New Website: Deans for Impact

Posted by Deans for Impact on February 23, 2015

Deans for Impact is a national organization composed of leaders of colleges of education and other programs who are working together to improve student learning and other outcomes.

The education leaders participating in Deans for Impact lead programs from coast to coast that span the broad spectrum of institutions preparing new teachers and school leaders. Our institutions comprise public research universities, state colleges, private institutions, and residency programs. While the programs led by our members are diverse, we share a commitment to higher standards and accountability for preparing educators with the requisite skills and knowledge to teach and lead in ways that measurably improve student learning. To that end, we have committed ourselves to a set of guiding principles that embody a fundamental shift in the design and expectations of educator-preparation programs:
• Outcomes focused. The members of Deans for Impact are committed to using common metrics and assessments that validly measure their graduates’ effects in the classroom.
• Data driven. The members of Deans for Impact are committed to collecting, sharing and using data to drive evidence-based change within their programs and across the field of educator preparation.
• Empirically validated. The members of Deans for Impact are committed to using the tools of research to identify the features of educator-preparation programs that improve student learning.
• Transparent and accountable. The members of Deans for Impact are committed to elevating expectations for educator-preparation program accountability and making program outcomes transparent to all.

http://www.deansforimpact.org/