WHY CHOOSE US
Elevating Educator Practice Through Innovation and Expertise
At TeachForward, we believe that every educator deserves meaningful professional learning grounded in authentic practice. Since 2014, we’ve partnered with states, districts, and universities to design personalized professional growth systems that transform how teachers are trained, coached, and supported throughout their careers.
Our mission is simple but powerful: to improve student learning by helping educators grow through performance-based feedback, collaborative coaching, and rigorous professional development.
What Sets Us Apart
Deep Expertise in Education and Assessment
TeachForward works with nationally recognized experts in teaching and educator evaluation who bring unmatched experience in developing performance assessments, observation rubrics, and feedback tools that reflect what great teaching truly looks like.
Grounded in the Science and Art of Teaching
We understand that meaningful learning stems from thoughtful instruction, student engagement, and self-reflection. That’s why our systems go beyond checklists to support educators in developing the mindsets and habits of expert teachers. Whether you’re observing, coaching, or learning from video exemplars, every interaction on our platform is anchored in best practices.
Cutting-Edge Platforms for Real-World Impact
Our two powerful platforms—Engage and Align—support a wide range of use cases:
- Engage supports coaching, mentoring, and professional development with learning groups, customizable activities, a vast video library of classroom practice, and analytics to track progress and impact.
- Align (used statewide in Massachusetts as OPTIC) is our calibration platform for building shared understanding and consistency around effective teaching, anchored in authentic classroom videos and collaborative scoring tasks.
Custom Solutions, Not One-Size-Fits-All
We don’t sell generic PD products. We collaborate with our clients to design tailored programs that reflect their standards, priorities, and local needs. Whether you’re licensing new teachers, mentoring early-career educators, or calibrating observations across districts, we’ll build a system that works for you.
Our Impact
Since 2014 TeachForward’s platforms and services are trusted by education leaders across the country:
- In Ohio, our team designed and operates the RESA licensure assessment for over 5,000 teachers annually.
- In Massachusetts, our Align platform drives statewide calibration and educator preparation.
- In Illinois, our Engage system supports virtual coaching and mentoring for thousands of new teachers—powered by real classroom footage and personalized support.
Why Educators Choose TeachForward
- Authentic Learning through real classroom videos, student work samples, and meaningful reflection.
- High-Quality Feedback tools designed to strengthen teacher performance, not just evaluate it.
- Collaboration that Matters, with shared professional language, aligned expectations, and consistent feedback conversations.
- Scalable and Secure Technology that adapts to local contexts and integrates seamlessly into school and state systems.
TeachForward combines educational excellence with smart, flexible technology to help teachers and leaders do what they do best—improve instruction, deepen practice, and help students thrive.
Let’s move teaching forward. Together.