Helping K-12 schools unlock student brilliance by elevating teachers as AI-era guides

 

Hello! I'm Heather Clayton Staker, founder of Guide School. Your school can empower teachers to help every student flourish using the combined strengths of machine AI and human coaching. I'll show you how.

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worldwide impact

List of countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Malaysia, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, UAE, UK, US

Guide models provide advantages that conventional K-12 classrooms simply can't match

Conventional K-12 classroom model

Guide model (formerly Flex model)

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  • Sit-and-get, monolithic instruction
  • Performance depends on being lucky enough to get an all-star teacher
  • Easy to get lost in the crowded hallways
  • Frequent whole-group instruction
  • Can feel irrelevant to the real world
  • Self-paced learning at the right level using software
  • Students get in-person guides rather than exhausted instructors
  • Small, tightly-knit classrooms, studios, or microschools
  • Frequent individual coaching
  • Real-world application

Traditional teachers weren't prepared for this

Teaching in a Guide model is a 180° shift from conventional teaching. We'll help you develop staff who believe in students driving their own learning and know how to guide them.

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You can lead the way in this work.

We'll add momentum.

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Do you have a teacher or a guide mindset?

Take this FREE quiz to see if you're better suited to work in a conventional classroom or a 21st-century Guide model.

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The truth about computers in K-12 classrooms

The research is clear: Using phones and laptops for instruction can lead to worse results. Grab this FREE research brief with seven truths about devices.

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Checklist items to look for in a Guide-led program

Grab this FREE checklist of what to look for the next time you're touring a school, hiring for an education job, or shopping for a school for your children.

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Akmal Shahir, Teacher

Malaysia

"This program makes me feel the revolution of education. It makes me want to learn more and more. It is easy to access and user friendly." 

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Hafiz bin Abu Bakar, Teacher

Malaysia

"Students were thrilled to engage in activities that moved away from the traditional 'chalk and talk' method. I feel delighted guiding."

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Aziah Yahaya, Teacher

Malaysia

"I was so grateful to be given the chance to join this program. It enabled students to engage, explore, and develop 21st-century skills."

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Free case study

A gallery of examples to help you guide

Get ideas from Malaysia! This case study shares the experiences of Malaysian teachers who took the first steps toward a Flex model.

This beautiful 48-page document features photos and videos depicting the work of 88 teachers from primary and secondary schools across Malaysia.

The gallery shows the disruptive innovation of blended learning using a Flex model. This up-and-coming design has students learning online as the backbone of instruction, with offline, in-person activities to offer connection and application.

Microsoft provided the digital education tools for this study, and I coached the teachers with the help of my Ready to Blend team (now "Guide School").

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Staffing AI-era schools with guides

Rise from being a traditional teacher to a modern guide in a student-driven classroom, powered by AI apps and human guides. Check out our new programs: 2 Hour Learning Guide Training and World Microschools. guide.school/programs

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