"ERG has ensured Glenn's vision is implemented through timely feedback and the job embedded process. ERG's ability to adjust, adapt, and tweak your framework allowed us to implement our math model for Glenn."

---Cornelius Redfearn

Principal, Glenn Elementary

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Glenn Elementary has been a Guided Reading client for four years.  Two years ago Glenn Elementary added ERG’s math service.  At Glenn, ERG is helping teachers implement the Guided Math model.

Catherine Hazelton, Glenn's Instructional Facilitator, recently shared some thoughts about Glenn's experience with ERG.

What have you liked best about ERG's math service?

Mr. Redfearn talks to our teachers about hearing it, seeing it, saying it, and using it--ERG allows our teachers to do that.  Teachers heard about guided math with a workshop that launched the project.  Then ERG's model lessons allow teachers to see what guided math looks like. Observations and feedback allow teachers to talk with a coach (saying it) while refining their instructional practice (using it).  

Can you talk about the impact and effectiveness of the ERG process?

The feedback helps me support teachers in between visits--I know where to focus my coaching and what kinds of resources will help our teachers. The ERG coaches and I can tag team to be a support for the teachers.

ERG’s feedback is very effective.  It's immediate--you get it the day the observation is done--and it focuses in on goals that are manageable for teachers.

If you had to describe the ERG service in a single word, what would it be?  Why?

Effective.  I haven't seen a lot of  other professional development that directly links efforts to results.  The process...if teachers try to do what ERG recommends...they will see results with their students.  ERG definitely "teaches a man to fish" instead of "giving a man a fish."

ERG has already lined up some of the nation's leading educational experts for Summer 2014. Details about each workshop are shared below. 

We anticipate high demand for these events so we have set up a pre-registration process to secure your spot.  Visit this link to download a pre-registration form. 

You can email the form to amanda@myedresource.com or fax it to us at 336-725-8143.  This will secure your place and we won't bill you until January 2014.

July 22, 2014 - Guided Math with Laney Sammons.  Winston-Salem, NC

Laney Sammons is the author of Guided Math: A Framework for Mathematics Instruction.  Sammons developed the Guided Math framework while teaching at the elementary, middle, high school, and college levels.  The framework helps teachers meet the needs of diverse learners--from those who struggle to students who need additional challenges.

Join us to learn how to get guided math up and running or to refine the guided math framework you already have in place.  Pre-register today to save your spot!

July 24, 2014 -  Cultivating Balance in the Common Core with Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris.  Raleigh Area, Final Location TBD

Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris are the writers and thinkers behind the popular Burkins & Yaris blog. 

Since the early stages of Common Core development and implementation, these educators have been at the forefront--helping teachers navigate, understand, and implement the standards.

Remember to pre-register to hold your spot!  You will not want to miss learning from these dynamic educators. 

In Catherine Hazelton’s interview above, she refers to the ERG feedback positively impacting teacher effectiveness. As a curriculum facilitator, she is able to use the feedback to support teachers between ERG support sessions. Very importantly, she can focus in on resources for teachers related to goals they have set with their ERG Coach, further customizing the professional development experience.

“Tag Teaming” with folks like Catherine is a best case scenario for ERG using the feedback as an anchor for next steps. Consistently, feedback is the number one most liked aspect from teachers and administrators with ERG’s job-embedded process.