Program areas at Out Teach
Coaching and inspiring teachers: Out Teach helps schools unlock student performance in historically underserved communities by centering teachers and using technology. Out Teach designs professional learning that teachers can trust, providing a comprehensive suite of virtual training, job-embedded coaching, group sessions, and online resources that are accessible anytime, anywhereensuring that educators have the support they need at their fingertips. In the last fiscal year, Out Teach trained and coached over 400 teachers across 84 schools and 14 districts, positively impacting more than 10,025 students.
Promoting broader change through community engagement: Out Teach conducts research, presents at national conferences, engages in social media conversations, and shares narrative based stories that center the voices of teachers, students, and volunteers with media outlets to raise awareness about the importance of early and effective science instruction. Out Teach's efforts highlight the benefits of outdoor, real-world learning and demonstrate the positive results achieved by Out Teach.
Building outdoor learning labs and providing instructional tools: Out Teach believes in the power of real-world learning. By moving outside the traditional classroom, Out Teach helps students develop a scientific mindset that empowers them to ask questions, expand their learning, and move from theory to action. To ensure equitable access to real-world science experiences, Out Teach designs and constructs outdoor learning labs at underserved elementary schools. These labs, supported by corporate partners through funding and volunteer efforts, brought science to life for more than 10,238 students last year. In total, over 800 volunteers helped build or revitalize 24 outdoor labs during the year ended june 30, 2024.
During the year ended june 30, 2024, Out Teach's professional learning and outdoor learning labs reached over 1,100 teachers and 21,028 students providing immersive, hands-on experiences for years to come.