ASU Impact Corps

The ASU Impact Corps is a group of teachers making a meaningful impact on their students and communities.
 
There are excellent teachers throughout our state, and we recognize and celebrate them for making an extraordinary impact on their students and communities. 

The ASU Helios Decision Center for Educational Excellence has identified public high schools in Arizona whose graduates are exceptionally successful in specific postsecondary disciplines. After studying the reasons for their students success, the Decision Center identifies specific teachers whose practices can serve as models for other educators across the state. 

Once teachers have been chosen, they are invited to join the ASU Impact Corps. The program includes both a Summer Retreat and multiple Mentor Events over the course of the year. By bringing these teachers together in a cohort model, the Decision Center is able to connect them with resources focused on K-12 education and build a network of mentor educators across the state.

 

Project Information Sheet

Dawn Foley

Join Dr. Dawn Foley as she discusses the ASU Impact Corps, alongside perspectives from participating teachers. Discover how this initiative is making a difference in education. watch video

 

The 2025 Cohort

ABC 15 video


WATCH on ABC 15: Valley teachers prepare students for long-term success The Helios Foundation hosts a conference where they work to improve outcomes for the next generation 

DcedEx group and Impact Corps 2025 Cohort


Members of ASU Helios Decision Center and the Impact Corps 2025 cohort teachers at the Helios Decision Theater to explore data tools and visualizations.

ASU Modeling Instruction Group


ASU Modeling Instruction provides exceptional professional development for Arizona science teachers. This has increased student success in college science and math in Arizona’s universities.

2025 Impact Corps Members

members of 2025

The 2024 Cohort

Impact corps 2024 Memembers


Members of 2024 ASU Impact Corps visited Helios Education Foundation to see the data visualizations produced by the ASU Helios Decision Center for Educational Excellence that can help them. 

Gadsden Elementary School District


The Gadsden Elementary School District was recognized for its students' postsecondary achievements and for its continued development of Arizona’s public education system through Early College Mathematics programming and community engagement.

Chandler Unified School District


The Chandler Unified School District was recognized for its students' postsecondary achievements and for its continued development of Arizona’s public education system through innovative mathematics curriculum and instructional practices.

2024 Impact Corps Members

2024 members

Impact Stories 2024

Impact Stories Volume 2 is the catalog showcasing all the members in 2024 Cohort, along with two system highlights. Explore their stories in the slideshow to the right, or click the button below to download the full catalog.
 
 
 

The Inaugural Cohort

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The Inaugural Cohort of the ASU Impact Corps consists of 12 members from 7 different high schools across Arizona. They worked together during a Members Retreat from May 31st to June 2nd where they discussed promising practices and the state of education in AZ and learned about a variety of resources available to K-12 schools from ASU, as well as drafted a mentor plan to expand their reach through the next school year.
 
The Inaugural Cohort of the Impact Corps was designed to build a professional network of educators across Arizona. We plan to expand this program with a new cohort of teachers each year, focusing on different topics and regions of Arizona. We hope to build a robust network of mentor educators across the state as this program grows, and we also intend to create a platform for Corps Members to unify around key education issues affecting all of Arizona.

Impact Stories

Impact Stories, Volume 1, is the catalog showcasing all the members of the Inaugural Cohort and was released on June 1, 2023 at the ASU Impact Corps Recognition Ceremony at Old Main. Download a PDF by clicking the button below.