On Tuesday, November 25, 2008 from 12:00-1:30pm CST, the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) will be holding a teleconference on Part B Indicator 3 in preparation for helping states complete their APRs this February. The teleconference will clarify instructions for how to conduct data analysis for this Indicator, describe the similarities and differences between the APR and Table 6 (618 data), and provide assistance on completing the two sets (via a new tool created by NCEO). For additional information or for directions on how to register for this event, please go here.
Posted on: Monday, November 24, 2008
Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to 9 Information Requests in October. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please contact Chris Opsal, Information Specialist, at if you would like further information about any of these searches.
1. Early intervening, Funding 2. LEA, Disproportionate representation, Reporting requirements, Policy, Procedures 3. Parent-family involvement, Survey 4. Part C, Parents, Funding 5. Part C, Procedural safeguards 6. Prior written notice, consent 7. Procedural safeguards, Complaints 8. Secondary transition, Postsecondary education 9. Teacher retention, Special education
Posted on: Monday, November 24, 2008
Check & Connect Webcast
On Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 1:00pm CST, Check & Connect (a comprehensive student engagement intervention) will be holding a Webcast to introduce its new intervention manual, including the manual’s fundamental components, the research behind the project, and suggestions for utilizing Check & Connect in your community. Check & Connect has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education's What Works Clearinghouse as the only dropout prevention program to have strong evidence of positive effects for staying in school. This Webcast will be presented by Dr. Sandra Christenson, Principal Investigator of Check & Connect and Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota and Donna Johnson, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota. Please go here for access to the Webcast.
Posted on: Monday, November 24, 2008
RRC Program Webinar on Collecting Local Data
On Thursday, December 4, 2008, from 1:00-2:30pm CST, the Regional Resource Center Program (RRCP) will host a webinar on methods of collecting district-level data to improve a state’s existing data collection system. Florida and Georgia will share their practices surrounding data collection, Oklahoma will provide information how they meet APR reporting requirements with their Part C data collection systems, and the Data Accountability Center (DAC) will share information on data requirements for both Part B and Part C. For additional information or for directions on how to register for this event, please go here. If you have any questions, contact Maureen Hawes, RRC Program Co-Coordinator, at 612-624-1144 or .
Posted on: Monday, November 24, 2008
Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to 6 Information Requests in September. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please contact Chris Opsal, Information Specialist, at if you would like further information about any of these searches.
1. Child find, Part C, Part B, Model programs 2. CAPTA, Part C, Eligibility 3. Special education, teacher certification, standards 4. Speech-language pathology, Personnel issues, Certification 5. BIA, Part C, Part B, Transition 6. Special education, Delivery systems
Posted on: Friday, October 31, 2008
NASDSE’s New Project Forum Policy Forum
Project Forum has recently published Financial Responsibility for Students with Disabilities: A Special Case by Chandra Keller-Allen, Ed.D. This document can be found at the Project Forum web site here. Project Forum’s aim is to facilitate improved services to children and youth with disabilities by gathering and sharing information that supports changes to policy and practice at the national, state, and local levels.
Posted on: Friday, October 31, 2008
Notice of Proposed Changes to Part B SPP and APR
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) posted proposed changes to the Part B State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR) in the Federal Register on October 22, 2008. Comments must be received by November 21, 2008. Copies of the information collection package are also available.
Posted on: Friday, October 31, 2008
IES Practice Guide: Dropout Prevention
The What Works Clearinghouse of the Institute on Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of Education has recently published the IES Practice Guide: Dropout Prevention. This document includes an overview of dropout prevention as well as six specific recommendations pertaining to dropout prevention.
Posted on: Friday, October 31, 2008
2008 OSEP National Early Childhood Conference
OSEP will be hosting the National Early Childhood Conference entitled Building Partnerships for Effective Change, from December 8-10, 2008 in Washington, D.C. The agenda will include plenary speakers, information from OSEP and other colleagues, and networking opportunities. To view the draft agenda or to register for this event, please click here. The deadline for online registration is November 7, 2008.
Posted on: Thursday, September 18, 2008
Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to three (3) Information Requests in August. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please contact Chris Opsal, Information Specialist, at if you would like further information about any of these searches.
1. Teacher certification, Standards, NCLB, Special education 2. Parent-family involvement, Parent-professional partnership, Part C, Indicator 4, SPP, APR 3. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Screening, Accommodations, Assessment, Differentiated instruction
Posted on: Thursday, September 18, 2008
Part B SPP/APR Summary Document
In August 2008, a document summarizing Part B SPP/APR 2008 submissions by indicator (FFY 2006), with contributions from CADRE, DAC, ECO, IDEA Partnership, NCCRESt, NCEO, NDPC-SD, NECTAC, NIUSI, NPSO Center, NSTTAC, and the Regional and National Parent TA Centers, was published. To view a PDF version of this document, click here. To request a printed and bound copy of this document, please contact the FRC.
Posted on: Thursday, September 18, 2008
ZERO TO THREE Webinar
The ZERO TO THREE Policy Center and the Child Care Bureau will host a webinar entitled What Implications Do Quality Rating and Improvement Systems Hold for Infant/Toddler Care? on Monday, September 29, 2008 from 1:00-2:15pm CST. The discussion will include recommendations from a meeting on this topic held in May 2008, and perspectives on implications for their states·QRIS will be shared by two Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrators. Please click here to view the agenda or to register for this event.
Posted on: Thursday, September 18, 2008
NASDSE's New Project Forum Policy Forum
Project Forum has recently published Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS): Policy Forum by Paula Burdette, Ph.D. This document can be found at the Project Forum web site here. Project Forum? aim is to facilitate improved services to children and youth with disabilities by gathering and sharing information that supports changes to policy and practice at the national, state, and local levels.
Posted on: Thursday, September 18, 2008
North Central Regional Summit on RTI
The North Central Regional Summit on RTI will be held October 29-31, 2008 at the Embassy Suites Chicago O'Hare Hotel. Teams of 5-6 SEA staff from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are invited. The Summit will provide an opportunity for action planning to follow up on the National RTI Summit and focus on RTI implementation in middle and high schools, especially regarding funding, equity, and evaluation. National expertise and SEA teamwork will be emphasized. Partner sponsors include the North Central Regional Resource Center (NCRRC); the Great Lakes East, Great Lakes West, Mid-Atlantic, Mid-Continent, and North Central Comprehensive Centers; and the National Center on Response to Intervention. Please contact Maureen Hawes, Center Coordinator, at if you would like additional information about this event.
Posted on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to 3 Information Requests in July. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please contact Chris Opsal, Information Specialist, at if you would like further information about any of these searches.
1. Students, Data management, SEA 2. IEP, Management, Case load 3. TA, Monitoring, Part C
Posted on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map
Recently, the Illinois Early Learning Council requested that the University of Illinois (in collaboration with Chicago Metropolis 2020, a business advocacy group) create an interactive web-based tool including community demographic information (i.e., income levels, population distribution, Latino population, and parental employment) and birth to 5 early care and education data from state agencies, Head Start, and the private sector. A comparison of national resources by states on various indicators is also available. The tool is called the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM). For more information, contact Dawn Thomas at .
Posted on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
NASDSE’s New Project Forum Policy Analysis
Project Forum has recently published a new policy analysis: State Eligibility Requirements for Specific Learning Disabilities by Eileen M. Ahearn, Ph.D. This document can be found at the Project Forum web site here. Project Forum’s aim is to facilitate improved services to children and youth with disabilities by gathering and sharing information that supports changes to policy and practice at the national, state, and local levels.
Posted on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
CELL Publishes 70 New Practice Guides
The Center for Early Literacy Learning is pleased to announce the publication of 70 new practice guides which were developed to help practitioners and parents promote the early and emergent literacy skills of young children with disabilities or delays. The practice guides are organized by age and type of literacy skill. There are 31 infant, 22 toddler, and 17 preschool practice guides that can be printed and used by parents or practitioners.
Posted on: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Making the Connection Institute Hosts Event in Missouri
The Making the Connection Institute is hosting a meeting on September 17 - 18, 2008 at the Hilton President Hotel in Kansas City, MO. The purpose of the meeting is to identify strategies for collecting, reporting, and using data across Part B Indicators 1, 2, 13, and 14 of the SPP/APR for program improvement. This event is being co-hosted by the North Central Regional Resource Center (NCRRC), the Southeast Regional Resource Center (SERRC), the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD), the National Post-School Outcomes Center (NPSO), and the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC). Registration for the Institute and hotel reservations must be completed by August 11, 2008. For more information on the Institute, click here.
Posted on: Thursday, July 10, 2008
Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to 4 Information Requests in May. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please contact Chris Opsal, Information Specialist, at
if you would like further information about any of these searches.
1. Administrators, Special education 2. Compliance, Case load, Special education, Related services 3. Funding, Part B, IDEA 4. Hearing officers, Training, Due process
Posted on: Thursday, July 10, 2008
ECO Center Paper on Child Outcomes
The Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) Center has recently released a draft report on child outcomes titled "Setting Targets for Child Outcomes." This paper analyzes state comments on OSEP targets for SPP/APR Indicators 3 under Part C and 7 under Part B/619. In addition to the analysis, the report also suggests for a plan for setting future targets once baseline data is established. To read the report, click here.
Posted on: Thursday, July 10, 2008
New CII Report on Low-Performing Schools
The Center on Innovation and Improvement (CII) has released a new report on actions successful school leaders have taken to improve low-performing schools. This report, School Turnarounds: Action and Results, provides specific actions taken in case studies from several schools. The report also discusses why the definition of improvement is taken to mean meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). This document can be found here. Please note that you will need to complete a short survey before being able to download the file.
Posted on: Thursday, July 10, 2008
Draft Agenda for the Eighth National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute Available
A draft agenda for the Eighth National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute, Supporting Natural Environments and Inclusion for Children Birth - Age Five, has been posted on the Institute’s website. This event is co-sponsored by the FPG Child Development Institute, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the National Early Childhood TA Center (NECTAC) and will be held from June 22-24 in Chapel Hill. Registration is still open at this link, and the agenda can be found here.
Posted on: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
NSTTAC Teleconference on Part B Indicator 13
The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) will be hosting a teleconference summarizing its Part B, Indicator 13 resources on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 from 2:00-3:00 pm (CST). Also included will be a set of questions states can use to determine their technical assistance needs for Part B, Indicator 13. There will also be time for Q&A. During the call, it may be useful to go to the SPP/APR Calendar and click on Part B, Indicator 13. To access the call, dial (866) 593-4318 and enter conference code #52777255.
The National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) has two new documents in their Response to Intervention (RtI) Blueprint series: Response to Intervention Blueprints for Implementation: District Level and Response to Intervention Blueprints for Implementation: School Building Level. A State Level Blueprint will also be available soon. These documents include step-by-step guidelines for implementing RtI, as well as other resources and tips. To obtain free PDF versions of these documents or to order print copies for $10 each (plus shipping and handling), please go here.
Posted on: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
NCCRESt State Profile for Cultural Responsiveness in WI
The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt) has recently published A State Profile of Efforts to Create Culturally Responsive Educational Systems: Wisconsin. This document analyzes Wisconsin’s efforts to address disproportionality among culturally and linguistically diverse students in special education and provides recommendations for further improvements.
Posted on: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
NCRRC Regional Meetings
The North Central Regional Resource Center (NCRRC) hosted its 4th Annual Region 4 Part C/619 Coordinators' meeting at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, MI on May 28-29, 2008. The meeting focused on General Supervision. The Data Accountability Center (DAC) presented on data accountability, the Early Childhood Outcomes Center (ECO) presented on the validity and reliability of outcomes data, and MO Part C presented on evaluating improvement activities. The Region 4 Part B meeting will be June 24-25, 2008 at the Westin Hotel in Columbus, OH. It will also focus on General Supervision and will include presentations from DAC and various States in the region. For more information on these meetings, please contact Maureen Hawes, Center Coordinator, at 612-624-1144 or
.
Posted on: Thursday, June 5, 2008
Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to 6 Information Requests in May. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please contact Chris Opsal, Information Specialist, at
if you would like further information about any of these searches.
State Initiatives to Expand Access to Early Head Start
In April 2008, ZERO TO THREE and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) published a report that looks at state efforts to increase access to Early Head Start (EHS) services. It is entitled Building on the Promise: State Initiatives to Expand Access to Early Head Start for Young Children and their Families and was written by Rachel Schumacher and Elizabeth DiLauro. This report is based on the finding that less than 3 percent of eligible infants and toddlers are currently being reached by EHS services. A summary of this report is also available.
Posted on: Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Materials Available from the National Public Reporting Call
Beginning April 23, the RRC Program and the TA&D Network will be co-hosting monthly calls to help states with a variety of topics pertaining to the State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report. The first monthly call, Strategies for Public Reporting, will be held April 23, 2008 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. (CDT). This call will include a presentation on standards for public reporting and practical strategies to address the public reporting requirements. In addition to the presentation, representatives from two states·Part B and Part C agencies will share their processes and strategies for reporting. To access the call, please dial (866) 793-1342. To view the PowerPoint presentation, please click on Conference Room 1 here. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Maureen Hawes, NCRRC Center Coordinator here.
Posted on: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Registration Reminder for NCRRC Part C/619 Regional Meeting
As a reminder, registration for NCRRC Region 4 Part C/619 Coordinators·Forum will close this Friday, April 25, 2008. Registrations will not be accepted after this date. This regional meeting will be held from May 28-29, 2008 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, MI. If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Maureen Hawes, NCRRC Center Coordinator here.
Posted on: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to 6 Information Requests in March. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please feel free to contact Chris Opsal, Information Specialist, if you would like further information about any of these searches.
1. Caseload service ratio 2. Complaints, FAPE, due process 3. FAPE, placement, private schools, funding 4. Funding, SPP, grants 5. LRE, professional development, identification, systems change 6. Preschool services, guidelines
Posted on: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Family Educational Rights and Privacy - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
On March 24, 2008, the Office of Evaluation and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register. This notice proposes amendments to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974. Comments on this proposal must be received by May 8, 2008.
Posted on: Thursday, April 24, 2008
NASDSE’s New Project Forum
In March 2008, Project Forum published a new policy analysis: Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities: Policy Recommendations by Paula Burdette. This 21-page document discusses graduation requirements for all students in relation to federal, state, and local roles and offers policy recommendations to address graduation issues for students with disabilities.
Posted on: Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Eighth National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute
The Natural Environments and Inclusion for Birth - Age Five conference will be held in Chapel Hill, NC from July 22-24, 2008. The Institute’s goals are to learn from research findings, to develop enhanced collaborative relationships, to learn about new strategies and models, and to problem-solve with peers about early childhood inclusion. This event is co-sponsored by the FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the National Early Childhood TA Center (NECTAC). For more information on the Institute, please contact Beverly Payne at 919-966-3010 or
.
Posted on: Thursday, April 10, 2008
Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to 11 Information Requests in February. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please feel free to contact Erin Jann, Coordinator of Information Services, at
if you would like further information about any of these searches.
1. Disproportionality, compliance 2. ECSE, Time allotments 3. Funding, Part C, SEA 4. IEP, Web-based 5. Monitoring, LEA 6. Indicator 8, Parent survey 7. PBIS, Statewide implementation, Training 8. Resolution, Mediation 9. SEA, Professional development, Training 10. Secondary transition, Age 11. Speech and language services, Rural areas
Posted on: Thursday, April 10, 2008
New Report on Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers
In March 2008, ZERO TO THREE published a new report entitled Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers: Recommendations for States, by Sandra Petersen, Lynn Jones, and Karen Alexander McGinley. It includes 17 specific recommendations for states on developing or updating research-based early learning guidelines for infants and toddlers.
Posted on: Thursday, April 10, 2008
New Practitioner Brief by NCCRESt
The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt) has recently published a new Practitioner Brief entitled A Cultural, Linguistic, and Ecological Framework for Response to Intervention with English Language Learners by Julie Esparza Brown, Portland State University and Jennifer Doolittle, OSEP. This 14-page article promotes a three-tiered Response to Intervention Approach: (1) universal screening and research-based instruction, (2) more intensive support, and (3) intensive individual instruction.
Posted on: Thursday, April 10, 2008
New Checklist for Early Intervention Identification
The Tracking, Referral and Assessment Center for Excellence (TRACE) has recently published a new practice guide entitled Universal Checklist for Identifying Infants and Toddlers Eligible for Early Intervention by Carl J. Dunst, Carol M. Trivette, & Glinda Hill. This guide includes a universal checklist that aims to be used as a primary source for identifying infants and toddlers who may be referred to early intervention programs. This document also describes the process of how the checklist was developed. To access this document, please click here.
Posted on: Friday, March 14, 2008
New Professional Development Opportunity for States
The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is offering a new professional development opportunity to states. The primary goal of this center is to provide resources, professional development and technical assistance that will aid in increasing the number of highly qualified staff serving children and youth with ASD. This opportunity will allow states to work with the Center for a period of two years. For more information (including proposed activities with states) about this professional opportunity and to obtain an application package please go to the Center’s website. The application must be postmarked by June 1, 2008 in order to be considered.
Posted on: Friday, March 14, 2008
Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to 10 Information Requests in January. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please feel free to contact the Coordinator of Information Services,
, if you would like further information about these searches.
1. Accessibility, Instructional Materials, Definition 2. Autism, Eligibility, Rural areas 3. Complaint Investigation, Training 4. Data, Student Records 5. Evaluation Forms 6. High School, Best Practices, Disabilities 7. Improvement Planning 8. Focused Monitoring, Urban Districts 9. RtI, SLD, Eligibility 10. Statistical Data, Special Education
Posted on: Friday, March 14, 2008
Webinar on Assistive Technology Implementation
The Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd) and Don Johnston, Inc. are offering a FREE Webinar series, Moving Forward with Technology. The upcoming webinar in this series will be The Assistive Technology Planner: A Guide for Implementing AT and will be presented by Margaret Bausch, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 10:00am (CT) and again on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 2:00pm (CT). This 1-hour long webinar will discuss fully implementing Assistive Technology for students on IEPs via the use of the AT Planner, which is based on research done by the National Assistive Technology Research Institute. The webinar is free, but registration is required. For additional information and to register, click here.
New Handbook on Early Child Special Education Programs
The California Department of Education’s Special Education Division has recently created a handbook entitled Handbook on Developing and Evaluating Interagency Collaboration in Early Childhood Special Education Programs. This document was developed by Kathleen C. Sadao and Nancy Robinson and aims to help early intervention professionals and agencies in creating and implementing interagency agreements in order to ensure successful delivery of services.
Posted on: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Secondary Transition Conference
The Secondary Transition State Planning Institute (a collaboration between the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, National Post-School Outcomes Center, National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education’s IDEA Partnership) will be holding a conference, Building for the Future, from May 7-9, 2008, in Charlotte, North Carolina. This conference will focus on transition issues connected to Indicators 1, 2, 13 and 14. The topics were previously identified during the NSTTAC Secondary Transition State Planning Institutes in May and October 2007. For additional information or to register for this conference, please go here.
The National Early Childhood Transition Center (NECTC) has published a new research brief entitled Desired Family Outcomes of the Early Childhood Transition Process. This 11-page document was written by Gloria Harbin, Beth Rous, Nancy Peeler, Joneen Schuster and Katherine McCormick and describes important family outcomes that should be considered when making a transition services plan for young children.
Posted on: Thursday, January 31, 2008
NCEO Publishes a New Report on Graduation Requirements
The National Center for Educational Outcomes (NCEO) in collaboration with Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) has recently published a technical report entitled Revisiting Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities: A National Study. Included within this report is a helpful table that describes various graduation requirements for each of the 50 states (and for the District of Columbia).
Posted on: Thursday, January 31, 2008
Facts From NLTS2 Report
The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) has recently published Facts From NLTS2: Orientation and Mobility Skills of Secondary School Students With Visual Impairments, a report on information on the percentage of students with visual impairments (blind versus partially sighted, regular versus special school placement, and demographic groups) who receive orientation and mobility services. The data used in this report was obtained from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2). To obtain more information on this report, contact David Malouf at (202) 219-1309 or
.
Posted on: Thursday, January 31, 2008
DEC Paper on Promoting Positive Outcomes for Children with Disabilities
NICHCY Publication on Assessment and Accommodations
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) has published a new report in their Evidence for Education series entitled Assessment and Accommodations. This evidence-based practice focuses on the following questions: (1) what accommodations are appropriate for which students and (2) how do accommodations affect student learning and their performance on tests.
Posted on: Thursday, January 31, 2008
Webinar on the Role of Technology in Response to Intervention (RTI)
The Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd) and Don Johnston, Inc. are offering a FREE Webinar series, Moving Forward with Technology. The upcoming webinar in this series will be The Role of Technology in Response to Intervention (RTI) and will be presented by Nancy Safer, Co-Principal Investigator, National Center for Response to Intervention and Tracy Gray, Director, Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd) on Monday, February 11, 2008 10:00 am (CST) and again on Thursday, February 28, 2008 2:00 pm (CST). This 1-hour long webinar will address RtI and what it means for schools and classrooms, how technology can help serve students, and also the implications of RtI. The webinar is free, but registration is required. To register, click on the link above.
Posted on: Friday, January 18, 2008
2008 NPDCI State Applications
The National Professional Development Center on Inclusion now has their 2008 Application Package available. They are seeking four new states that want to build a statewide, collaborative method to professional development that encourages increased opportunities for inclusion. The application materials as well as guidance on the application process are available here.
Posted on: Friday, January 18, 2008
NASDSE’s New Project Forum
Project Forum has recently published two new policy analyses entitled EDFacts: Special Education in the New National Education Data System by Eileen Ahearn and High School Reform: Integration of Special Education by Eve Müller and Paula Burdette. These documents can be found at the Project Forum site here. Project Forum’s aim is to facilitate improved services to children and youth with disabilities by gathering and sharing information that supports changes to policy and practice at the national, state and local levels.
Posted on: Friday, January 18, 2008
CELL Announces Successful State Applicants for Specialized Technical Assistance
The Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) has announced its plans to provide specialized technical assistances in 2008 to eight of the state applicants: Maine, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, and West Virginia. These states have goals which include implementing evidence-based early literacy learning practices in a variety of early childhood settings (Part C, Part B/619, child care, and public and private preschool settings). To obtain more information on CELL, click here.
