PACT
Notre Dame Partnership with Advanced Coursework Teachers
Formerly Advanced Placement Teacher Investment Program / AP-TIP
Who We Are
Notre Dame Partnership with Advanced Coursework Teachers (formerly Advanced Placement Teacher Investment Program or AP-TIP) is a non-profit program of the Institute of Educational Initiatives and the Center for STEM Education at the University of Notre Dame.
Through a long-standing commitment to providing high-quality professional development opportunities and a robust professional community for teachers and their school's leaders, ND PACT empowers educators to create accessible and challenging learning environments that advance all students' readiness for college, career, and life.
At its inception in 2012, the program known as AP-TIP worked primarily with schools across Indiana to support both teacher and student success in AP math, science, and English courses. During the 2025-2026 school year, we welcomed our first cohort of both AP and Dual Credit teachers, better meeting our goal to advance access, opportunity, and post-secondary readiness for all students through our partnership with teachers and school leaders. This expansion led to a name change beginning in 2026: Notre Dame Partnership with Advanced Coursework Teachers, or ND PACT for short.
What We Believe
High-quality teachers understand their context deeply, pursue continuous professional growth, and exercise leadership outside of the classroom.
Bridging Reasearch & Practice
The application of research evidence and the wisdom of practice are both central to improving the field of education for all students.
Elevating Effective Teaching
Teaching has a powerful impact on student learning, and effective teaching practice can push all students toward continual growth in the STEM disciplines.
Fostering Active Engagement
STEM education is centered on students' thinking about and engagement with the natural, material, and built world.
Integrating Disciplines
STEM education that integrates English enriches students' capacity for understanding and communication about their experiences with the natural, material, and built world.
Honoring Student Growth
STEM education should provide all students with rigorous and meaningful learning opportunities that are attentive to their existing and developing identities.
Buliding Pathways & Purpose
STEM education can be a pathway to educational opportunities and a means for young people to define their own futures and be a force for good.
What We Do
Teacher development is foundational to student outcomes. As we pursue career and college readiness for Indiana's students, ND PACT is committed to providing high-quality professional development opportunites for classroom educators.
Where We Serve
ND PACT increases academic opportunities and outcomes for students across Indiana. Program participants, past and present, represent the diversity of school types and school demographics; urban, suburban, and rural districes are represented, as well as public, public charter, and private schools. Our APECS program extension partners with Catholic schools around the country.
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