Cultivating Success in Advanced Courses
A yearlong OnRamps Professional Development experience for middle and high school teachers of honors, dual credit and other advanced courses.
Cultivating Success in Advanced Courses equips teachers with powerful instructional strategies to deepen classroom engagement, enable students to thrive in rigorous courses, and drive strong outcomes for their campuses and districts.
Participating teachers engage in a yearlong, structured program based on our proven OnRamps professional development model, while receiving a high level of OnRamps support.
For districts and campuses of all sizes, this learning series strengthens college, career and military readiness (CCMR) and:
- Improves teaching effectiveness and student success
- Equips educators with research‑based strategies
- Enhances student persistence and engagement
- Builds teacher capacity and collaboration
- Increases teacher retention
- Promotes consistent instructional practices across campuses
What's Included
- Three in-person learning days
- Four virtual learning collaboratives
- Up to 22 CPE hours
- Yearlong coaching and support
- Classroom-ready resources
What Teachers Say
"A fantastic program ... the art of teaching shown through the lens of the science of learning."
"I enjoyed the practical, evidence-based instruction during the training."
Cultivating Results
Cultivating Success in Advanced Courses was designed in response to requests from our partnering campuses seeking to share the benefits of our PLD model with teachers outside of OnRamps. We're proud to report the results from our inaugural cohort in 2024-2025.
implemented new instructional strategies
continued teaching advanced courses
reported increased confidence
Source: 2024-2025 Cultivating Success in Advanced Courses Participant Survey
Cultivating Success in Advanced Courses: 3 Key Themes
Creating a Connected Classroom
Foster academic risk-taking and shared accountability
Persisting Through Challenge
Build resilience and engagement
Learning and Relearning
Strengthen long-term understanding through cognitive strategies
Teachers can earn up to 22 continuing professional education (CPE) credit hours for participating in the full series. With district approval, participation satisfies the requirement under 19 TAC §89.2 for six hours of annual professional learning in gifted/talented.