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Entrance of the David C. Anchin Center building on the USF Tampa campus
Center Est. 1991

David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching

Works with K-12 teachers and school leaders to restructure schools and the teaching profession, improving education quality and educator retention. Runs ~60 professional learning offerings/year, including the AP Summer Institute — the third largest in the world.

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Leader / staff member
7
Partner organizations
~60
Professional learning offerings a year
3rd largest
AP Summer Institute in the world

About the center

Works with K-12 teachers and school leaders to restructure schools and the teaching profession, improving education quality and educator retention. Runs ~60 professional learning offerings/year, including the AP Summer Institute — the third largest in the world.

Areas of work

Teacher Professional Learning
School Leadership
Educator Retention
Websiteusf.edu/education/anchin Documents1 on file

Sources: usf.edu/education/anchin

People 1

Who leads the center.

Rachel Hatten, EdD
Director
Director & Endowed Chair of Education Innovation

Partnerships 7

Works with 7 organizations across 4 sectors.

K-12 Schools & Districts 2

  • K-12 districts & school leaders
    Statewide
  • Pasco County Schools
    Land O' Lakes, FL
    Non-Instructional Aspiring Leaders Program
    Also works with 3 other units

Corporate / Industry 1

  • Fulcrum Management Solutions Inc. dba ThoughtExchange

Donors & Individuals 1

  • Private donor families

Internal / Interdisciplinary 3

  • Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence
    USF partner
    AI Summit
    Also works with 1 other unit
  • Department of Chemistry
    USF partner
    Summer lab workshop for high school teachers
  • Muma Center for Executive and Educational Leadership
    USF partner

Funding

Where support for this work comes from.

Funding sources

Private / Foundation Grants
Private Gifts & Donations
Endowment
Institutional (E&G / Auxiliary)
Partnership Revenue

Details

Endowed chair (FL Eminent Scholars Act), gifts (e.g. recent $1M and family gifts), partnership revenue, Gates foundation

Impact

Key figures reported by the center, and the reach of its partnerships.

~60
Professional learning offerings a year
3rd largest
AP Summer Institute in the world

Partnership reach

Partner organizations by sector.

  • Internal / Interdisciplinary3
  • K-12 Schools & Districts2
  • Corporate / Industry1
  • Donors & Individuals1

By the numbers

7
Partner organizations
2
K-12 schools & districts
1
Leaders & staff listed
35
Years serving since 1991

Resources 1

MOUs, agreements, reports and links.

MOU / Agreement

Last updated October 14, 2026