Explore paths

What can you do with your experience?

Tap a role. Each destination shows what the role involves, who it fits, and what NextGround would help you prepare.

Three directions. We are mapping all of them.

Within educationGrow. Lead. Specialize.

Education-adjacentStay connected. Work differently.

Beyond educationTake your experience somewhere new.

Two cohorts planned for January 2027. You pick the next.

Route 01

First-Time Instructional Leader

For anyone stepping into instructional leadership for the first time.

Sample roles

Instructional Coach
Team Lead
Dean of Students
Curriculum Specialist
MTSS Lead
And more

Led by Devin Lewis and Renicka Bearden

Planned for January 2027

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Route 02

Instructional Design

For educators moving into designing learning, in or out of schools.

Sample roles

EdTech Curriculum
Corporate Learning
Higher Ed Design
Training Design
And more

Led by Holly Owens

Planned for January 2027

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Next routes

Don't see your role?

Tell us where you want to go next. We build new cohorts where educator interest is highest.

The career map

Start where you are. See where it can lead.

"You are here" is your experience as an educator. Each line below shows sample roles educators move into, and many sit closer to the work you already do than you might think. EdTech is one option, not the only one. These are just a few of the roles we hope to add, with more as educator interest grows.

You are hereEducator

Within education

Within education
Instructional Coach
Works with adultsDevelops teachersUses dataFacilitates learning
You might like this if…
- You coach the teacher next door already
- You like adult learning
- You want influence without leaving school
NextGround can help you prepare for
Coaching conversationsFacilitationAdult learningFeedbackData conversations
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Covered by First-Time Instructional Leader

Education-adjacent

Beyond education

Tap a role to open it, tap another to switch. You can transfer between lines later.

No ladder

Your experience beyond the title can take you places. You get a hand in where.

One thing to be clear about: the destinations on this map are possibilities, not products. Two NextGround cohorts are planned for January 2027: First-Time Instructional Leader, for anyone stepping into instructional leadership for the first time, and Instructional Design. More are added as interest grows. The rest show where educators are already going, and which paths we may build next. Telling us which one you want is how we decide.

See the First-Time Instructional Leader cohort

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