The Teachers of Promise Institute, held annually at James Madison University, is sponsored by the Virginia Milken Educator Network, the Virginia Professional Educators, and the James Madison Center for Liberty & Learning.  This institute offers a quality professional development opportunity for pre-service teachers from all of the Commonwealth’s 37 accrediting institutions.  Participants are selected by their university on a competitive basis and represent Virginia’s most promising and gifted pre-service educators.  These participants exhibit a strong comitment to their profession and exemplify the traits necessary for a truly exemplary career in public education.  

Each participant is assigned a mentor who works with them throughout the weekend and who continues to serve as a source of advice, assistance and guidance to help them make a successful transition to the classroom.  Students also attend practical, quality workshops conducted by award-winning educators.

Virginia Teachers of Promise Institute

The National Teacher of the Year Program at the CCSSO

The James Madison Center for Liberty & Learning

Teacher Resources

Great Teacher Videos

Frank Charles Winstead Advocate for Excellence in America’s Classrooms

Kathy Buckley: If You Could Hear what I See

The Donald Robertson Scholarship in Elementary Education