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Inspiring Future Leaders
Jholina B. GamboaBA 190 – Strategic Management
University of the Philippines Prof. Mita Angela M. Dimalanta
Wendy Kopp
“One day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an
excellent education.”
“Eliminate educational inequality by enlisting our nation’s most promising
future leaders in the effort.”
TFA Core Values
Core Values
How was TFA able to recruit successfully?
Established an inspiring mission Clearly communicated organizational
goals Program is highly selective
“To live into our Theory of Change, we had to do three things – Increase scale, increase
teacher impact during the two years, and increase the impact of our alumni.”
Theory Of Change
- Wendy Kopp
How did an undergraduate student accomplish what the Department of Education, state and local school boards, and the national Parent-Teacher Association were unable to achieve
despite trying for decades and spending billions of dollars in the process?
Respond to the charge that TFA teachers take jobs away from teachers with degrees in
education. Is using TFA teachers a way for school corporations to lower costs by hiring younger
teachers at entry-level salaries?
Applying the Level-5 leadership pyramid, in what ways is Wendy Kopp an effective leader?
Sources • http://bellwethereducation.org/sites/default/files/Bellwther_TFA_Growth.pdf• https://www.teachforamerica.org/get-involved\• https://hbr.org/2011/03/why-does-teach-for-america-spa#• https://
www.homeworkmarket.com/sites/default/files/q5/17/02/strategic_management_ch_2.pdf
• http://progressivewriters.com/the-leadership-and-power-of-wendy-kopp/• https://
www.sesp.northwestern.edu/news-center/news/2013/04/wendy-kopp-stresses-leadership-loeschner-lecture.html
• https://www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/our-story/our-history• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzE4NzLAzF8&feature=youtu.be• http://www.alternet.org/education/real-cost-teach-americas-impact-our-public-schools• http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/12/education/wendy-kopp-leader-of-teach-for-americ
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• Rothaermel, F. (2015). Strategic Management. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill Education: New York, USA.