What we do
Since 2002, CPET has been a leader in providing customized professional development services to partners in New York City and beyond. Our desire  to support teachers and school leaders in their own context, and our focus on project-based learning as a powerful tool for student engagement inform all of our partnerships, as well as our signature initiatives.

Educating for
​the 21st century

Reimagining texts
​and teaching

Building a foundation for new teachers
Publishing students, inspiring teachers
Ways of working
Embedded school coaching
Working alongside educators to create promising practices for instruction, design strategic systems and structures, and build the capacity of individuals and school teams.
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Workshops
Creating opportunities for educators to deepen pedagogical knowledge, apply learning to individual contexts, and collaborate in a safe community. 
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Curriculum development
Collaborating with organizations to design curricular materials including curriculum maps, unit plans, lesson plans, and student materials.
Our philosophy
Communities of practice
Contextualized practice
Critical reflection
Cultivating strengths
Cycles of inquiry
Resources
Book of the month
CenterED Teaching podcast​
Downloads
The Center for the Professional Education of Teachers (CPET) is an organization based out of Teachers College, Columbia University that is devoted to advancing global capacities in teacher education, research, and whole school reform. CPET advocates excellence and equity in education through direct service to youth and educators, innovative school projects that promote students’ Write to Achieve, international research that examines and advocates the highest quality instructional and assessment practices today, and sustainable school partnerships that leverage current policy and mandates to raise literacy levels and embed collaborative communities of learning. Uniting theory and practice, CPET promotes rigorous and relevant scholarship and is committed to making excellent education accessible worldwide.

Center for Professional Education of Teachers 
416 Zankel Hall
Box 182, 525 West 120th Street New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 678-3161 | Fax: (212) 678-6631
Email us: cpet@tc.edu
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