Supercharge classroom quality and engagement

Welcome to MarcoPolo for Educators! Our unique platform offers a foundational pathway to support educators in learning, practicing, and engaging, resulting in high-quality classrooms and meaningful connections with families.

Professional development
with MarcoPolo

Customizable

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Continuous

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Cultivating

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Something else

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Tools to promote classroom quality

Our easy-to-use planning tools and guides support teachers in providing quality instruction and personalized learning in the classroom and at home.

Engaging video content

Every video includes an instructional guide and activities that align with your curriculum.

Embedded instructional practice

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Behavior management tools

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Support family engagement

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Course catalog

MarcoPolo’s team will work with you to determine the best curriculum to support your teachers. Every PD session can be delivered in-person or on-demand in both English and Spanish.

5 Discourse Moves to Strengthen Child-Teacher Interactions

3.5
hours

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Leveraging Family’s Strengths to Increase Family Engagement

2
hours

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Developmentally Appropriate Ways to BoostKindergarten Readiness

2
hours

Social Emotional Learning: Teaching Self-Management Tools

2
hours

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Materials Matter: Diversifying Your Instructional LearningFormats

2
hours

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Cultivating Children’s Interests

3.5
hours

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Meet your instructors

At MarcoPolo, our professional development is provided by a team of exceptional early childhood educators. With expertise and a genuine passion for early childhood teaching, they understand firsthand what it takes to be an outstanding educator.

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Nermeen Dashoush
Chief Learning Officer
Dr. Dashoush was a classroom teacher for over ten years in NYC. She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education at Boston University, where she teaches child development, STEM for educators, educational technology, and teacher preparation courses.
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Ashley Smith-Santos
Curriculum Developer
Ashley received her M.A. in Literacy from Teachers College at Columbia University and has eight years of elementary classroom teaching and curriculum development experience. Her work and research focuses on developing social emotional curriculum for diverse learning populations.
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Nomi Kornfield
Partner Success Lead
Nomi received her M.Ed in Special Education from National Louis University in Chicago. She has nine years of experience in early childhood education. Her work focuses on special education, individualized learning, and implementing technology tools into the classroom.

Earn CEUs

According to a recent survey, 89% of early-childhood educators expressed a need for additional training and resources to enhance their effectiveness.

Recognizing that professional development alone may not achieve substantial improvements in daily teaching, MarcoPolo's Professional Development program that combines training with daily embedded support, coaching, and customizable direct instruction. In partnership with Bertelsen Education, educators can apply their learning with MarcoPolo to earn CEU credits.

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“I loved the training sessions with MarcoPolo staff and got a lot of value out of the program. Being able to apply what I learned in training in my classroom helped me absorb the content in new ways and I feel like a better educator now.”
Susan Q., Preschool educator

Our pathway to quality

We take an innovative three-pronged approach to support early childhood educators with classroom quality and student engagement. We start with encouraging educators to cultivate their existing strengths.

Professional development

Our tailored professional development services go beyond improving classroom quality. We also integrate research-based strategies into our lesson guides, providing educators with a comprehensive approach to elevate learning.

Educators learn to:

  • Ask purposeful questions.
  • Provide emotional support
  • Employ behavior management strategies
  • Respond to children in meaningful ways
  • Differentiate instruction for diverse learners
  • Extend learning and engage with families

Professional development

Our tailored professional development services go beyond improving classroom quality. We also integrate research-based strategies into our lesson guides, providing educators with a comprehensive approach to elevate learning.

Educators learn to:

  • Ask purposeful questions.
  • Provide emotional support
  • Employ behavior management strategies
  • Respond to children in meaningful ways
  • Differentiate instruction for diverse learners
  • Extend learning and engage with families

Professional development

Our tailored professional development services go beyond improving classroom quality. We also integrate research-based strategies into our lesson guides, providing educators with a comprehensive approach to elevate learning.

Educators learn to:

  • Ask purposeful questions.
  • Provide emotional support
  • Employ behavior management strategies
  • Respond to children in meaningful ways
  • Differentiate instruction for diverse learners
  • Extend learning and engage with families

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

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What standards is the MarcoPolo align to?

MarcoPolo is aligned to CLASS, X, Common Core and state standards.

How does MarcoPolo provide equity & access?

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Does MarcoPolo support kindergarten readliness

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How do you align stakeholder expectations?

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What is the cost?

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“Such an amazing program. Ever since we brought MarcoPolo into our classroom we’ve noticed a huge increase in student excitement and the teachers are spending less time searching and more time teaching.”
Sonya M.
ELC Administrator
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ELC Administrator
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