{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Leading Engaged Learning","title":"Breaking Down Silos: Building Collaborative Teaching Models for Student Success","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2374,"description":"\nOn Leading Engaged Learning, host Heather Provencher sits down with Dr. Kelly Coffin, Superintendent of Farmington Public Schools, for a powerful conversation on how system-level design, teacher investment, and mindset shifts can unlock meaningful literacy gains across a district.\n\nDrawing on her experience across special education, general education, and district leadership, Dr. Coffin shares how Farmington is rethinking traditional school structures, from team-based staffing models to integrated literacy across subjects, to ensure every student feels seen, supported, and challenged. The conversation highlights how literacy improvement isn’t just about curriculum,it’s about building systems that prioritize collaboration, student voice, and sustained teacher growth.\n\nKey Moments\n\n\n04:53 \"Supporting Teachers, Students Together\"\n\n07:23 \"Empowered Students, Supportive Community\"\n\n12:14 Transforming Education Through Teacher Support\n\n16:30 Middle School Teaming Success\n\n17:40 Integrating Contextual Learning Strategies\n\n23:29 Boosting Success Through Parent Involvement\n\n27:18 Teacher-Centered Curriculum Adoption Process\n\n28:12 Collaborative Resource Evaluation Process\n\n32:07 Balancing Tools for Student Success\n\n35:27 \"Sustainable Systemic Classroom Change\"\n\nWhy You’ll Love This Episode\n\n\nThis episode is a masterclass in system-level leadership for literacy improvement.\n\nYou’ll learn:\nHow team-based staffing models can transform both teacher experience and student outcomes\nWhy literacy gains accelerate when reading and writing are embedded across all subjects\nA practical framework for diagnosing literacy challenges beyond just “curriculum issues”\nHow to implement curriculum adoption with teacher buy-in through pilots and proof-of-concept\nWhy teacher investment (time, coaching, collaboration) is the most critical lever for change\nA mindset shift that stands out: acceleration over remediation\nA powerful equity move: ensuring all students access grade-level content—no...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/COm0J9ARU3KGcauGxQ-Mm2-_cpvdEQFYg25DrjnaXk0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNjRl/ZTI2ZjAzYjY5ZmY0/MzJhMjhlM2UwOGI4/ZGJmYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}