Coherence by Design
Learn how instructional and systems coherence help districts align instruction, intervention, and supports to accelerate student learning at scale.
Professional Development for Educators
Leadership Development and Talent Services
Every student deserves effective teachers and school leaders with high expectations. These educators must be prepared to provide students with strong academic foundations and meaningful learning experiences. TNTP helps make this possible by strengthening teachers’ skills through professional development and talent services.
TNTP’s teacher professional development is student-centered, adaptive, and grounded in real school practices, moving beyond a one-size-fits-all approach. Sessions are customized to each district’s instructional vision and incorporate insights from TNTP’s research, such as The Opportunity Makers, to support a sense of belonging, instructional coherence, and consistently strong teaching across all classrooms. Our services support educators at every level, from teachers and new leaders to school administrators and district teams, by strengthening classroom practices, building leadership capacity, and helping systems create the conditions students need to thrive.
Educator Recruitment, Development & Certification Pathways
Alternative Teacher Certification Pathways and Support
TNTP helps districts create, expand, and improve customized teacher certification programs to meet their specific needs. With our guidance and support, districts develop programs aligned to their instructional vision. TNTP-trained teachers enter the classroom as leaders, ready to deliver on the district’s vision of success for all students.
Let's Work TogetherTNTP Teaching Fellows
Teaching Fellows streamlines the path to teacher certification for graduating college seniors and career changers through summer classes, on-the-job training, and personalized coaching.
Learn More About TNTP Teaching FellowsEmpowering Teachers to Deliver Strong Instruction
TNTP’s Good to Great program helps experienced teachers set high expectations and deliver strong instruction to ensure all students can access grade-level content. TNTP also helps teachers grow as leaders through training, coaching, and mentoring that strengthen classroom instruction, culture-building, and collaboration with colleagues.
Introduction to Good to Great
Professional Development for Education Leaders
Comprehensive Teacher Leadership Development Strategy
We partner with school districts to design and execute strategies—including building recruitment pipelines and developing career pathways—along the leadership spectrum. Our talent supports are aligned to the academic vision and priorities so that educators can create coherence in their classrooms. We focus on educator effectiveness, ensuring students learn from skilled teachers who help them learn and grow.
Let's Work TogetherPathway to Leadership in Urban Schools
TNTP’s Pathway to Leadership in Urban Schools (PLUS) prepares dynamic principals who can lead vibrant schools where teachers and students thrive.
Let's Work TogetherAsynchronous Learning Support
Learning Portal
As part of a larger teacher leadership and talent development strategy, we offer online learning experiences designed to support the development of teachers, leaders, and other adults in PK-12 settings. Learning Portal content can be integrated into existing school system online learning tools. Our Learning Portal team supports district partners to optimize this work at every level, from aligning it with your long-term vision and strategy to confidently managing the course on a day-to-day basis.
Explore Learning PortalFrequently Asked Questions
How do you measure the impact of your leadership and talent services?
We track progress through multiple measures: student academic outcomes, teacher growth data, leadership pipeline health, and the retention of strong educators. By combining district data with TNTP’s expertise, we help partners see clear evidence of improvement in both teaching quality and student achievement.
Do you offer leadership coaching for school administrators?
Yes. TNTP provides targeted leadership coaching for administrators at all levels—from assistant principals to superintendents. Coaching is personalized to district goals and individual needs, ensuring leaders can confidently manage teams, drive instruction, and sustain long-term improvement.
Building the Foundation for AI-Ready Systems in Indianapolis
Indianapolis Public Schools is transforming its data infrastructure and leadership capacity to create coherent systems that will enable future AI integration.
Using AI to Strengthen Coaching with Indianapolis Teaching Fellows
This pilot explores how AI can complement, not replace, human coaching by providing feedback that deepens collaboration among early-career educators.
Improving Postsecondary Planning with the Texas Effective Advising Framework
TNTP facilitates effective advising in Texas schools’ counseling programs by training coaches across 75 districts to improve students’ postsecondary planning.
Driving Citywide Gains in NYC Through Coherent Professional Learning
After two years of strategic partnership in professional learning, third graders gained 13 points and fifth graders gained 15 points in English Language Arts.
Strengthening Educator Preparation for High-Quality Literacy Instruction in Tennessee
TNTP supports Tennessee educator prep programs (EPPs) to align training to national best practices so all students receive high-quality literacy instruction.
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