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Building on the traditions of Teachers College, Columbia University and our principles of practice, our projects and partnerships leverage the content knowledge and expertise that teachers and leaders already possess. Within each partnership, our coaching team facilitates professional discourse that fosters a collaborative environment, and sparks innovative action that increases teachers’ effectiveness and student achievement. Our strengths-based, hands-on approach is grounded in providing meaningful, practical solutions to the problems you want to solve. ​
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Job-embedded coaching
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Customized professional development for elementary, middle, and high school teachers and leaders that takes place in person/on-site, online (synchronously or asynchronously), or in a hybrid format. At all levels of professional development, we bring an attention to standards-aligned curriculum, effective instructional practices, and modeling and mentoring to create a positive professional learning community. Through direct support for instructional strategies and coaching for leaders, content area teachers, and struggling teachers, our team develops promising practices and supports the design of strategic systems and structures that build the capacity of educators.
POPULAR SERVICES
​Content coaching
Curriculum development
Instructional coaching
​Leadership coaching
Literacy coaching
Strategic planning
WAYS OF WORKING
Classroom visits
Critical reflection conversations
Co-teaching and debriefing

Facilitation of team meetings
​Unit / lesson planning
POPULAR TOPICS
Teacher effectiveness
SEL / CASEL Framework
CRSE / Equity
Project-based learning
School & classroom culture
State exams / Regents

Workshops, conferences, and courses
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Standalone workshops & workshop series lead teachers and school leaders through interactive sessions that present opportunities to deepen pedagogical knowledge, apply learning to individual contexts, and collaborate in a safe community. Workshop sessions are designed with time for critical reflection, planning and practice, and an exploration into pertinent research.
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DEVELOP A CUSTOM ONLINE COURSE
A contextualized online experience will create an opportunity for shared dialogue across teams, grade levels, and content areas, and pair you with a dedicated CPET coach who will customize course content to match your needs. 
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JOIN AN UPCOMING PD
Upcoming courses are a great way for individuals or small groups to interact with educators outside of their community. 

Student publications and performances
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Publication & performance site educators serve as teaching artists who work directly with students on the development of a publication or performance-based project in literary, informational, or student-authored texts. Modeling backwards planning, workshopping instructional methods, and the use of mentor texts, our coaches provide teachers an opportunity to see these practices in action with their own students. ​​​
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LITERACY UNBOUND
Bringing teachers and students together as creative collaborators to reimagine challenging, classic texts through multiple modalities.
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STUDENT PRESS INITIATIVE
Showcasing student voice, choice, and identity through project-based learning experiences that connect student writing to a larger purpose.

Curriculum development
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Our coaches provide co-planning and curriculum professional development with teachers individually and in small groups or teams. There is no one-size-fits-all packaged curriculum, so whether teachers are designing their own curricular materials, or adapting them from a publisher, we help them to identify learning targets, scope, sequence, and assessment structures, keeping students' needs at the forefront.

When providing instructional coaching, we can support teachers to co-plan daily lessons or unit plans, workshop existing curriculum documents for CRSE Inventories, and lead teachers through a series of planning stages to design, align, and implement curriculum plans.
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Data reporting and analysis
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Information is power, but sometimes it's hard to find. We use raw data provided by schools to create in-depth and readable data reports to help deepen educators' inquiry skills and knowledge of students.
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Research studies
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Designing and implementing academic research studies with a focus on qualitative research that aims to represent the real-life experiences, perceptions, challenges, and contexts of educators while bringing new knowledge to the field of education.
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GLOBAL LEARNING ALLIANCE
An outgrowth of our groundbreaking research on the features and practices surrounding 21st century teaching and learning.

Audits, inventories, and advisement
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We conduct curriculum audits and program evaluations based on criteria jointly developed with partners. Through the review of materials, resources, or practices, our team reports on findings and provides recommendations for reaching the organization's stated goals.

Reform action planning
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Supporting schools, networks, districts, and organizations to develop clear and actionable plans with implementation and intervention strategies.
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The Center for Professional Education of Teachers (CPET) at Teachers College, Columbia University is committed to making excellent and equitable education accessible worldwide. ​CPET unites theory and practice to promote transformational change. We design innovative projects, cultivate sustainable partnerships, and conduct research through direct and online services to youth and educators. Grounded in adult learning theories, our six core principles structure our customized approach and expand the capacities of educators around the world.

ABOUT US

525 West 120th Street, Box 182
New York, NY 10027
​416 Zankel

Ph: (212) 678-3161
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​​Every gift is an investment in equitable education. With your support, we can continue to bring transformative change for K-12 teachers, leaders, and students worldwide. 
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  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • Our Team
    • Our Partnerships
    • Our Authors
    • Principles of Practice
    • Job Opportunities
  • What We Do
    • Services
    • Equity in Action
    • Literacy Unbound Summer Institute
    • Signature Initiatives >
      • Literacy Unbound
      • New Teacher Network
      • Student Press Initiative
  • Educator Essentials
    • Book of the month
    • Online Courses
    • Professional Articles
    • Ready-to-use Resources
    • Teaching Today Podcast
  • Support CPET