News & Ideas

Keeping our growing community of partners and supporters abreast of our initiatives, programs, and updates is a crucial part of our work. We also know that using teaching and teacher education to disrupt injustice is complex. Part of our strategy to harness the power of teaching to create a more just society is to translate our ideas about teaching, teacher education, and professional learning into stories that engage and inspire. Explore the latest updates and stories about our programs, partnerships, resources, and more.

September 13, 2019

September 2019 Newsletter: Gear Up for the New School Year

TeachingWorks wishes you a wonderful school year! Check out some of these news items and resources that will help you […]

August 26, 2019

TeachingWorks launches online repository of curriculum materials for teacher educators

TeachingWorks has officially launched the TeachingWorks Resource Library, a free, online collection of practice-based curriculum materials for teacher educators to use […]

February 21, 2018

TeachingWorks awarded grant for second year of work with the California State University System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation has awarded TeachingWorks a grant to continue collaborative work begun in […]

September 11, 2017

A statement on the executive order to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

We at TeachingWorks oppose the executive order to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). We must stand up […]

August 4, 2017

TeachingWorks awarded grant for work with the California State University System

The S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation has awarded TeachingWorks a $250,000 grant to support the development of practice-based approaches in mathematics […]

November 18, 2015

TeachingWorks Receives $6.8 Million Grant to Support Broad Transformation in Teacher Preparation

TeachingWorks, a national organization based at the University of Michigan School of Education dedicated to improving professional preparation for teaching, […]

TeachingWorks Featured in Education Week article about the Teacher Preparation Transformation Center

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

October 28, 2014

Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $1.1 Million to TeachingWorks

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust recently awarded a $1.1 million grant to TeachingWorks. The goal of […]

October 24, 2014

Teaching Teachers to Teach: It’s Not So Elementary

NPR reporter Sarah Hulett shares the work done at the TeachingWorks Elementary Mathematics Laboratory to support the work of teaching […]