Meeting the Challenge/OSERS: Scholar-Mentoring Support
Scholar/Mentor Resources:
The Meeting the Challenge grant office is pleased to provide the following links to federal and state educational web sites. These specific sites articulate current policies, programs, and processes relevant to inclusive teaching practices and are offered as part of the Meeting the Challenge Mentoring Program.
LINKS TO RESOURCES IN THE FIELD :
Note: These links are selected and provided with no official endorsement from the Meeting the Challenge/OSERS Grant or Fitchburg State College.
Massachussets Department of Education
- Professional Development Institutes for Educators
- Teaching & Learning
- Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL)
NCITE's purpose is to advance the quality and effectiveness of technology, media, and materials for individuals with disabilities. NCITE creates a marketplace demand for the selection and appropriate use of research-based technology, media, and materials (TMM). NCITE is affiliated with the College of Educaton at the University of Oregon.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Administration for Children & Families
English Language Learners (ELLs) and Literacy Development Publications and organizations having information for early care and education professionals who are working with children who are English language learners in order to help the children develop language and literacy abilities. Back to top
Links Added: June 21, 2007
Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence.
Teaching and Learning Resources from Federal Agencies.
An excellent teaching and learning resource
"NBPTS is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan and nongovernmental organization. It was formed in 1987 to advance the quality of teaching and learning by developing professional standards for accomplished teaching, creating a voluntary system to certify teachers who meet those standards and integrating certified teachers into educational reform efforts. In this section you can read more about our mission, history, supporters and more."
For more than 50 years, the caring professionals of the May Institute have set a national standard for providing comprehensive, research-validated services to children and adults with autism, brain injury, mental retardation, pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), and behavioral healthcare needs. May's award-winning network of educational, behavioral, and rehabilitative programs blends science with service to help make progress possible for thousands of individuals every year. May Institute Philosophy
Our values and vision drive us to understand each person's unique needs and find effective means to help each individual reach his or her potential and live independently.
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and
Language Instruction Educational Programs
OELA's National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA) collects, analyzes, synthesizes and disseminates information about language instruction educational programs for English language learners and related programs. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement & Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA) under Title III of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001.
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically under served individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
The Federation is a center for parents and parent organizations to work together on behalf of children with special needs and their families. We can help! Organized in 1975 as a coalition of parent groups representing children with a variety of disabilities, the Federation operates a Parent Center in Massachusetts which offers a variety of services to parents, parent groups, and others who are concerned with children with special needs.
2006-07- Wisconsin Alternate Assessment for Students with Disabilities Presenter(s): Sandy Berndt Air Date: 09/18/2006
10:00 AM CST Length: 49 Minutes 11 Seconds This web cast has been designed to provide information on alternate assessment for students with disabilities using the revised WAA Rating Scales and required Evidence Worksheet. The training will focus on evidence collection using evidence worksheets, inter-rater reliability, revised performance level descriptors for each grade cluster in Reading, Math, and Science, revised format for the WAA Rating Scale and reporting the results.
2006-07 WKCE Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Presenter(s): Sheryl Thormann Air Date: 09/19/2006
12:15 PM CST Length: 31 Minutes 27 Seconds
This web cast has been designed to provide information on accommodations for students with disabilities using the updated 2006-07 WKCE-CRT Assessment Guidelines and Accommodations Matrix. Participants will learn the purpose for accommodations in statewide testing, information on valid testing accommodations and IEP accommodation decisions.
OSEP Child Outcomes Wisconsin Children Moving Forward Presenter(s): Mary Peters, Early Childhood Consultant, Special Ed Team Air Date: 10/03/2006 12:00 PM CST
Length: 1 Hour 45 Minutes 40 Seconds
Wisconsin has developed a birth to six child outcomes accountability system in compliance with requirements of federal legislation IDEA 2004 and guidance set forth by the Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. This system was first implemented by a small sample of 16 B-3 Programs and 17 LEAs beginning in the spring of 2006. The system has continued to develop and includes training materials and resources on the www.collaboratingpartners.com web site and a new web based reporting tool. New school districts are now participating in the 2006-2007 sample cycle and B-2 Programs may begin participating voluntarily and will be required to fully participate in July 2007. The state Department of Public Instruction and Health and Family Services have coordinated resources to provide training and technical assistance to support local schools and B-3 programs as they gather and report information to child outcomes.
Subject: Reauthorization of IDEA Web cast
Source: Melodie Friedebach, Assistant Commissioner
Intended Audience: SELS listserv members
Date: February 1, 2005
The Division of Special Education is pleased to announce the availability of our first technical assistance activity on the Reauthorization of IDEA 2004. This first technical assistance activity will be conveyed via a fifty-minute video stream that individuals can watch on their personal computer. The video stream will provide consistent information across the state and be a resource that schools can use with staff. To access the video stream, go to the following web site: http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/IDEA_ReAu2004/. (WindowsMedia)
Prior to viewing the video stream, persons should have a printed copy of the PowerPoint presentation and the NASDSE side by side available. Both documents are available at the above referenced web site.
We hope this first technical assistance program helps to acquaint you with some of the more critical changes in the new IDEA. It is our understanding that the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has planned a series of technical assistance activities for states during the next few months, including the OSEP Leadership Conference scheduled for March 29-31, 2005. By mid April, the Division plans to conduct an interactive polycom session to share any additional information learned during these activities and to field questions from local districts about the new law. All information about our technical assistance efforts will be disseminated via our Special Education List Serve (SELS).
