Established in 1996, the Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling is the operational unit for the BYU-Public School Partnership, facilitating its goals and objectives. Located in the David O. McKay School of Education, CITES serves the needs of the three partnership entities and improves teacher education and schooling through three divisions: Professional Development, Education Support, and Education Research.

CITES Main Office: (801) 422-8563

Learn about Upcoming Conferences

Instructional Leadership Conference
March 23 – 24, 2023

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Learning Edge Conference
November 15, 2022

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Endorsements

Gifted and Talented

Math

Arts Integration

Gifted and Talented

The Gifted and Talented Endorsement prepares candidates for teaching and leadership positions in the education of gifted, talented, and creative youth.

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Math Endorsement

The Elementary Math Endorsement provides practicing teachers with a deeper understanding of our number system and how its structure relates to computation, arithmetic, algebra, and problem solving. Also addressed are the various types of assessment used for guiding instruction, interventions, and evaluation of student learning of mathematic content.

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Arts Integration

The Arts Integration Endorsement will help teachers improve their skills in 6 art forms as well as learn pedagogy to teach and integrate the arts across the curriculum.

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