About Us

Introduction to The Center

Learn about The Center, what we fight for, and how we make it happen.

Mission Statement

Learn about our vision & goals.

Advisory Board

The experts who volunteer their time to guide our work.

Our Team

Meet the staff and consultants that make it all possible.

Funders

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Introduction to The Center

The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd is dedicated to strengthening teacher development policy and practice. Our Website features recent information on teacher development including research, state and national policy and legislative initiatives, and models for effective practice. We invite policy-makers, parents and teachers, researchers and journalists, and education and philanthropic organizations to use the resources of this site and join us in helping to ensure that every child learns from a fully prepared and effective teacher.

WestEd is a research, development, and service agency whose mission is to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults. Since its inception in 1966, WestEd has been guided by knowledge from research and practice, drawing on an ever-growing and constantly refined database in development.

“Whereas, the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, for over a decade, has been steadfast in the pursuit of its mission to ensure that every student in California’s elementary and secondary schools has a well prepared, effective, and caring teacher…The clear, impartial advice provided on effective approaches to strengthening the state’s teaching profession will always be of benefit to California’s education leaders…”

-California Senate Resolution No. 1242, August 15, 2006

 

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