Resources
We provide resources that highlight the on-the-ground experience of teacher-candidates and teacher-educators and our research of the practice of teaching.
Practice with Purpose: The Emerging Science of Teacher Expertise connects the principles of deliberate practice with the methods used to prepare and…
Learn More download pdfTemple University faculty wanted to help their teacher-candidates build on a foundation of knowledge about cognitive science and apply that knowledge…
Learn More download pdfThe Boston Teacher Residency induction team wanted to know if increased knowledge of cognitive-science principles could help beginning teachers with…
Learn More download pdfEducator-preparation programs need access to data on the performance of their graduates – and policy has a role to play in helping them get the…
Learn More download pdfThe Science of Learning summarizes existing cognitive-science research on how students learn, and connects it to practical implications for teaching.…
Learn More download pdfIn April 2017, faculty and staff from Deans for Impact’s member-led institutions gathered to discuss how common indicators, collected and shared…
Watch VideoIn April 2017, Deans for Impact hosted a panel event to explore the implications of deliberate practice for teacher education, featuring:
Anders…
Watch VideoWhat can we learn from research on expertise that will help all teachers improve their performance? In Practice with Purpose: The Emerging Science of…
Watch Video“Is Educational Innovation Overrated?” was a panel discussion at SXSWedu between Benjamin Riley, our executive director and Kate Walsh, president,…
Watch VideoDr. Cassandra Herring shares the need for data partnerships during a round table on Title II teacher-preparation regulations.
Watch VideoExecutive Director Benjamin Riley on what we’ve learned by visiting teacher-preparation programs.
Watch VideoU.S. Secretary of Education John King on the importance of Deans for Impact.
Watch VideoMembers of Deans for Impact joined U.S. Secretary of Education John King, Jr. and other local educators to discuss the importance of the new Title II…
Watch VideoBenjamin Riley, founder of Deans for Impact, talked to Secretary of Education John King, Jr. about the new Title II regulations.
Watch VideoA look inside Deans for Impact’s new leadership development experience.
Watch VideoA recap of the work being done to incorporate practices from The Science of Learning into teacher preparation programs.
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