Can Teachers Be Trusted To Improve Teaching?
By Dale Mann
Phi Delta Kappan, September 1995

The Impact of IMPACT II
By Dale Mann
Phi Delta Kappan, May 1982

IMPACT II

• Recognizes outstanding teachers
• Connects outstanding teachers
• Improves classroom instruction
• Disseminates good ideas
• Improves diverse sites
• Keeps good teachers in teaching
• Provides lasting effects

The IMPACT II model was founded in 1979, and had the results of its first evaluation in 1982. Dedicated to self-improvement, IMPACT II has an extensive database covering its outcomes. Survey questions originally asked in 1981 were revisited in 1992-93. The survey showed that after 10 years, the main effects of IMPACT II remain strongly in place.

As a professional community of teachers and educators working together to improve student achievement. IMPACT II works because it connects teachers; providing a strong, supportive, network and a vast supply of innovative resources.