Destiny Shantell Woodbury
Founder and CEO
Destiny Shantell Woodbury is in her 14th year in education. She began her teaching career with Teach for America in 2007. She has worked at the Teach For America Houston Institute in many roles for 10 years. Previously, she was a School Leader at YES Prep where she reduced the suspension incident rate (students with 1+ incident) from 44% to 15%. Prior to joining YES Prep, she was a school leader in Achievement First in Brooklyn, NY. Destiny was a Manager of Teacher Leadership Development (MTLD) with Teach For America Houston, where she coached 37 first and second-year STEM CMs within KIPP Houston and YES Prep. She taught for 5 years as a fifth-grade science teacher on KIPP Houston, now KIPP Texas, and was also the grade level chair, science content chair, MS Science teacher leader and curriculum leader, robotics coach, and the head track and field coach. Read full bio.
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Partnerships for effective coaching series: My Teaching Partner-Secondary
This webinar focuses on sharing information on the partnership with Learning Forward, American Institutes for Research (AIR), and Teachstone to bring an evidence-based coaching model to districts across the country. The MyTeachingPartner-Secondary Coaching Model (MTP-S) is a content-neutral coaching model anchored in the Classroom Assessment and Scoring System (CLASS). The […] -
My Teaching Partner: Proven strengths-based coaching model that raises student achievement and engagement
Improve student outcomes with a proven strengths-based coaching model developed at the University of Virginia. MyTeachingPartner Coaching Model (MTP) focuses on how teachers and students interact in the classroom. The MTP model has been proven to have a positive impact on strengthening instruction and increasing student engagement, and researchers found […]
