Educator Prep Programs
Quality Educator Preparation Through Connected Data
The Ed-Fi Alliance equips Educator Preparation Programs to integrate essential data, helping them answer critical questions and ensure early career teachers enter classrooms fully prepared to support their students.
Why Ed-Fi?
Data interoperability—the seamless and secure transfer of data across applications—allows Educator Preparation Programs (EPP) the ability to turn high-quality, timely, reliable data into actionable information. Valuable insights taken from Student Information Systems, assessments, clinical observations, and perception surveys can reveal not only what makes quality teachers, but how best to track applicants, their growth, and their retention in pre-service and in-service experiences.
Connected Data
The centralization of data from several sources allows stakeholders to actively support teacher candidates through the teacher pipeline.
Visualize the Data
When data flows seamlessly and securely across applications, it’s easy for stakeholders to analyze multiple sources of data to support a teacher candidate’s growth throughout the program.
Engage in a Process of Continuous Improvement
Increase the use of data by faculty and staff to conduct research, think strategically about data use for informed program improvement, and allow for evaluation of initiatives aimed at improving the teacher pipeline.
Patricia Alvarez McHatton, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Success, and P-16 Integration • University of Texas — Rio Grande Valley
"This is a game changer for our program! We can use strong data and move away from anecdotal information. We can assess the quality of our graduates and the rigor of our work. There will be no more excuses; we’ll have the data necessary to accurately inform program improvements and ensure program quality."
Ed-Fi Can Help Solve Your Toughest Challenges
It may not seem like connecting data sources could yield immediate results for some of the biggest challenges you are facing – but it can. It’s our mission is to show you how and help you get there.
Tackle Program Diversity and Persistence
Meaningfully increasing the diversity of the teacher workforce requires the examination of blockers that occur during the teacher pipeline.
Clinical Experience and Performance
Teacher candidate field experience and performance data provides a lens to guide improvements for effective support and preparation of candidates.
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