Brian Whitfield

K-12 Instructional Coach & Student Engagement Specialist

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Brian Whitfield is a veteran K-12 educator and instructional coach with 18 years of experience in urban and suburban school districts. He specializes in student engagement strategies, culturally responsive teaching, whole-child development, and building equitable learning environments.

Brian has served as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and district-level PD coordinator across multiple school systems. His work focuses on translating education research into practical, teacher-friendly strategies that improve student outcomes and school culture. He is a nationally recognized presenter on student voice initiatives, restorative practices, and creating schools where every student feels seen and valued. Brian partners with districts to design professional development that teachers actually want to attend — interactive, grounded in real classroom challenges, and immediately applicable. His approach combines evidence-based pedagogy with deep cultural awareness, helping educators build classrooms and schools that honor the full identities of their students and families.

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Educationadvanced

Empowering Every Student: Differentiation, Access & Excellence

The capstone course for K-12 educators ready to transform their practice. Covers advanced differentiation, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), supporting students with IEPs and 504s, gifted education, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), and creating classrooms where every student reaches their potential.

20 lessons$59

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Educationintermediate

Building Resilient Schools: From Staff Wellness to Student Success

Resilient schools start with resilient adults. This course addresses educator wellness, burnout prevention, collective efficacy, and school climate — and shows how investing in staff well-being directly improves student outcomes. Includes district-level strategies for making schools great workplaces.

20 lessons$49

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Educationintermediate

Elevating Schools Through Student Voices

Learn how to authentically amplify student voice in your classroom and school. From student-led conferences and advisory boards to participatory action research and youth organizing, discover how centering student perspectives transforms school culture, policy, and outcomes.

20 lessons$49

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Educationintermediate

Cultivating the Whole Child: Social-Emotional Learning in Practice

Go beyond academics to nurture the whole child. This course covers CASEL's SEL framework, trauma-sensitive classrooms, restorative practices, mindfulness for students, and building school-wide systems that support every child's social, emotional, and academic development.

20 lessons$49

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Educationbeginner

Hands-On Strategies to Boost Student Engagement

Transform your classroom with research-backed, immediately applicable strategies for boosting student engagement. From active learning techniques and collaborative structures to technology integration and formative assessment, learn what actually works to get every student participating and thinking deeply.

20 lessons$39

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Educationbeginner

Culturally Responsive Teaching: Foundations & Practice

Build the foundational knowledge and practical skills for culturally responsive teaching in K-12 classrooms. Explore cultural identity, implicit bias, asset-based pedagogy, and strategies for honoring the diverse backgrounds of every student and family in your school community.

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Brian Whitfield

Empowering Every Student: Differentiation, Access & Excellence

Building Resilient Schools: From Staff Wellness to Student Success

Elevating Schools Through Student Voices

Cultivating the Whole Child: Social-Emotional Learning in Practice

Hands-On Strategies to Boost Student Engagement

Culturally Responsive Teaching: Foundations & Practice

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