Teacher Education, Redefined
Join TeachingWorks for the Spring Institute for Teacher Educators, a multi-event professional learning series designed for teacher educators and teacher preparation leaders. The Institute brings together three signature TeachingWorks events, offering research-grounded tools, actionable frameworks, and expert guidance to design courses, master core practice-based pedagogies, and disrupt inequitable patterns in the classroom.
Attend a single event tailored to your immediate program goals, or participate in the full Institute to build an end-to-end vision for practice-based teacher preparation.
May 15–16, 2027
Apply backwards design principles to teacher education programs and courses—aligning candidate performance goals, practice-based learning tasks, and assessment methods.
May 17–19, 2027
Learn how to use decompositions of high-leverage practices, model instructional moves, and guide candidates through authentic classroom experiences.
May 20–21, 2027
Move past the “what” and dive deep into the “how” of implementing activities, tools, and strategies that help teacher candidates practice practice.
DESIGNED FOR:
- Teacher educators
- Deans of education
- State education agencies
WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE SPRING INSTITUTE FOR TEACHER EDUCATORS:
- Sessions grounded in the TeachingWorks high-leverage practices, targeting the intersection of equity, content, and practice.
- Action-oriented and practical guidance, including ready-to-use lesson plans, rehearsal prompts, and candidate assessment tools.
- A collaborative community of teacher educators from institutions across the country.
LEAVE THE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS LAB WITH:
- A Rich Understanding of Practice-Based Teacher Education: Gain comprehensive knowledge of the foundational ideas and skills to translate complex instructional techniques into clear steps, making high-impact teaching accessible and replicable.
- Tools and Strategies for Making Teaching Learnable: Learn concrete steps for unpacking teaching into learnable parts in order to design or redesign instructional activities in your own courses or programs.
- Empowerment to Support Novice Teachers: Develop confidence in the skills to guide beginning teachers in creating equitable, effective classrooms, where every move contributes to student success.
- A Certificate: Walk away with a digital, printable document that certifies you as a graduate of the Spring Institute for Teacher Educators and identifies the dates during which you participated.
Deadline: April 30, 2027
Walk away with a digital, printable document that certifies you as a graduate of the Spring Institute for Teacher Educators and identifies the dates during which you participated.
This Spring Institute blends informative, facilitator-led sessions with opportunities for participants to examine and discuss examples, try out strategies, and collaborate with others.
A laptop or tablet is required to access digital resources. No other supplies are required.
Anyone interested in teacher education—doing it, designing it, or supporting it—is welcome.
TeachingWorks reserves the right to cancel in-person, virtual, or hybrid training or workshops before the start. TeachingWorks staff will notify participants of cancellation via email. Participants will be eligible for a full refund of their registration fee. TeachingWorks will not be held responsible for any expenses incurred due to the cancellation of an event, training, or workshop.
For a full refund (100%), participants must submit a written request to cancel or withdraw 30 days prior to the first day of the event (in-person or virtual). Fifty percent (50%) will be refunded for requests received 15 days prior. No refunds will be issued for requests received within seven (7) business days of the first day of the event or failure to submit the required documentation required for participation.
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