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At its core, CREATE is less a static initiative and more a dynamic platform that coordinates resources, connects faculty across disciplines, and provides a shared structure for pursuing external funding. By breaking down silos, the center enables project teams that integrate critical pedagogy, arts integration, practice-based teacher preparation, and community partnerships. In doing so, CREATE emphasizes deep collaboration with community partners and community-based organizations, ensuring that the work is grounded in reciprocity and shared goals.

This approach equips future teachers with strong content knowledge as well as the civic, cultural, and leadership skills needed to address structural inequities and create meaningful change alongside schools and communities. Through CREATE, Miami is amplifying the reach of its existing programs while opening new pathways for innovation, collaboration, and long-term impact in educator preparation.

Departments across ºÚÁÏÉçÇø — such as the Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry; the Department of Educational Psychology; the Department of Educational Leadership; and key partners in the Department of Art, Department of Music, Department of English, and Department of Mathematics — have come together in a shared commitment to developing transformative educators. Through award-winning programs rooted in collaboration, innovation, and equity, these departments not only prepare and induct future teachers into the profession but also ensure they are supported well into their early careers.

By aligning strong disciplinary preparation with research-based teaching practices and ongoing professional development, these programs empower educators to thrive in today’s classrooms and schools. This integrated approach reflects Miami’s deep investment in teacher success, recognizing that when educators are supported, their ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs succeed, and entire communities are strengthened.