is designed to help educators build a community of practice among school faculty that leads to the sustained use of effective practices and improved learning for all.
This session can be adapted to support district leaders, curriculum specialists, coaches, principals, or teachers.
"This game is a great simulation and presents teacher profiles that leaders and instructional support can relate to. The theory of action resources shared provides 3 clear phases that can be used when planning for professional development."
"This game is a great simulation and presents teacher profiles that leaders and instructional support can relate to. The theory of action resources shared provides 3 clear phases that can be used when planning for professional development."
"Personally and professionally life changing."
"Personally and professionally life changing."
"It is one of the best PL sessions that I have ever attended. Very relevant to education for teachers, staff, and leaders. "
"It is one of the best PL sessions that I have ever attended. Very relevant to education for teachers, staff, and leaders. "
-Participants from Leading Professional Learning Sessions
Leadership Development
Leadership Development
Sessions explicitly designed for district-level administrators or principals. Previous topics include:
Supporting Science Instruction
Strategic Planning
Designing and Leading Professional Learning & Development
Designing Equitable Curricula
Grant Writing
Facilitation Intensive
Leading Professional Learning Communities
SCILEADPRO - Science Leadership Institute and Network for Professional Growth
"This was the best workshop I have attended in several years. Dr. Whitworth was outstanding. She definitely understands student engagement. I was fully engaged in learning throughout the two days. She is excellent and the content was relevant, encouraging, helpful and appropriate."
"This was the best workshop I have attended in several years. Dr. Whitworth was outstanding. She definitely understands student engagement. I was fully engaged in learning throughout the two days. She is excellent and the content was relevant, encouraging, helpful and appropriate."
-Participant from Principal Leadership Development Session
Professional Learning Community Support
Professional Learning Community Support
Sessions are designed specifically to support teacher leaders who will lead PLCs in their schools. Materials for PLCs based on clients' needs can also be developed to support teacher leaders in implementing these PLCs. Previous PLC topics and support provided include:
Implementing 3D Instruction
Considering Classroom Innovations
Making Sense of Student Work
"Loved the interactions between colleagues that were made available by the facilitator through her hands-on and engaging activities."
"Loved the interactions between colleagues that were made available by the facilitator through her hands-on and engaging activities."
-Participant from PLC participant support
Student Camps or Academies
Student Camps or Academies
Sessions are designed to support students in developing a deep conceptual understanding of science. Previous camps and academies centered on:
Energy
Force & Motion
Matter
Waves
Systems & System Models
Dynamic Earth
Physical Science
Nature of Science
Physics
Chemistry
Engineering
STEM integration
"Dr. Whitworth is an amazing professor, who really cares about her students. She is easy to contact, and is always understanding that we have a lot going on outside her classroom. She supports her students learning, and cares about our actual wellbeing."
"Dr. Whitworth is an amazing professor, who really cares about her students. She is easy to contact, and is always understanding that we have a lot going on outside her classroom. She supports her students learning, and cares about our actual wellbeing."
"Dr. Whitworth cares SO much for her students. She wants us to excel in the educational world, but also in life. She will reach out to anyone in her class to ensure they are doing well."
"Dr. Whitworth cares SO much for her students. She wants us to excel in the educational world, but also in life. She will reach out to anyone in her class to ensure they are doing well."
-Student Feedback
Technical Assistance
Technical Assistance
Technical assistance can be provided to organizations, teams, or individuals in a variety of areas including: project planning, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination.
Project Planning: needs assessments, review of research, connecting to similar projects and experts
Project Implementation and Evaluation: survey and assessment design, administration and analysis, observations, coaching and feedback
Project Dissemination: developing reports, publications, research briefs, webinars, videos, instructional frameworks
"Dr. Whitworth has exceeded our expectations in every single way. She really did hold our hand and guide us through this process in a way that I don't think we really expected. And, she was just absolutely fantastic to work with."
"Dr. Whitworth has exceeded our expectations in every single way. She really did hold our hand and guide us through this process in a way that I don't think we really expected. And, she was just absolutely fantastic to work with."
-Technical Support Client
Other Services
Other Services
External Advisory Board Member
Panel Expert
Site Visitations
Model Lessons
Coaching
Online Course Development
Intervention Development
Educational Materials Development
Curriculum Development
Book Reviews
Costs
Costs
Please reach out if you are interested in any of the above services.
Individualized quotes will be provided based on client needs and requirements.
Example Consulting Projects
Example Consulting Projects
Fort Worth Independent School District Science Instructional Framework
Fort Worth Independent School District Science Instructional Framework
Whitworth worked with Fort Worth Independent School District's Science Coordinators to develop and write a Science Instructional Framework designed to guide teachers and leaders around adopting new instructional science standards.
Suggested citation: Whitworth, B. A., Hilbert, J., Trotter, G., & Williams, R. (2023). Fort Worth Independent School District science instructional framework. FWISD: Fort Worth, TX.
Arizona Science Coordinator Collaborative Lead
Arizona Science Coordinator Collaborative Lead
The ASCC was a collaborative designed to support district science coordinators in Arizona. It provided state and regional level support for science coordinators. As part of this work Whitworth designed and provided professional development and worked with coordinators to develop strategic plans.
Project Evaluator
Project Evaluator
Evaluation Report written for the GEMS project at the University of Georgia.
Waimea Middle School STEM Instead Camp
Waimea Middle School STEM Instead Camp
Whitworth planned, designed, and led a team of educators in creating a STEM Instead Camp for implementation at Waimea Middle School.
Greenville County Science Professional Learning
Greenville County Science Professional Learning
This is an example website created for Greenville County to support some of their teachers in online and in-person professional development. Links have been disabled to activities and resources, if you would like to see a live version, please email.
Current and Previous Partnerships
Current and Previous Partnerships
Katy Independent School District, TX
Anderson 1 School District, SC
Florence 3 School District, SC
Newberry School District, SC
Fort Mill School District, SC
Laurens 56 County School District, SC
Greenwood 52 School District, SC
Pickens School District, SC
Mississippi Department of Education, MS
Fort Worth Independent School District, TX
Anderson 3 School District, SC
Texas Science Education Leadership Association
Rockwall Independent School District, TX
Rockdale County Public Schools, GA
Greenville County School District, SC
Cobb County School District, GA
Douglas County School District, GA
Making Sense of Science, WestEd, CA
North Mississippi Education Consortium, MS
Harvard Press
Utah State University
Rust College, MS
Northern Arizona University
Peoria Unified School District, AZ
Gila County Unified School District, AZ
Dysart School District, AZ
Waimea Middle School, HI
Arizona Department of Education
Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy, AZ
Charlottesville City Public Schools, VA
University of Virginia
Prince William County Public Schools, VA
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