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For Dean Pervis Evans, student perspective is essential to strengthen and diversify teaching workforce

Deans for Impact

Sitting in on EDUC 1301: Introduction to the Teaching Profession at Odessa College last semester, Pervis Evans is conscious that he doesn’t quite fit in with the other students, a majority of whom are recent high school graduates. But that doesn’t deter him at all.

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New Impact Academy cohort represents 25 states, reaches 15,000 teacher-candidates annually

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These are some of the biggest priorities for the fellows that make up our eighth cohort of Impact Academy. These are some of the biggest priorities for the fellows that make up our eighth cohort of Impact Academy. Six programs are designated Minority-Serving Institutions.

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An introduction to our brand refresh

Deans for Impact

In 2015, Deans for Impact launched with an unwavering commitment to ensure that every child in this country is taught by well-prepared teachers. At the time, our work focused primarily on convening solutions-oriented education deans.

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2022 in Review: Building a Movement to Make Pedagogy a Priority in Teacher Preparation

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At Deans for Impact, we stand committed to elevating teachers and teaching and equipping all future teachers with the scientifically-based tools to create rigorous, equitable, and inclusive learning environments where all students thrive. Read on for more of our 2022 impact. 3 programs serving the East Texas community.

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Honoring identities and pursuing excellence: meet Valerie Sakimura, DFI’s new executive director

Deans for Impact

It was the first time that Valerie and her friends had experienced Pidgin being treated by an educator as worthy of deep study and analysis, and they felt affirmed and validated. That’s the power of an educator,” she says. “To Those were my first experiences as an educator, and they made me excited about the potential of teaching.

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Learning to Surf:  Supporting a Campus’s AI Needs 

Faculty Focus

Many colleges and universities have struggled to prepare for generative AI on campus, for instance, by providing guiding policies or pedagogical support. An experience that, when combined with teaching composition and serving as an academic senator, has informed my fathoming of the AI tides approaching higher education’s shores.

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Learning to Surf:  Supporting a Campus’s AI Needs 

Faculty Focus

Many colleges and universities have struggled to prepare for generative AI on campus, for instance, by providing guiding policies or pedagogical support. An experience that, when combined with teaching composition and serving as an academic senator, has informed my fathoming of the AI tides approaching higher education’s shores.