Teaching Job Hold’em Workshops for Districts and Schools
These days, teachers are expected to do it all—and they’re feeling isolated, burnt out, and lacking the resources they need to deliver the greatest positive impact on student learning and well-being. At the same time, students have growing and varied needs. Ensuring students receive high-quality instruction from well-supported teachers with sustainable workloads means reimagining the teaching role itself.
But with tight budgets, districts need to be creative and explore new innovative options on how to redesign the teaching job. That’s where Teaching Job Hold’em comes in.
In our two-hour Teaching Job Hold’em workshops, you’ll play alongside our experts to envision the dynamic teaching job you want for your district, school, or state. Consider potential investments, weigh the tradeoffs, and shape a winning hand that accounts for five key areas that impact the teaching role:
- Class and group sizes
- Schedule designs
- Where, when, and how learning happens
- Teaming structures and educator assignments
- Compensation models
By the end of the workshop, you’ll think about the teaching job in a completely new way—and have a hand full of strategies to consider implementing.
“I’m so excited to bring the ideas from this back to my admin team!”
— Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials
See Budget Hold’em In Action
Hear one of our expert facilitators break down the benefits of Budget Hold’em, and hear district leaders who’ve experienced it share firsthand reflections.
Let Our Experts Lead the Way
ERS facilitators bring decades of collective experience helping districts and states transform the teaching job. When you partner with ERS on a Teaching Job Hold’em workshop, you’ll benefit from expert facilitators who will help your team identify themes, walk through potential tradeoffs, pinpoint key insights, and center your discussion within your district’s context.
Want to take your game to another level? Customize your Hold’em workshop with bespoke investment and reduction cards tailored to your district or state context. We’ll custom make a deck with your:
- Logo and branding
- Size, spending levels, staffing ratios, and class sizes
- Context-specific investment or reduction strategies
In addition to 1:1 workshops with district and school teams, our Hold’em workshops are also popular sessions at conferences and convenings held by states and/or professional associations.
“I felt a sense of connection with the business managers at the table as we pondered which items to include or exclude. We are all dealing with the same issues and making the tough decisions is not a one-person job.”
— Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials
Facilitate Your Own Budget Hold’em Workshop
Want to DIY your Teaching Job Hold’em Workshop? Grab your colleagues and get ready to make strategic choices that could lead to big gains. Our printed Teaching Job Hold’em card decks are available for purchase with fast shipping, so you can play any time that’s right for your team.
- Give your team a screen break with 30+ printed cards
- Amplify the game’s impact by working through challenges as a team with cabinet members, school boards, principals, unions, teacher leaders, and more!
- Work cooperatively and creatively to learn about possible tradeoffs that could support your core strategies and your bottom line
Not Ready for a Workshop Yet?
Our free online game helps you take Teaching Job Hold’em wherever you need to go.
- Get started in seconds to play anywhere, anytime
- Save and share your hand to collaborate with colleagues
- Set the stage for a transformed teaching job in your district or state