For Educators – Acera EI

For educators: we partner with you

At AceraEI, we believe teachers are facilitators of discovery, rather than “deliverers of content.” Our teacher training and leader development programs help educators bring out the best in their students.

High-engagement learning relies on teachers to create interesting opportunities for kids

With AceraEI, you'll learn to innovate and create alongside enthusiastic and supportive peers.

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"We're putting art and science together in a creative way that the kids are excited about and they want to come to school. I had full attendance today, and to see their enthusiasm and passion is perfect."

Erin Hebert, Pyne Arts Science Teacher, on "Enchanted Electronics"

For school and district leaders

"This learning has been a great opportunity for our teachers to take modern, cutting edge information and bring it back to their students..."

—Dr. Marice Edouard-Vincent, Medford Public Schools Superintendent, on AceraEI's Life Sciences curriculum

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For teachers

Teachers work extraordinarily hard in support of their students, leaving little to no time for professional development and the mastering of new material. As a result, STEAM kits, curriculum binders, and technology often sit in school closets, gathering dust.

AceraEI mentors provide in-person training for our project-based STEAM modules. These hands-on lessons are flexible, and can serve as enriching supplements to your school curriculum. They can also function in other formal or informal learning areas, including arts, sciences and tech classrooms, family engagement events, or after-school or summer programming.

Teachers who train with AceraEI report:

increased confidence in constructing open-ended, high-engagement opportunities for their students;
increased confidence in teaching programming, robotics, coding, and electronics – highly relevant subject areas for students, where many
teachers today have little exposure;
increased student exposure and interest in STEAM topics;
an overall increase in student engagement, curiosity, and joy in learning.

Acera's video production module is a great value for educators. The facilitator Linwood has the right mix of professional video skills and classroom savvy to lead an effective workshop for educators. In this workshop I learned my way around an excellent free video editing software program and was already on my way to editing and producing my first video. In a short period of time we were able to build skills and convince to use the software and introduce students to it!

Alyssa T.

K-12 Educator

AceraEI consultants work with educators to help you:

master new NGSS and ISTE-aligned content
dig deeper into best practices for supporting voice and choice in the classroom
incorporate culturally and linguistically sustaining practices, design thinking, and project-based learning into your classrooms
learn alongside a supportive network of peers

For school and district leaders

All school leaders want their schools to be engaging, creative, innovative, joyous and safe.

But lack of time and resources are ongoing obstacles to achieving their vision. School leaders also need advice and instruction on how to implement high engagement learning programs and best SEL practices.

AceraEI mentors partner with you to help create and implement a customized plan to deliver on your priorities. We can advise and assist with:

increasing access to STEAM
project-based learning
instructional design for diverse learners
rethinking classroom management
hands-on and individualized learning
student-led learning
authentic student feedback models
classroom, playground, and Makerspace development
cultural and linguistically sustaining practices

Our approach includes whole school professional development, ongoing mentorship, leader support, and access to a comprehensive array of resources.

AceraEI can also train your team to act as agents of change and innovation in your school or district. Our goal is to help you feel empowered to lead professional learning in your own community.

With AceraEI, school leaders can achieve:

increased teacher satisfaction, retention, and confidence in teaching programming, robotics and electronics
improved student attendence and engagement
reduced disciplinary actions
enhanced performance on NGSS-aligned assessments and mastery of ISTE standards
increased family engagement
positive school culture