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TeachingWorks, a national organization based at the University of Michigan School of Education dedicated to improving professional preparation for teaching, has received a $6.8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a Teacher Preparation Transformation Center. The Teacher Preparation Transformation Center Initiative (TPTCI), developed by the Gates Foundation, is designed to […]

Stephen Sawchuck describes the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s new Teacher Preparation Transformation Initiative. Read more here.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust recently awarded a $1.1 million grant to TeachingWorks. The goal of the grant is to support the establishment of rigorous standards for entry to teaching, and to partner with teacher preparation programs in developing ways to prepare teacher candidates to reach this threshold of practice. For […]

NPR reporter Sarah Hulett shares the work done at the TeachingWorks Elementary Mathematics Laboratory to support the work of teaching and learning. Click here to read and listen.

The National Observational Teaching Exam, or NOTE, a licensure-level assessment for classroom teachers developed by TeachingWorks in partnership with Educational Testing Service (ETS) is the subject of an article by Stephen Sawchuk in today’s Education Week. The article quotes TeachingWorks Director, Deborah Loewenberg Ball, who states, “We should debate less about entry standards to teacher education, and we […]

Deborah Loewenberg Ball, dean of the University of Michigan School of Education and director of TeachingWorks, will deliver a keynote address at the 85th annual National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Conference in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, June 11. Francesca Forzani, associate director of TeachingWorks, will present at an affiliated symposium, The […]

The TeachingWorks Elementary Mathematics Laboratory (EML) is featured in the December 6, 2012 edition of the Detroit News. The article quotes State Board of Education member Eileen Weiser, who said after observing the lab, “It’s very clear if we approach this very differently and make sure every child understands and knows basic concepts and how to […]

TeachingWorks will partner with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) on their i3 grant-funded project, Building a Pipeline of Teaching Excellence. The project will develop and implement a video library of footage from the classrooms of Board-certified teachers that will be used in pre-service and induction teacher preparation programs.  TeachingWorks plans to share its experience […]

TeachingWorks and its Elementary Mathematics Laboratory (EML) are featured in the fall 2012 edition of Leaders & Best, a University of Michigan magazine and e-zine distributed to more than 65,000 university supporters. The article highlights the professional development associated with this special summer program, quoting classroom teacher Noncy Fields, who calls the experience “different than anything I’ve ever […]