How We Help
Technical Assistance for Quality Preparation
Hands-On Support. Lasting Change.
EdPrep Partners provides expert technical assistance that helps educator preparation programs strengthen how candidates are prepared in practice. Our work focuses on strengthening teacher educator practices, aligning coursework and clinical experiences, and building the program structures and improvement systems that support candidate development.
Technical assistance is grounded in the EdPrep Performance Framework and the 14 Levers for Quality Teacher Preparation. Through structured implementation support, we help programs translate review findings and improvement priorities into concrete changes in how preparation is designed, delivered, and strengthened over time.
How We Help:
- Strengthening Teacher Educator Practices – Support faculty, clinical supervisors, and program leaders in leveraging high impact teacher educator practices, including modeling and labeling instructional practices, facilitating practice based developmental experiences, and providing high quality coaching and feedback that accelerate candidate growth.
- Strengthening Coursework and Clinical Experiences – Work with programs to strengthen coursework design, practice based developmental experiences, and the alignment between coursework and clinical placements so candidates progressively build instructional proficiency.
- Program Structure and Systems Improvement – Help programs strengthen program structures, performance gateways, and improvement routines that support candidate development and ensure preparation practices are implemented consistently across the program.
- Implementation Support and Systems Improvement – Provide ongoing coaching, collaborative problem solving, and structured implementation support that helps program leaders, faculty, and supervisors strengthen preparation practices and sustain improvement over time.
Impact: Technical assistance ensures that improvement efforts translate into real changes in how candidates are prepared. By strengthening teacher educator practices and the systems that support them, programs are better able to prepare candidates who are ready to teach effectively from the start of their careers.
Program Performance Reviews
Uncover Strengths. Identify Gaps. Drive Improvement.
EdPrep Partners conducts comprehensive Program Performance Reviews with educator preparation programs to examine how preparation operates in practice. Using the EdPrep Performance Framework and the 14 Levers for Quality Teacher Preparation, these reviews analyze the systems, practices, and structures that shape candidate development.
Program Performance Reviews go beyond surface level evaluation. They identify how preparation is currently designed and implemented, examine evidence across multiple sources, and clarify the programmatic shifts that most strengthen candidate preparation.
How We Help:
- Comprehensive Program Performance Reviews
– Examine coursework, clinical experiences, teacher educator practices, program policies, data practices, partnerships with P-12 schools, and candidate outcomes to understand how preparation is implemented across the program.
- Evidence Triangulation & Root Cause Analysis
– Review artifacts, observations, interviews, and data sources to validate findings, understand how preparation operates in practice, and identify the underlying causes of program challenges.
- Alignment to Research and Field Leading Practice
– Assess preparation practices against research based approaches and leading educator preparation models to help programs understand how their work aligns with effective preparation systems.
- Prioritized and Context Specific Recommendations – Provide clear, actionable recommendations that focus on the most foundational program shifts needed to strengthen candidate development and support program improvement.
Impact: Program Performance Reviews do more than document findings. They help programs clarify priorities, strengthen preparation systems, and focus improvement efforts on the changes that most improve candidate preparation and readiness for the classroom.
Pathway & Program Expansion
Expanding Access. Elevating Quality.
Across the country, schools face persistent teacher shortages, particularly in high need subjects and communities. At the same time, educator preparation programs and state agencies are working to expand pathways into teaching while maintaining rigorous preparation that ensures candidates are ready for the realities of the classroom.
EdPrep Partners supports states, districts, and educator preparation programs in strengthening and expanding preparation pathways that increase access to the profession while maintaining high standards of preparation. Our work focuses on designing pathways that align workforce needs with strong preparation experiences for candidates.
How We Help:
- Pathway Development & Expansion
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Support educator preparation programs and state partners in developing, expanding, or refining preparation pathways, including internship, residency, and hybrid models that provide candidates with structured developmental experiences.
- Candidate-Centered Pathway Design
– Design pathways that align coursework, clinical experiences, and structured supports so candidates develop instructional knowledge and skills along a clear developmental trajectory.
- Workforce and Policy Alignment
– Work with state agencies, districts, and preparation programs to align pathway design with district hiring needs, state licensure requirements, and accreditation and initiative expectations.
- Candidate Recruitment and Support Structures – Help programs design recruitment strategies and candidate support systems that attract, support, and retain future educators while strengthening the teacher workforce.
Impact:
By strengthening preparation across pathways, states and educator preparation programs can expand access to the profession while ensuring candidates enter classrooms well prepared to teach and support student learning from the start of their careers.
Data-Informed Practices & Decision-Making
Turning Data Into Action. Continuously Improving.
Strong educator preparation programs use data to understand how candidates develop, how preparation is implemented in practice, and where improvement is needed. Data should not simply document outcomes – it should help programs strengthen coursework, clinical experiences, and teacher educator practices that shape candidate preparation.
EdPrep Partners helps educator preparation programs, state agencies, and district partners develop the systems and routines that allow data to inform program improvement and candidate development.
How We Help:
- Structured Data Routines for Program Improvement
– Support programs in establishing regular data review routines that help leaders and teacher educators examine candidate performance, preparation practices, and program outcomes to guide improvement.
- Candidate Development and Preparation Monitoring – Implement systems that track candidate growth across coursework and clinical experiences, helping programs understand how developmental experiences contribute to candidate readiness.
- Examining Preparation Practices
– Help programs analyze how coursework, clinical experiences, and teacher educator practices contribute to candidate performance, enabling programs to identify where preparation can be strengthened.
- State Data Alignment and Workforce Insights – Support programs in analyzing licensure data, workforce trends, and hiring patterns to ensure preparation programs remain aligned with the needs of schools and P-12 districts.
Impact: When programs use data as part of structured improvement routines, they are better able to strengthen preparation practices, support candidate development, and continuously improve how teachers are prepared.
