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Every child deserves a
well-prepared teacher

Deans for Impact works to ensure that every beginning teacher is good on day one, and on the path to become great over time.

We do this by connecting with leaders of educator-preparation programs; helping them to transform their programs; sustaining these transformations over time; and influencing policy that affects their work.

  • Connect Leaders
    Connect Leaders

    We bring together leaders in educator preparation who want their programs to consistently prepare effective beginning teachers. We build the capacity of these leaders to drive change.

    Impact Academy 2021
  • Transform Programs
    Transform Programs

    We help leaders transform their programs through evidence, including our best scientific understanding about how students learn. We believe networks are critical to making this happen.

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  • Sustain Change
    Sustain Change

    We help leaders sustain the transformations of their programs over time. We believe common indicators of teacher-candidate skill and knowledge are a key component of sustained improvement.

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  • Influence Policy
    Influence Policy

    We build the capacity of leaders in educator preparation to influence education policy. We believe policy change is critical to fostering a healthy education ecosystem.

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New cohort

Impact Academy 2021

We’re thrilled to welcome an outstanding group of 24 leaders to Impact Academy, a yearlong fellowship for deans of educator-preparation programs. This sixth cohort is the largest and most institutionally diverse to date. Learn more

Featured Posts
Educator-preparation programs come together around data at Inquiry Institute

This event launches a new year of learning for programs participating in the Common Indicators System Network.

Case Study: Fighting folk pedagogies with science at UNC Charlotte

Imagine you’re observing a third-grade classroom. The teacher has just finished a multiplication lesson, and is walking down the rows of desks,…
Removing obstacles for students with learning science

As an adult attending college for the first time in her fifties, Lesli Kathman knows firsthand that instructors’ assumptions about what students bring to the classroom can be detrimental to learning if they’re not accurate.

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  • I joined Deans for Impact to work with other deans who are willing to look hard at our profession and hold ourselves accountable for meaningful outcomes.

    Ellen McIntyre
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  • Empowering educators with the knowledge and confidence to impact the life chances of children in the 21st century is one of the most exciting and important responsibilities I can think of.

    Greg Anderson
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  • An organization like Deans for Impact, which is committed to evidence and coherence, and leaders who are asking big questions of themselves and each other can help us all do a better job.

    Ann Taylor
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