Francesca Forzani

Francesca Forzani is an experienced teacher educator and expert on change in teacher preparation. She leads the organization’s work with and for teacher educators, including the development of curriculum materials and professional learning opportunities. Her research investigates features of effective approaches to teacher preparation. Francesca began her career as a high school English teacher in Greenville, Mississippi, where she was a Teach for America corps member. She also served as a teacher educator for Teach for America and for Teach First in London, U.K., and has taught courses in secondary English language arts methods at the University of Michigan. Francesca serves on the board of trustees of Deans for Impact and was previously a member of the national advisory group for The Path Forward for Teacher Preparation and Licensure for Early Literacy and of the board of trustees of Editorial Projects in Education, publisher of Education Week and Quality Counts. She holds a BA in English from Smith College, an MPP from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, and a PhD in education foundations and policy from the University of Michigan.