Experts Down the Hall

In Talladega County Schools in Talladega County, Alabama, teacher leaders known as Experts Down the Hall drive the diffusion of innovation across the district. For over a decade, these teacher leaders, with strong district-level guidance, have supported colleagues to embrace classroom innovation through project-based learning, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), and computational thinking. The program develops teacher leadership while promoting a unified instructional approach districtwide, resulting in sustained innovation that benefits students, teachers, and school communities alike.