Our Mission
At Defined our mission is "To empower educators to provide all students with career-connected learning opportunities that build future-ready skills". We are committed to ensuring our innovations, initiatives, and collaborations create a positive impact for generations to come. We will continue to adapt and innovate to enhance educator effectiveness and improve learner outcomes.
Our Approach
Defined is dedicated to meeting the evolving needs of our school district partners. We facilitate partnerships with districts and their local community and industry partners to work towards finding solutions that remove barriers to equitable educational opportunities. Together, we map what the future workforce demands to the skill-building opportunities in the classroom.
Improving Outcomes Through Early Exposure to Careers
Defined helps educators prepare students for the future workforce by providing students as young as kindergarten with career-connected learning opportunities. Giving students early exposure to careers levels the playing field by ensuring that every child has an opportunity to chart a course toward an inspiring future.
Across all of Defined's products, we aim to produce culturally relevant content that reflects our multicultural society. Our philosophy underscores the powerful message from the legendary Founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman, who said, “You can’t be what you can’t see”.
Our Partnerships Team
We believe diversity is one of our greatest strengths and that our teams must be representative of the communities we serve to deliver the best results for our customers.
Over 90% of Defined’s workforce are former educators, including a dynamic Urban Education Team composed of former Education Commissioners and Superintendents, as well as industry leaders and CEOs all connected by a shared passion for ensuring equitable educational opportunities for all our nation’s children, especially the most disadvantaged.
Our Urban Partnerships
Our State-Wide Partnerships
The following states have partnered with Defined for strategic impact. They are supporting their K-12 public and charter schools across the state by providing customized Defined Learning content that will help them meet their unique state-wide goals and initiatives.
STATE OF TENNESSEE |
CONNECTICUT DEPT OF EDUCATION |
OKLAHOMA DEPT OF EDUCATION |