Edifying Teachers

We are the largest, most diverse network of highly qualified teacher mentors, including National Board Certified Teachers!

Retain teachers through upskilling and personalized mentorship

We are building a community of mentorship and coaching where new teachers and veteran teachers can connect with each other.

Meet our Edifiers!

Revolving Door of Recruitment

School districts typically focus on recruitment of new teachers instead of retention of those teachers. This results in a “revolving door” that experts have shown costs large school districts $25,000 per teacher vacancy.

Read more about the cost of teacher turnover from the Learning Policy Institute.

Mentors Have Impact

Research studies have shown the impact of teacher mentorship:  Teachers paired with a mentor in their field have better outcomes; Those with a mentor of the same race/ethnicity or gender may develop better skills or attachment to the profession through relational and identity-related processes.

Address these challenges in your district by becoming a part of the Edifying Teachers national network!

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Comments from Our Community

"Right from the start, my Edifier had great ideas to help me in the classroom. I look forward to meeting with her again."

"I love working with my mentor - her experience matches up perfectly with my career goals, and I am excited to learn and work with her!"

“At the beginning, teachers were apprehensive given the time of the year. When they got into it, the teachers relaxed with the (30-minute) timeframe.”

“What really worked was the little ideas that helped my lessons. For example, my mentor pointed out walking writing. And then that really helped especially with one of my little dudes who struggles to get to work."

“So I think that if our teachers can do it at this time of year when it's hectic. You know, imagine what they could do starting from the beginning when they know it's going to be a priority.”

“Teachers from the other campuses…giving each other feedback and giving each other ideas and kind of hearing each other out of kind of like, where is Kindergarten, Where is first? Where is second, and what does that look like separately? And then … I guess, and just being able to, you know, collaborate with their with our colleagues. ”

“Well, I liked it a lot, because we're a pre-K campus. And we got to talk to higher level grade levels . . . and so it kind of brings it to perspective, like the vertical alignment for it, because we don't get access to them to do that sort of thing. So that's what I prefer to see how it's being taught in different grade.”

“I can't say enough about the positivity from teachers coming out of each session. Even with the stresses of STAAR & MAP testing, the preparation and time for sessions was well received. If our teachers can do it at this time of year when it's hectic, imagine what they'll be able to do in other times of the year when it's a clear priority.”

"I absolutely love my coach!"

"I finally started meeting with my Edifier. She's really great! She responds to my texts, even when I sent one in the evening. She actually helped me - I almost thought teaching wasn't for me."

"Thank you for everything!!"

"I love [my Edifier]! She's very open & shows that she cares about my success as a new teacher."

"I love my mentor. She was easy going and I am excited to keep working with her."

"I really appreciate the sincerity of the Edifier! I enjoyed this."

"It's such a privilege to support great teachers...! I'm so grateful for the opportunity to work with Edifying Teachers."