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Teacher Student photoTeaching is the most important influence within schools on students' success, but the knowledge and skills required for quality teaching are complex and not easily acquired.  Teachers21 believes that in order for all students to receive high quality teaching, teachers and other educational leaders must work together to reshape their profession such that collaborative professional learning lies at the center of good teaching practice.  To this end, we partner with a broad base of educational stakeholders to ensure that educational practice, research, and policy are coordinated to create stronger conditions for professional learning.


Our Mission

Our mission is to reshape the profession of teaching and leadership through:

Professional Learning

At Teachers21 we develop and provide professional development services and products that help education leaders in schools and districts establish and sustain systems that enable ongoing professional growth in all areas of the knowledge base, leading to excellent teaching and learning that meets the demands of the 21st century.  Learn more about our:

Research, Program Development, and Dissemination

We develop and disseminate new ideas, programs, and practices that can guide practitioners and policymakers in their efforts to take a systemic approach to quality teaching and leadership.  Learn more about our:

Public Policy & Public Discourse

We work to build understanding and capacity among policymakers so that they can provide financial, legislative, regulatory, and technical support toward efforts to improve educator quality.  We also aim to improve public understanding about the significance and complexities of teaching and leadership through dialogue with legislators, policymakers, opinion-shapers, and business and community leaders.  Learn more about our:

Teachers21 is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization

 

WHAT'S NEW

The American Reinvestmentand Recovery Act (ARRA):

What it Means, and How We Can Help!

The ARRA funding provides an unprecedented opportunity to invest in teaching and learning to create effective, sustainable change within your school and district.  At Teachers21, we are helping your school and district invest wisely.

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Leadership Licensure for      Superintendents

The Leadership Licensure Program for Superintendents (LLPS) offers practicing school administrators a unique opportunity to obtain a Massachusetts superintendent/ assistant superintendent license and and Ed.D. in educational administration through our new partnership with MASS, the Boston College Lynch School of Education, MSSAA, and MASCD

Building on the success of our Leadership LIcensure Program for Principals, this program allows aspiring superintendents to integrate theory and practice through course work that builds upon these practicing administrators' own experience.   

For more information about this opportunity, click here

 


New Resources from the

Beginning Teacher Center

The Beginning Teacher Center of Teachers21 and Simmons College is proud to present three new offerings:

DVD Set: Encouraging Reflection: Using the Conferencing Protocol presents real conversations between mentors and new teachers on three DVDs, with commentary and discussion questions designed to actively engage practitioners in discussion and role-playing.

Book: In Voices from the Field: Conversations with Mentors and New Teachers, Virginia Tang opens the classroom door to offer 25 classroom-based vignettes across a wide range of beginning teachers' experiences.

Online Service: Our Induction Program Evaluation Surveys allow induction program stakeholders to gather the data they need to improve their programs.  Results are returned with customized recommendations for enhancing users' beginning teacher induction programs.

 

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