Project 180 for educator prep programs

Pre-fessional Development.

Support your teachers to be lifelong learners with professional development that starts before their first day.

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The idea

Professional development usually starts after the first day. We think that’s too late.

Your program prepares candidates to teach. The first classroom tests that preparation every day. Pre-fessional Development means your completers walk into that classroom with veteran support already in place, rather than finding it months later.

The usual way

PD starts after the first bell, once the hard weeks have begun

Pre-fessional Development

Veteran support is already in place on day one

How P180 delivers it

The support your program started doesn’t stop at graduation.

  1. Live PD

    Sessions for your candidates and completers, led by veteran educators and Teachers of the Year. On-site, virtual, or both.

  2. Mentoring

    1:1 time with a P180 veteran and small-group coaching, so your completers have someone to ask.

  3. The P180 app

    Short articles and videos from our speakers, there the night before a hard lesson.

What it means for your program

Completers who are ready, confident, and still teaching.

Ready completers.

Graduates step into their first classroom better prepared for management and routines.

Confident completers.

They know where to turn when the first hard week arrives.

Completers who stay.

First-year support helps keep your graduates in the profession.

Learn from the best

Hear what your completers would hear.

Two talks from the P180 launch event with Dallas ISD, plus teachers in their own words.

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Launch talk
What a Professional Teacher Means in 2026Sheila Peterson · 2024 North Dakota Teacher of the Year
Launch talk
Handling Crazy Situations Inside Your SchoolChet Dixon · Top 3 finalist, 2023 Indiana Teacher of the Year
Teacher testimonial“[Pull quote from testimonial 1]”[Teacher name], [role, district]Teacher testimonial“[Pull quote from testimonial 2]”[Teacher name], [role, district]

FAQ

Questions prep programs ask

Do our completers need to be hired by a partner district to use P180?

[Answer to confirm]

We already support our candidates. Does P180 replace that?

No. P180 is built to add to what you already run, and it carries that support into your completers’ first classrooms.

How do programs pay for P180?

Many partners use federal and state professional development funds. Our team will help you find the right funding source.

Is P180 in person or virtual?

Both, and you choose. Live PD can happen on-site, virtually, or as a mix.

Talk with us

Let’s talk about supporting your teachers before Day 1.

Tell us about your program. Someone from the P180 team will set up a short call.