My Teaching Partner–Secondary (MTP-S)

My Teaching Partner–Secondary (MTP-S) is a coaching program designed to improve teacher-student interactions in secondary classrooms with students aged 11 to 18 to enhance student motivation and achievement. The program uses the Classroom Assessment Scoring System–Secondary (CLASS-S) framework to target emotional climate, sensitivity to student needs for autonomy, varied instructional modalities, and higher-order thinking. MTP-S integrates initial workshop-based training, an annotated video library, and personalized coaching over one school year followed by a brief booster workshop. During the school year, teachers submit video recordings of class sessions approximately twice a month, which trained consultants review and use to select brief segments illustrating positive interactions or areas for growth. Teachers observe their behavior and student reactions via a password-protected website, then participate in 20- to 30-minute phone conferences with consultants to strategize about enhancing interactions. The intervention requires approximately 20 hours of teacher in-service training spread across 13 months, with full costs of $3,700 per teacher for consultants and video equipment.