The application process

The learning sequence for the certificate is designed for content methods course instructors in teacher education programs. We seek enthusiastic and committed applicants who have the time and the inclination to work together and with TeachingWorks to try out and develop their competency with practice-based approaches to teacher education in their methods courses.

July 25, 2022

Application opens

September 16, 2022

Informational Webinar

12:00 pm EST

October 15, 2022

Application closes

October 31, 2022

Applicants notified

January 9, 2023

Learning sequence begins

Coaching and support designed for teacher educators

Participants in our certificate learning sequence receive in-depth coaching and support to develop their skill in practice-based teacher education pedagogies  including selecting and using video, focusing teacher preparation on high-leverage practices, and attending to issues of justice and equity through teacher education. The sequence combines three in-person events with webinars and virtual one-on-one coaching in the context of participants’ own course planning and teaching.

Expand your teacher education practice

Learn practice-based teacher education pedagogies such as video analysis and rehearsal that intertwine content knowledge, teaching practice, and attention to issues of justice.

Learn to prepare teachers to disrupt injustice

Develop competence and confidence in preparing new teachers who understand systemic inequity and who seek to use their teaching practice to disrupt patterns of injustice in classrooms, support multilingual students, and provide culturally responsive instruction.

Join our growing community

Join a network of teacher educators who understand their role in supporting excellent beginning teaching in U.S. classrooms and are committed to strengthening the instructional practice of their teacher candidates by improving their own practice.

“This is one of those experiences that is actually geared towards teaching. You learn the skills. You learn how to enact a practice. You don’t just learn a practice theoretically.”

—Dr. David Kimori, 2020 cerificate learning sequence fellow, Assistant Professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato.