Professional development workshops, coaching, and group learning for passionate, thoughtful educators
Because resilient teachers fuel thriving schools.
WASHINGTON, DC-AREA PARTNER TO INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Welcome to professional development that energizes educators, unites school communities, and inspires more teacher joy.
Transform your school with Teach Learn Thrive
School leaders and educators do important, necessary work, and you chose this career to fill your cup—not drain it.
It’s no secret, though, that life in education is difficult right now, with greater student needs, more demands on your time, and lots and lots of change to keep up with.
And that’s where Teach Learn Thrive comes in,
because you deserve support that goes beyond report cards and focuses on your own resilience and well-being.
When educators are empowered with the mindset and skills to show up as their best selves for students, their schools thrive, too.
If you’re a school leader wanting to keep your faculty energized with new skills, strategies, and a more teacher joie-de-vivre, you’ve just found a trusted partner in your work.
And if you’re a teacher looking to nourish your sense of purpose, balance, and satisfaction, your journey starts here!
TLT workshops, coaching, and courses leave you feeling equipped and inspired to make positive changes in your classroom, school, and life the very next day.
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Greater educator joy, fulfillment, and excellence starts right here.
Partner with Teach Learn Thrive:
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The Empowered Educator
Support teacher resilience, retention, and well-being with this 11-week, cohort-based online group learning experience.
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PD Workshops
Strengthen community, mindset, and skill set of your greatest asset—your teaching faculty—with a one-time workshop or a yearlong PD series.
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Coaching
Expand teachers’ capacity with one-on-one coaching, a partnership approach providing customized, strategic support just right for each teacher’s needs.
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Custom Projects
Partner with Teach Learn Thrive for your unique teacher-support or leadership needs, to strengthen your success and your school community.
Where educators teach, learn, and thrive together
“Sarah is a fantastic facilitator.
I think she demonstrates what we all need to have with our students and with each other—patience. Sarah makes it easy to ask questions and is quick to lead us to the answers.”
Margaret Kenney White, Director of Special Education Services, Archdiocese of Washington Schools
“Thank you Sarah!
I learned so much that I am going to put into practice as a teacher and mom!”
Brie Moore, 2nd grade teacher, St. Bartholomew School
“Sarah’s ability to be positive yet realistic and affirming of everyone's feelings in the group is really remarkable.
I cannot thank her enough for how she has enriched this school year for me.”
Terese Brennan-Marquez, school counselor, Langley School
I’m Sarah Dugan, Founder of Teach Learn Thrive
Instructional Coach, Professional Development Creator, and Educator
Building on two decades of teaching and leadership roles in DC-area schools, I founded Teach Learn Thrive to support school leaders and teachers through effective and inspiring learning experiences.
After four years (and counting!) of professional growth for 450+ teachers and 100+ school and district leaders, Teach Learn Thrive has grown into a hub of teacher-joy, where educators at all levels can connect with each other and rededicate themselves to their purpose through professional development, coaching, wellness programming, and more.
The conversation about educator resilience is no longer the elephant in the faculty room, and thank goodness! Drawing on my classroom and coaching experience, my mission is to reconnect you to your purpose in this work and empower you with ways to make your work both sustaining and sustainable. After all, when leaders and teachers thrive, your students do, too.
As a trained instructional coach who uses Cognitive Coaching™, Adaptive Schools, and other research-backed facilitation techniques, I am eager to help you realize your vision of a world where educators feel appreciated, understood, and cared for, and I’m here to support your goals.
Nurture your growth, development, and joy
Get started with Teach Learn Thrive’s best free resources, just for you.
Teacher Joy + Energy
This free tool helps teachers and leaders reframe their purpose as educators into a source of joy… and is particularly helpful during the most challenging months of the school year.
Educator ‘Anytime’ Reflection Tool
Treat yourself or your team to a reset. This tool helps us tap into our own wisdom, resulting in more values- and purpose-aligned words, thoughts, and actions as we go forward.
Podcast: Classroom Community
Walk away with tips to enhance classroom community as you listen in on my interview with Vicky McCann, podcast host at ADW Learns.
Proud to partner, learn, and lead with
Refresh your outlook on teaching and leading with the
Teach Learn Thrive Toolbox
It’s your monthly treasurebox of education-related insights, tools, and encouragement.
“TLT Toolbox newsletters are relevant and thought-provoking. [They] challenge me to think more deeply and offer guidance to have more meaningful conversations with colleagues, students, and parents. I’m already looking for the next issue!”
— Karen Clay, principal, St. Peter School, Capitol Hill
