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How the FORWARD Framework Supports Educators' Growth
The FORWARD Framework is more than an acronym — it’s a mindset and method that empowers teachers to navigate complexity with clarity, purpose, and sustainability. Here's how each component helps educators move forward:
F – Focus on what matters most
O – Organize time and energy intentionally
R – Remove non-essentials
W – Work with learner agency in mind
A – Align priorities and goals with daily practice
R – Reflect consistently on practice and impact
D – Design and develop a sustainable teaching and learning rhythm
Bottom Line: The FORWARD Framework helps teachers move from just getting through the day to owning their practice, aligning their work with their values, and building a career that’s sustainable, student-centered, and deeply rewarding.
The FORWARD Framework is more than an acronym — it’s a mindset and method that empowers teachers to navigate complexity with clarity, purpose, and sustainability. Here's how each component helps educators move forward:
F – Focus on what matters most
O – Organize time and energy intentionally
R – Remove non-essentials
W – Work with learner agency in mind
A – Align priorities and goals with daily practice
R – Reflect consistently on practice and impact
D – Design and develop a sustainable teaching and learning rhythm
Bottom Line: The FORWARD Framework helps teachers move from just getting through the day to owning their practice, aligning their work with their values, and building a career that’s sustainable, student-centered, and deeply rewarding.
Our FORWARD-thinking Personalized Educator Support Model is:
- flexible and personalized professional learning based on specific professional goals and needs
- professional learning in manageable chunks of time and content to suit full schedules
- comfortable, professional, and meaningful advising and coaching
- specific questioning catered to specific needs and requests
- an objective perspective from an international educator and advisor
- focused on the development of positive school and classroom cultures through learning walks and observations
- about creating excitement to move forward with clarity, new ideas, and learning
Teacher Mentoring and Coaching: for clarity in teaching
- work through FORWARD Framework
- evaluate systems and routines
- review essentials of curriculum
- evaluate instructional strategies
- review units and lessons
- revise plans to include opportunities for increased student engagement
Teacher-Team Coaching: for cohesive teamwork
- work through FORWARD Framework
- evaluate team meeting structure
- set up successful meetings structures & protocols
- work through identified problems of practice
- + teacher coaching examples
Administrator Coaching: for supportive feedback
- work through FORWARD Framework
- plan effective conversations
- co-plan professional learning opportunities
- co-create coaching cycles
- +teacher and teacher-team coaching examples
Areas of specialty to support teaching:
- collaborative planning to redesign learning engagements with a focus on inquiry, student interest, and learner agency
- applying principles of sustainability and minimalism in your role and physical space
- developing professional relationships
- creating a positive classroom and school culture
- mindsets about learners
When you choose to work with Plan Z, you get:
- free Strategy call
- synchronous and asynchronous platform options
- virtual and in-person options
- flexible scheduling
- feedback loops and consistent check-ins
- long-term relationship and support
- optional customized coaching framework
Flexible Packages Available:
Virtual coaching for Individual Teachers:
- Monthly - 1 call/month @ $125
- Quarterly - 3 calls @$372
Virtual coaching through schools:
On-site learning walks, classroom observations, and coaching through schools:
- Minimum 6 hours (1 full day based on teacher or admin choice/schedule) @ $2,450
- Subsequent days @ $2,250
On-site learning walks, classroom observations, and coaching through schools:
- Minimum 6 hours (1 full day based on teacher or admin choice/schedule) @ $4,900-$5,900
- Subsequent days @ $4,400-$4,900