ABOUT US
A professional community led by educators, for educators.
The Educator Collective is a professional community made up of teachers and other education professionals from across Dallas-Fort Worth. TEC memberships are offered free of charge and provide educators with opportunities to grow in our three areas of focus – community, leadership, and well-being. Within this basic framework, we give teachers access to the kinds of resources and relationships that will empower them to build lasting and accomplished careers in education.
Our mission is simple. We work to empower educators by cultivating community, leadership, and professional practice.
Core Values
By aligning under our core values, we ensure our collective efforts are maximized toward achieving our vision of excellent educators in every classroom.
| Make Friends
We build community by creating spaces where people of diverse identities and backgrounds can unite under the banners of mutual respect and shared passion. We believe in and promote the power of social capital.
| Be Great
We hold ourselves to high standards of excellence and are results oriented. We only pursue work that achieves impact and adds value to the lives and careers of our members.
| Keep It Classy
We recognize the importance of teaching by pursuing professionalism and polish in all that we do. Our work product reflects the sophistication and competency of our members and membership base.
| Do Better
We believe that constant improvement is imperative and should be pursued with the utmost humility. Never content with the status quo, we welcome feedback and are open to change.
The TEC model focuses on two types of services:
Monthly Membership Events and District Well-Being Programs
Our Approach
Our programming is built around three targeted initiatives designed to increase educator effectiveness and retention: Community Building, Educator Well-Being, and Leadership and Development. TEC’s approach to this work is evidence-based and unique in the field.
| Community Building
Combating educators’ commonly-felt isolation through a cultivated peer-support network.
| Well-Being Initiatives
Equipping educators to manage the high demands of their profession through strategies that improve teacher retention, instructional quality, and student outcomes.
| Leadership Development
Promoting educators’ professional growth through strategies and opportunities that equip them to lead without leaving including continued education as a TEA CPE provider.
Support a Teacher
Invest in the lives and careers of teachers by making a tax deductible gift today. From individual gifts to sponsored VIP memberships, your generosity will allow TEC to continue its mission of encouraging and empowering educators as they build lasting and accomplished careers.