The Center for Professional Development and Education Reform

The Center for Professional Development & Education Reform partners with organizations and institutions to improve educational practices and policies through professional learning, leadership development, and program evaluation.

In the Center we are committed to:

• Building the capacity of individuals, organizations and institutions in education
• Engaging in sustained collaborative dialogue and action
• Honoring where people are in their unique educational contexts
• Merging policy, scholarship and practice
• Being carefully, thoughtfully and purposefully innovative
• Leveraging opportunities and funds to maximize impact

The Center team is dedicated to being a vibrant, intellectual community where individuals, organizations and institutions collaborate on educational challenges to make the world ever better-embracing the joys and learning in the process.

The Center for Professional Development and Education Reform is endorsed by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) as a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) provider. Through the Center, we award CTLE credits for participation in our professional development activities. Learn more about the CTLE requirements. http://schools.nyc.gov/Employees/Teachers/Career/Certification/CTLE.htm