Teacher Quality Institute
Promoting Excellence in Teaching
The mission of the Teacher Quality Institute is to support the development and enhancement of pedagogy and content knowledge of teachers in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s service region through recruiting potential teachers, providing professional development opportunities, and structuring high quality preservice experiences. TQI offers programming for both pre-service and in-service educators that support professional growth as an educator. The professional team of the Teacher Quality Institute works to achieve the mission by providing:
Pre-service Teacher Support
- Implementing the Professional Development School Model
- facilitating a dual-credit teacher education program for regional high school students through Racer Academy
- hosting annual Educators Rising conference for high schools
- providing scholarships for teachers and students
- supervising clinical practice work in secondary schools
- coordinating Student Success Center
- providing both group and individual Praxis tutoring for the students of COEHS
In-Service Teacher Support
- Leading Professional Development sessions at the request of school administrators
- Providing additional professional development through the annual Teaching and Technology Summit
- Facilitates the Supporting Excellence in Teaching program for first year teachers
The Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) is a significant ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ regional outreach program