Accessing Professional Development Opportunities from OSEP's TA&D Network & Beyond
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The document discusses ways to access professional development opportunities through the Office of Special Education Programs' (OSEP) Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network and beyond. It provides an overview of OSEP's organizational structure and various TA&D centers that offer webinars, online courses, and other resources. It also explores using social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Ning, and YouTube as means for ongoing professional learning. The document emphasizes that these "learning" media can help educators build 21st century skills and allow ongoing access to opportunities even when districts have other sites blocked.
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- 1. STEPHEN D. LUKE, ED.D. Director, National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NDC/NICHCY) http://www.nichcy.org http://www.facebook.com/nichcy NASDSE Professional Development Series Accessing Professional Development Opportunities from OSEP’s Network & Beyond
- 3. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT • Overview 1. Introduction: OSEP TA&D Network 2. TA&D Professional Development Resources 3. “Learning” Media • Facebook • Twitter • Ning • YouTube
- 5. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT • ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: U.S. Department of Education
- 6. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT • ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: OSERS OSERS OSEP NDC TACC IDEA Partnership Personnel Center Project Forum IRIS Center Etc. NIDRR RSA
- 8. 2. TA&D PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
- 9. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Equity Alliance Equity Alliance at ASU represents a set of funded programs that promote equity, access, participation and outcomes for all students. The State of Equity in Public Schools - 28th January 2009 (http://www.equityallianceatasu.org/webinar/012809)
- 10. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Equity Alliance Building Inclusive Schools - 28th May 2009 (http://www.equityallianceatasu.org/webinar/052809) Professional Learning for Equity - 30th September 2009 (http://www.equityallianceatasu.org/webinar/093009) Coaching for Inclusive Practices - 19th March 2010 (http://www.equityallianceatasu.org/webinar/031910)
- 11. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Center on Instruction 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. http://centeroninstruction.org/pdevents.cfm
- 12. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Center on Instruction (cont.) http://centeroninstruction.org/pdevents.cfm
- 13. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT NIMAS Center 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. http://aim.cast.org/experience/training/presentations
- 14. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT National Center on RTI 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. http://www.rti4success.org/index.php?option=com_content &task=blogcategory&id=18&Itemid=75
- 15. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT CADRE 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. http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/indextraining.cfm
- 16. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Family Center on Technology and Disability Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD): provides current, accurate, and relevant information resources on assistive and instructional technologies. http://www.fctd.info/powerpoints
- 17. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Reading Rockets Reading Rockets: a multimedia project designed to disseminate research-based findings on helping young children with reading disabilities learn to read. http://www.readingrockets.org/webcasts
- 18. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT NCEO 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. http://www.cehd.umn.edu/NCEO/Presentations/presentations.htm
- 19. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT NECTAC 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. http://www.nectac.org/~calls/2010/earlypartc/earlypartc.asp
- 20. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Center 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. http://www.pbis.org/swpbs_videos/default.aspx
- 21. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT National Parent Technical Assistance Center National Parent Technical Assistance Center The 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. http://www.taalliance.org/resources/pcactivities.asp
- 22. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Center for Implementing Technology in Education 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. http://www.cited.org/webinarsarchive.html
- 23. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT National High School Center National High School Center: serves as the central source of information and expertise on high school improvement for the Regional Comprehensive Centers (RCCs). http://www.betterhighschools.org/webinar/
- 24. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT National 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. http://community.fpg.unc.edu/resources/presentations
- 25. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT National 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. http://www.ndpc-sd.org/dissemination/conferenceMaterialsPresentations.php
- 26. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT IRIS Center for Training Enhancements 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. http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/tutorials.html
- 27. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT IRIS Center for Training Enhancements http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/resources.html
- 28. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT IRIS Center for Training Enhancements http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/resources.html
- 29. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT IDEA Partnership: LearningPort 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. http://www.learningport.us/
- 30. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT NICHCY 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. http://www.nichcy.org
- 35. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT NICHCY (cont.) http://www.slideshare.net/nichcy
- 36. 2. “LEARNING” MEDIA: FACEBOOK, TWITTER, NING, YOUTUBE
- 42. Why Use Facebook? “Yeah, so why use ...” NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT
- 43. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Why Use Facebook? For starters, look at all the people there! flickr.com/photos/-cavin-
- 44. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:FACEBOOK&DISSEMINATION Why Use Facebook? Over 400 million people In fact...
- 45. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Why Use Facebook? ... half of whom login everyday.
- 46. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Why Use Facebook? (How many people come to your website everyday?)
- 47. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Why Use Facebook? The average user visits 4 times per day!
- 48. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Why Use Facebook? “OK. Yep. Those are some pretty big numbers. But what do they mean exactly?”
- 49. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Why Use Facebook? Well, for one thing it means that has become the most popular website in the U.S.
- 51. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Why Use Facebook? “And? Aren’t these people just getting their social on?”
- 52. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Why Use Facebook? True. Many users are using to connect with friends and family. But they’re doing a lot more…
- 54. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Why Use Facebook? More than 5 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photo albums, etc.) shared each week!
- 55. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Why Use Facebook? In fact, just recently overtook as the top source of traffic to major news and entertainment websites.
- 82. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT Twitter Search, Hashtags #edchat, #sped www.mashable.com/twitterlists/business-professions/education
- 100. NATIONALDISSEMINATIONCENTER:PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT But some of us can’t access these tools because our districts have them blocked.
- 108. THANKYOU! Stephen D. Luke, Ed.D. sluke@aed.org http://www.facebook.com/nichcy http://twitter.com/DrNICHCY http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenluke
Editor's Notes
- A Network of Technical Assistance and Dissemination Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
- A bit of contextual reference. NDC/NICHCY is funded out of the Department of Education > Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) (circled in red here) > Office of Special Education Programs (seen on next slide)
- Here’s a schematic of OSERS, note that NDC is funded out of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and is part of their technical assistance and dissemination (TA&D) network. OSEP receives Part D Discretionary money from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to fund technical assistance and dissemination centers loosely referred to as the Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network (TA&D). This group of 40-50 centers works collaboratively to coordinate their efforts to ensure states receive the most appropriate assistance possible without duplication of efforts, effectively and efficiently leveraging OSEP’s limited resources. These centers are each competitively awarded, most in five year cycles.
- Unfortunately, there are many school districts who block the use of social media sites. Perhaps there is a concern that the sites do not present any professional or educational benefit. Hopefully the preceding information helps to highlight the number of ways social media tools can enhance and extend communications and outreach to parents and other community members. We’ve been able to work with the US Dept of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs to convey the features and functions such tools can provide. They were then able to present a business case to their IT Dept to unblock a number of useful social networking sites. If the previous slides were not enough to convince them, perhaps the following slides will!
- If there were any question about the educational impact such tools could present, take a look at a couple of Google searches… This one for “twitter education” = 278,000,000 hits!
- This search for “twitter classroom” = 18,500,000 hits!
- And this one for “facebook education” = 311,000,000 hits!!!
- And this one for “facebook classroom” = 19,700,000 hits!
- Beyond the inherent ability these tools offer to enhance communications, build communities, and provide professional development, one should not overlook their capacity to instill 21st century skills. These and similar tools are already an integral component to the current generation of students. Considering they will be the ones to build and extend these tools for future use, it is important to provide opportunities for immersive educational exposure.