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Did you miss it? The Access Center held a Co-Teaching Webinar on September 14, 2006! Want more information?
Farewell, Judy...We'll Miss You!
Judy Shanley, the Access Center Co-Director, will be leaving the Access Center to pursue an opportunity at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). We would like to thank Judy for her many contributions to the Access Center, and wish her well on this latest adventure. Jeff Poirier will be joining the Access Center team as Deputy Director. Welcome, Jeff!
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TA Highlights |
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Staff from the Access Center traveled to Oklahoma City in on September 21-22nd to present at the State Superintendent's Conference for Special Education Teachers and Directors. The Access Center was invited to this conference based on a series of presentations done last February in Oklahoma. Staff presented one of the Center’s professional development modules, Enhancing Your Instructional Skills Through Differentiation.
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Resources |
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New UDL Lesson Builder Website
CAST has recently completed the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Lesson Builder. This exciting new resource will help educators build lesson plans that cater to access to the general curriculum for all students, and is a great professional development resource. Visit this exciting new website!
CITEd Launches New Website!
Bring educational technology into your classroom, school, and district. The Center for Implementing Technology in Education’s (CITEd) collaborative tools and resources are customized to meet needs, goals, and individual roles for teachers, administrators, technology coordinators, and professional development coordinators. |
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News & Policy |
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ED Issues Final Regulations for Students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
The new Title I Regulation is intended to help recently arrived Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students learn English and other subjects while giving states and local school districts greater flexibility on assessment while continuing to hold them accountable under No Child Left Behind.
ED Partners with National Urban League to Increase Student Participation in Free Tutoring, After-School Programs
The Department is encouraging more families to take advantage of the supplemental educational services (SES) for which they're eligible under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Under NCLB, low-income families can enroll their child in these services if he or she attends a Title I school that has been designated by the state to be in need of improvement for more than one year.
NCLB Commission Holds Final Hearing; Attention is on Final Recommendations Report
The bipartisan Commission on No Child Left Behind late last month held the final in a series of hearings on the Act. Leading national organizations and education policy experts testified on such issues as assessment, adequate yearly progress, school improvement, teacher quality, and many others. The Commission’s work will culminate in a report that will be released to the public with recommendations to Congress and the Administration in early 2007.
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This newsletter was produced under U.S. Department of Education Cooperative Agreement #H326K020003 with the American Institutes for Research. Jane Hauser served as the Project Officer. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service, or enterprise mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred.
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