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SPDG Bidders’ Webinar TA&D Resources 6/10/2010

Learn about potential TA&D Centers to collaborate with in SPDG proposals or initiatives. Get an overview of currently funding TA&D Centers. Presented by Michele Rovins, TACC's Director.

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SPDG Bidders’ Webinar TA&D Resources 6/10/2010

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  1. SPDG Bidders’ WebinarTA&D Resources6/10/2010

  2. Technical Assistance Coordinating Center (TACC)Audio Recorded Webinar • May 27, 2010: Informational Webinar on Technical Assistance & Dissemination (TA&D) Centers • Description: The purpose of the session is for States to learn about the TA&D Centers that could act as potential partners in their next SPDG proposal or could collaborate in current SPDG initiative work. Michele Rovins, TACC’s Director, will provide a brief description of each of the currently funding TA& Centers. • List of TA&D Centers and link for the Placemat URL: http://signetwork.org/content_pages/126

  3. Jointly Funded Centers with OESE • The National High school Center www.betterhighschools.org • The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality www.tqsource.org • The Center on Instruction www.centeroninstruction.org

  4. The National High School Center (NHSC) National High School Center Publication Focus Areas: • Access for Students with Disabilities • Calls to Action - Overarching Strategies for High School Reform • Dropout Prevention • Equity in High School Learning • Graduation • High School Fact Sheets • Innovation and Improvement • Literacy • Transition Into High School • Transition Out of High School

  5. The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (TQ Center) Goals: • Improve the quality of teaching, especially in high-poverty, low-performing, and hard-to-staff schools. • Provide guidance to ensure that highly qualified teachers are serving students with special needs. Latest TQ Center Resources: • New!Critical Decisions Guide: Building Teacher Effectiveness Systems • New!Job-Embedded Professional Development: What It Is, Who Is Responsible, and How to Get It Done Well • New!Guide to Teacher Evaluation Products

  6. The Center on Instruction (COI) See Strands on these topics— • Reading • Math • Science • Special Education • English Language LearningHot Topics • ARRA • Adolescent Literacy (many resources are posted)1.  Bringing Literacy Strategies into Content Instruction [4-12] This document provides research-based guidance on academic literacy instruction in the content areas, specifically focusing on the effective use of text in content areas. • Response to Intervention

  7. SPDG Survey of TA&D Resources • See Attachment—TA&D Center Survey: SPDG Directors & Evaluators • Response Highlights: • The Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)- Provides national consultants, extensive training and support to both SEA and LEAs • National Center on Response to Intervention-Has been a useful resource to work on statewide implementation of RTI • IDEA Partnership-Provides training and development of Dialogue Guides for family engagement activities

  8. -cont.Survey Response Highlights • Center on State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices (SISEP)-Provides Scaling Up Briefs that describe the different stages of implementation • National Center to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Personnel for Children with Disabilities (PIC)-Provided training and now TA support to selected school districts in development and implementing plans, provides and facilitated training with other States around induction and e-mentoring. • National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC)- Provides national consultants, training, evaluation of trainings/activities

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