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 2021Deans 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.
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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
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
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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Strengthening Pipelines and Serving Students
We believe that educational leaders should prioritize future teachers as high-quality tutors and embed tutoring as a foundational component of teacher preparation. Over the course of an immensely challenging school year, we have seen existing partnerships between educator-preparation programs and K-12 districts deepen, and new ones emerge. And we have heard from educational leaders who want to form new tutoring partnerships, but are unsure where to start. In response to those inquiries, we put together a new resource, Strengthening Pipelines and Serving Students, that explains why leveraging future teachers as tutors is a win-win and how educational leaders can do it. Download the guide.
