EdCo Member, Addison Barrack, recently collaborated with Mike Mitchell to help students present their funds of knowledge through clay work. Joining EdCo provides a direct connection to amazing educators like […]

EdCo Member, Lindsay Roe, recently collaborated with Joel Bezaire to find a way for students to utilize Desmos across the curriculum. The product of their collaboration quickly spread throughout the […]

EdCo Member, Mike Mitchell, recently collaborated with Brandi Hodge to find a way for students to recognize their content mastery with pixel art. Joining EdCo provides a direct connection to […]

Joel Bezaire, a 7th grade Pre-Algebra teacher at University School of Nashville, reminds us that creativity is all around us. *originally published April 6, 2021 Teachers are artists.  They craft, […]

Collaboration, that’s the essence of EdCo’s mission.  Teachers learning from teachers, professionals learning from professionals.  Program Director and EdCo Member, Amy Nystrand recently ‘’sat down” virtually with Jennifer Weinblatt, 6th […]

*originally published January 5, 2021 Ada Collins, Tusculum Elementary Math Coach:  I had gotten an email from my principal at the time, and I was just kind of in a […]

Cohort 3 member Natalie Elliot recently ‘’sat down” virtually with two Edco teachers, Chris Martin and Kevin Hritz. Chris teaches 5th grade Literacy at Meigs Magnet and Kevin teaches 8th […]

*originally published September 29, 2020 As a 4th grade teacher, I spend most of my time pondering how to improve lessons for my students, how to connect with each and […]

Written by Greg O’Loughlin, High School Teacher and Founder/Director of The Educators’ Cooperative *originally published on December 8, 2020 It is difficult to describe the professionalism, dedication, and flexibility demonstrated […]

When the means of assessing growth and development cannot effectively measure innovative, essential, novel growth and development, where does the problem lie? In the growth or in the assessment? Written […]

EdCo members, Amber Thienel and Amy Noon were asked, “What has surprised you about teaching during the pandemic?” Amber Thienel is a District Lead Numeracy Coach in MNPS and Amy […]

Program Director and EdCo Member, Amy Nystrand recently ‘’sat down” virtually Two Edco teachers, Ada Collins and Alyssa Niemiec, share their experiences in the classroom. Ada is the Math Coach […]

In a recent series of interviews, Amy Nystrand, Program Director of the Educators’ Cooperative asked members, “What keeps you going on tough days?”  The answers are a good reminder of […]

Written by Greg O’Loughlin, High School Teacher and Founder/Director of The Educators’ Cooperative on January 12, 2021 We weren’t sure what to do. The first of our nightly Collaborates Calls […]

Meet EdCo Member, Mike Mitchell. Mike serves primarily as the Arts Director for Mt. Pleasant schools, as well as a resource for teachers across the county. Hearing Mike’s story is […]

As we gear up for the start of school after a year of unknowns and incredible losses, our mental health and the mental health of our students is more important […]

This post was originally published on July 12, 2017 by Kyleen Shyer at https://educatorscooperative.com/2017/07/12/summer-is-for-learning/. Mid-July. As an educator, where does that fall in your “summer calendar?” For educators around Nashville, […]

“This was unlike any other PD I’ve ever done!” “I feel hopeful and more sure of myself than ever before!” “These connections and workshops are exactly what I needed!” And […]

Written by Greg O’Loughlin, high school educator and founder of The Educators’ Cooperative. Our annual Summer Workshop is the place that nurtures and grows a community of educators in Nashville […]

Joining EdCo provides direct connection to amazing educators. Click here to join hundreds of other teachers who have already benefited from the power of collaboration and the Educators’ Cooperative’s professional […]

We’re pulling insights and shared experiences from EdCo Member, Mike Mitchell of Cohort 3.  Mike recently collaborated with Eric Harvey, having students produce, edit, and coauthor a weekly radio show.  […]

“We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” ― John Dewey There are few times of the school year that feel more hectic than the last […]

EdCo Members Amber Thienel, MNPS District Lead Numeracy Coach in the South, and Anie Hall, 9th grade English teacher at Hendersonville High School, were both asked, “What’s something you plan […]

Written by Greg O’Loughlin, High School Teacher and Founder/Director of The Educators’ Cooperative  It is that time of year again! Every February, the teachers of The Educators’ Cooperative bring our […]

Teachers are on the leading edge of virtual community building. Written by Greg O’Loughlin, the founder of a collaborative community for teachers and 12th grade English teacher at Templeton Academy. […]

It is impossible to go “back to school” this year. Whatever it is that we are moving towards is not the school we left, and there’s no going back. That could be good news.

Learn about Alecia Ford\'s journey from the science lab to the science classroom in the latest EdCo Teacher Spotlight.

This month\'s update from the CoOp Corner is chock-full of ideas you can use in your next team planning meeting or on your own reflecting on how to dig more deeply into the standards.

If you want to learn to be a more collaborative teacher and are motivated by others then EdCo will move you in the right direction!

My students will never know that a small group of educators all around Nashville made me a better teacher which in turn has helped them own their learning better.

Sometime at the end of last school year my Head of High School suggested that I organize a session for the National Association for Independent School’s People of Color Conference. […]

He believes what we’re doing and working for is not only possible, but within reach. “I leave feeling invigorated and hopeful.”

In the latest update from the CoOp Corner, we have a story of collaboration that gets right to the heart of The Educators\’ Cooperative.  Lindsey Roe, a Middle School ELL […]

Jennifer Weinblatt teaches 6th Grade English at Harding Academy in Nashville, TN. She is an active member of The Educators\’ Cooperative and its Leadership Committee. In this installment of the CoOp […]

By Amy Nystrand Amy Nystrand is a 4th Grade teacher at Gower Elementary School. In this installment in the CoOp Corner, she shares her thoughts on the power of listening […]

Joel Bezaire has been leading and innovating from the classroom for many years, and his work as a 7th Grade Math teacher is both inspirational and well worth exploring. A […]