TeachNY
Who We Are?
The State University of New York is the nation’s largest comprehensive public higher education system and a recognized leader in educator preparation, preparing nearly a quarter of New York State’s teachers, and thousands of teachers, school and district leaders, and educational researchers and experts who serve communities across the country and around the world.
What Do We Believe?
Teachers, school/district leaders, and higher education faculty across disciplines are part of one profession of educators—a community of practitioners and scholars who take pride in and responsibility for their learning and practice, who benefit from learning from one another, and who hold themselves accountable for the principles and standards of the profession.
Teaching is a practice profession requiring study that is academically rigorous, clinically based, content-rich, and informed by research, preparing candidates to apply the science and art of teaching and learning.
Teacher quality is the number one in-school factor contributing to student academic success; therefore, the preparation of, support for, and access to excellent teachers who inspire all students to learn, prepare them for college and career, and empower them to positively contribute to a democratic society as engaged citizens must be shared priorities and responsibilities.
Educator preparation and the full continuum of professional advancement—from novice through expert—are embedded in collaborative endeavors supported by the entire academic community and occurring through intentional, integrated, and mutually beneficial clinical partnerships that need to be well-resourced.
The best educator preparation programs are dynamic, evolving in response to knowledge gained through both professional practice and academic research, across varied teaching and learning contexts, and within regulatory and policy environments that enable experimentation and innovation.