Building an Army of Teacher-Leaders
Teach For Armenia is the engine of the entire ecosystem. It is how we find the people who will change the system from within.
Every year, we recruit Armenia’ s most committed graduates, from Armenia’ s leading universities, from the global diaspora, and from the technology sector through our Tech4Armenia initiative, and place them as full-time teachers in the communities that need them most. This is not volunteerism. It is national service. It is a two-year crucible designed to produce leaders who will carry the values of educational equity into every institution they touch throughout their careers.
The program is structured as a rigorous two-year journey with intentional escalation at every stage. In Year 1, Teacher-Leaders build foundational classroom practice through six spiral-designed Self-Guided Learning modules covering diagnostic assessments, classroom culture, direct instruction, socialemotional learning, formative assessment, and data analysis. They receive regular classroom observations, participate in peer exchange workshops, and present semester-end data-driven reflections to school and community stakeholders.
In Year 2, Teacher-Leaders deepen their impact by advancing student-led projects, compiling professional portfolios, and pursuing one of four structured Leadership Pathways: School Turnaround( Seroond), Social Innovation( Káits Incubator), Public Policy and Research( Policy Lab), or Student Leadership. Throughout both years, Teacher-Leaders receive personalized coaching from Leadership Development Managers, subject-specific mentorship from dedicated Instructional Leaders, and access to Education Summits and Teach For All global learning spaces.
In 2025, AEI introduced a Shared Responsibility Model, distributing support across specialized roles so that Teacher-Leaders receive deeper, more frequent guidance at every level. Leadership Development Managers focus on leadership development and community impact projects, while dedicated Instructional Leaders provide hands-on classroom support and observation. A new subject-specific support track further strengthens Teacher-Leaders in their content areas and prepares them for voluntary state attestation, a credential that unlocks financial incentives to remain in their schools beyond the two-year program. The program culminates in Teacher-Leaders joining a growing network of 550 + Alumni-Ambassadors who continue to shape communities, organizations, and systems across Armenia.
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