State policy forums, held at each project or consortia site, reflect the project's movement into the policy arena. Two national invitational policy forums will complement the state and regional efforts and will form the basis of a policy document. This project supplies technical assistance, consulting, and faculty development resources to institutions preparing for initial accreditation review. Project activities include consultant training, conferences for participating institutions, on-site technical assistance and faculty development resources, and publication of case studies based on the work of network institutions. Grants from the Exxon Education Foundation have supported a series of publications on the knowledge base for teachers and teacher educators.
Current projects address the use of knowledge and reflection in teachers' dilemmas of practice.
The New Deans' Institute, providing intensive training to deans in their first 18 months, serves as the entree into the Academy. Annual Winter and Spring Institutes continue the development of these leadership skills and explore timely topics such as professional development, technology, fundraising, and faculty scholarship. The initiative provides support for four lead demonstration sites at Emory University, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Mercer University, and Georgia State University. This information is used to inform policy decisions by policymakers at all levels. Analysis of current legislative and public policy issues are published as occasional papers.