STEPHEN D. LUKE, ED.D. Director, National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NDC/NICHCY) http://www.nichcy.org http://www.facebook.com/nichcy http://www.twitter.com/drnichcy 2010 Region 6 PTAC Regional Conference | Berkeley, CA Accessing Professional Development Opportunities from OSEP’s TA&D Network
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Accessing Professional Development Opportunities from OSEP’s TA&D Network
A selection of professional development offerings from OSEP's Technical Assistance & Dissemination Network related to improving outcomes for children with disabilities. Appropriate for parents, families, educators, and administrators.
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STEPHEN D. LUKE, ED.D.
Director, National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities(NDC/NICHCY)http://www.nichcy.orghttp://www.facebook.com/nichcy http://www.twitter.com/drnichcy
2010 Region 6 PTAC Regional Conference | Berkeley, CA
Your gateway to a cutting-edge collection of scientifically based research and information on K-12 instruction in reading, math, science, special education, and English language learning.
The NIMAS Center: maintains and updates the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS), which guides the production of digital versions of textbooks and related instructional materials so they can be more easily converted to accessible formats, including Braille and text-to-speech.
National Center on Response to Intervention: The Center’s mission is to provide technical assistance to states and districts and building the capacity of states to assist districts in implementing proven models for RTI/EIS.
Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE): works toward elevating the capacity of educators, family members, service providers and other stakeholders to engage in collaborative problem-solving and other positive, non-adversarial processes.
Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD): provides current, accurate, and relevant information resources on assistive and instructional technologies.
Reading Rockets: a multimedia project designed to disseminate research-based findings on helping young children with reading disabilities learn to read.
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO): provides technical assistance on improving results for students with disabilities by increasing their participation rates in high quality assessment and accountability systems, improving the quality of assessments in which they participate, improving the capacity of States to meet data collection requirements, and strengthening accountability for results.
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC): strengthens state and local service systems to ensure that children with disabilities (birth through 5 years) and their families receive and benefit from high-quality, evidence-based, culturally appropriate and family-centered supports and services.
TCenter on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: builds from a 10 year history of defining, implementing and evaluating PBIS across more than 9000 schools in 40 states.
National Parent Technical Assistance CenterThe national and regional parent technical assistance centers work to strengthen the connections to the larger OSEP Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network and fortify partnerships between Parent Centers and education systems at local, state, and national levels.
Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd): produces and disseminates information about evidence-based and promising technology integration practices, with a particular emphasis on differentiating instruction through the use of technology.
National High School Center: serves as the central source of information and expertise on high school improvement for the Regional Comprehensive Centers (RCCs).
TNational Professional Development Center on Inclusion
National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI): works with states to create a system of high quality, cross-agency, accessible professional development for early childhood personnel.
TNational Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities: aims to increase rates of school completion by students with disabilities, emphasizing dropout prevention for enrolled students and re-entry into education by students who have dropped out of school.
IRIS Center for Training Enhancements: IRIS training enhancements are designed to equip school personnel with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively teach students with disabilities in general education classrooms.
IDEA Partnership: helps policy makers, service providers, administrators, and families translate knowledge into action in a way that creates personal meaning and informs their work and interactions every day.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NDC/NICHCY): disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth; IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education; No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities); and research-based information on effective educational practices.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NDC/NICHCY): disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth; IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education; No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities); and research-based information on effective educational practices.