ShiftED, Inc.

shift

/SHift/

verb

past tense: shifted; past participle: shifted

move or cause to move

from one place to another, especially over a small distance.

Mission & Vision

mission

ShiftED is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that equips educators through MTSS intervention services and professional development, and engages parents through parental advocacy.

Vision

Our vision is to dismantle barriers and shift towards equitable education so every student succeeds.

Our goal

By building educator capacity and developing parent partnerships, ShiftED strengthens instruction, transforms school culture, and creates the conditions necessary for every single student to thrive in school and life.

Our Focus

At ShiftED, Inc., we work to advance educational equity by building educators’ capacity focused on six IMPACT areas:

Intervention Program for Educators

Asset-Based

Learning

MTSS Implementation in K–12 Schools

Parental Advocacy

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Transformative Leanring

The Problem

Disparities persist for students with learning exceptionalities, who perform significantly lower in mathematics and science than their peers, despite schools having access to resources like Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to improve outcomes.

Causes of the Problem

Lack of Administrative Support
Systematic Approach to MTSS
Teacher Buy-In
Teacher Perceptions of Student Ability

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The evidence

Grade 8 Mathematics

Grade 8 Science

Students with disabilities (SWD)

Students without disabilities (SWOD)

Data from the National Assessment of Education Progress (2019, 2022)

What we offer

Intervention Program

Provides in-person (or virtual) MTSS intervention program support tailored to address campus and student needs.

Professional Development

Ongoing training series for educators to build skills around cultural competence, implicit bias, and inclusive instructional practices.

Parental Advocacy

Workshops and advocacy services for caregivers on education laws/policies, instructional strategies, IEPs, and empowering parents to be change agents. We also attend ARDs to support and advocate for families.

What makes us Different

Research-Driven

We align our work to three theoretical frameworks:

Educational Equity Theory
Principles of Adult Learning
Transformative Learning Theory

K–12 Experience

Over 10 years of experience in education.

Secondary Science Teacher
Science Content Lead
Math & Science Instructional Coach
Program Manager
Director of Professional Learning
Education Consultant

Research Experience

Our CEO & Founder, Andrea Pickens, has conducted extensive research in the areas of Learning and Organizational Change and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support implementation through her doctoral studies at Baylor University.

Professional Certifications

4–8 Science Texas Teaching Certificate
Special Education Supplemental Certificate
Texas Education Agency approved CPE Provider

To learn more about what we offer.

info@shiftedinc.org