Our customers are public and private school teachers, administrators, school support staff, K-12 students and students’ parents in all U.S. states and the island of Puerto Rico. Most of the schools and districts we serve have student populations that perform at substandard levels on state and national-normed standardized achievement tests.  Many of the students come from families that are in the lower income quartile, which studies show places them at high-risk of academic failure and dropping out of school before high school graduation.

Products & Services

Internet or On-site

 

Professional development for K-12 teachers, administrators and school support staff.

Distance (on-line) and face-to-face training for school personnel, students and students’ parents.

Coaching and mentoring services to teachers.

School safety improvement strategies.

Curriculum development and alignment.

Use test data to improve teaching and learning.

Classroom management

Classroom and school climate enhancement

Supervision of teachers

New teacher orientation and induction

Practitioner-oriented research

Instructional software for students K-12

Serving students and families of students at-risk of academic failure and dropping out.

Educational Learning Resources, Inc (ELRI) is a professional learning tools development company. The company has its roots in training teachers, administrators, school support staff and parents in all areas related to school improvement and student learning. ELRI trainers utilize strategies that result in a high level of transfer of the skills acquired in training to routine application.

The professional development programs offered by ELRI can be delivered in-person or via Zoom or Microsoft Teams. A hybrid model, which is a combination of the two, is also available.  

Following are the titles of the professional development programs currently available by ELRI.

Professional Development Programs Developed by ELRI

  • Using technology to improve student learning

    Using technology to track student learning

    Organizing the classroom to start the school year

    Establishing classroom rules and consequences

    Managing student behavior

    Coping with chronic and serious misconduct

    Guidelines for instructional planning

    Guidelines for instructional delivery

    Constructing classroom tests

    Using test data to make instructional decisions

    Improving the social and emotional climate in the classroom

    Photoperiodismo

  • Coaching and mentoring teachers

    Improving the social and emotional climate in the school

    Solving problems using action research methods

    Managing school information

    Improving parent-school relationships

    Improving community-school relationships

    Managing crisis events

    Establishing and enforcing school rules and regulations

    Conducting a school safety analysis

    Evaluating teachers and support staff

    Analyzing the key elements of school improvement

    Strategies for collecting, analyzing and making decisions based on classroom observations

  • ELRI has experience in assisting school personnel in preparing school safety and crisis management plans that include the four phases of a plan recommended by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) – mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.

    Crisis management teams consisting of the school directors, teachers, support staff, parents and emergency service providers are formed to prepare the plan documents. These teams receive training in the four-phase process by ELRI consultants and subsequent follow-up technical assistance to ensure that the plans meet USDE guidelines.

    Following is a list of topics addressed during the preparation and implementation of the crisis management plans:

    The definition of a crisis

    Why schools need crisis plans

    Forming the school crisis team – the operations of the team

    Assignment of responsibilities within the team

    The Safety audit – hazards assessment

    Pre-crisis plans that are non-type specific

    Crisis plans that are type specific

    Practice drills and simulations

    Communicating crisis plans to students, staff and parents

    Responding to crisis events

    Recovery – physical, emotional, facilities, etc.

    Documenting crisis plans and incidents

    Assessing and updating crisis plans based on experience

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Since 2002 ELRI has been presenting programs and prevention activities. Among them K-12 curriculum materials and resources, professional development programs for teachers, trainings to achieve safe schools, computerized tools, parenting programs on issues related to drugs, alcohol and violence prevention. Over 200 public and private schools have received prevention services for ELRI trainers and consultants.

    The methodology used to teach the curriculum to students and parents includes research-based activities that contribute to obtaining learning outcomes by increasing the level of knowledge. These approaches help students and their parents to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to create and maintain safe and drug-free schools and communities.

    ELRI’s prevention model emphasizes the importance of intervention early to reduce risk factors associated with drug abuse, controlled substances and violence. Studies reveal that when students as early as first grade learn about the harmful consequences of violence and substance abuse at school, at home and in the community, they are better able to resist the temptations that lead them to these behaviors.