Professional Development

GEAR UP Lowell works closely with the Lowell School Department to complement professional development activities for teachers, tutors and mentors.  In collaboration with the Lowell School Department, our professional development activities focus on enabling teachers to support GEAR UP students in ways that lead to improved student achievement.

Teachers are given the opportunity to be more effective in their jobs by teaching techniques that encourage students to formulate positive visions for themselves.  Teachers develop ways of promoting resilience in the classroom, the school and the community.