The document discusses professional development opportunities available through the Office of Special Education Programs' (OSEP) Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network. It provides examples of various centers that offer webinars, online courses, and other resources. These include the Equity Alliance, Center on Instruction, National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard Center, and National Center for Response to Intervention. It also recommends ways to stay updated on opportunities through the TA&D Ning site, iLinc trainings, and TA&D Matrix. The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) is also highlighted as a key resource for information on disabilities, special education law, and effective practices

1. Accessing Professional Development Opportunities from OSEP’s TA&D Network Stephen D. Luke, Ed.D. Director, National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NDC/NICHCY) http://www.nichcy.org http://www.facebook.com/nichcy http://www.twitter.com/drnichcy 2010 Region 6 PTAC Regional Conference | Berkeley, CA

2. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development Slideshare… http://www.slideshare.net/DrNICHCY/accessing-professional-development-opportunities-from-oseps-tad-network

3. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development Overview Introduction Examples Keeping Up

4. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 1. Introduction

5. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: U.S. Department of Education

6. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: OSERS }

7. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development The “Placemat” http://spp-apr-calendar.rrfcnetwork.org/getfile/view/id/658

8. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 2. Examples…

9. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development Center on Instruction (cont.) http://centeroninstruction.org/pdevents.cfm

13. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development IRIS Center for Training Enhancements http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/resources.html

28. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development IRIS Center for Training Enhancements http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/resources.html

29. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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

31. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development NICHCY (cont.) http://www.nichcy.org/Laws/IDEA/Pages/BuildingTheLegacy.aspx

32. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development NICHCY (cont.) http://www.nichcy.org/Laws/IDEA/Pages/BuildingTheLegacy.aspx

33. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development NICHCY (cont.) http://www.nichcy.org/Laws/IDEA/Pages/BuildingTheLegacy.aspx

34. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development NICHCY (cont.) http://www.nichcy.org/Laws/IDEA/Pages/BuildingTheLegacy.aspx

35. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development NICHCY (cont.) http://www.slideshare.net/drnichcy

36. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development NICHCY (cont.) http://www.slideshare.net/DrNICHCY/making-friends-with-facebook-for-project-dissemination

37. National Dissemination Center: Web Conferencing 3.How Do I Keep Up? How do I Keep UP?

38. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development TA&D Ning Site http://tadnet.ning.com/

39. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development TA&D iLinc Trainings https://tadnet.ilinc.com/perl/ilinc/lms/event.pl

40. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development TA&D Matrix http://matrix.tadnet.org/activity/list

41. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development 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

42. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development NICHCY (cont.)

43. National Dissemination Center: Professional Development NICHCY (cont.)

44. THANK YOU! Stephen D. Luke, Ed.D. sluke@aed.org http://www.facebook.com/nichcy http://twitter.com/DrNICHCYhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenluke