"Recognizing that evidence-based practices (EBPs) account for at least part of the effects of teachers on achievement and the critical role of teacher preparation, the CEEDAR Center professionals, along with their partner Great Teachers and Leaders, offer innovation configurations (ICs) to promote the implementation of evidence-based instructional practices in teacher preparation activities. ICs are designed to evaluate current teacher preparation and professional development (PD) by determining the extent to which EBPs are taught, observed, and applied within teacher preparation and PD programs. For more detailed information about ICs, read this guide. Please see this short guide describing our standards for selecting EBPs."

"Welcome to the Hub page that focuses on the priority topic of "best practices in self-advocacy skills building."  Here, you'll find quick connections to materials and resources you can use with youth with disabilities and their families to build their abilities to advocate for themselves. Items marked with ** are designed to be parent-friendly."

"Across the U.S., we are witnessing a health crisis in the classroom .  Health-related barriers to learning are keeping kids from doing well in school - and children living in poverty are getting hit the hardest.  Building on decades of experience caring for vulnerable kids, Children's Health Fund launched the Healthy and Ready to Learn Initiative in September 2014 to meet this crisis head on.  Working together with educators, health care providers and parents, Children's Health Fund is leading a growing movement to ensure that all kids are healthy so they can succeed in school and life."

"The Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment (CAPSEE) carries out research in partnership with five states-Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia-to better understand the employment and earnings benefits associated with a broad range of postsecondary education pathways, including those at the subbaccalaureate level. CAPSEE also seeks to identify policies that improve completion rates along pathways leading to strong economic returns. The Center was established in summer 2011 through a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Educatio"

"Can the lessons of individual schools and school networks that have shown success with "personalized" models of education be applied to whole systems?"

"Teacher: The day I knew for sure I was burned out"

"The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) is the outcome of twenty years of work in developing and, most importantly, simplifying a straightforward, rigorous process that helps all students learn how to produce their own questions, improve their questions, and strategize on how to use their questions. In the process, they develop divergent, convergent and metacognitive thinking abilities."

a partner in the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, has established a new center to research the conditions under which this help is most successful and to translate what is learned from this research by providing training and technical assistance to VR agency programs throughout the U.S.

"Are you interested in improving your expertise to assist youth with disabilities as they pursue their careers? The Department of Counseling & Personnel Services at the University of Maryland offers a Graduate Certificate in Applied Counseling and Human Services with an emphasis on Career Planning and Placement for Youth in Transition. A limited number of tuition scholarships are available. Program begins Spring 2015."

"How to share data effectively: Tips for administrators, teachers, and families | These tip sheets can help administrators, teachers, and families identify the best ways to share student data in meaningful ways, on a regular basis, to strengthen family-school partnerships and promote student learning."

"Evidence-based intervention practices (EBPs) for children with ASD are the basis on which effective programs are built. In 2010, the NPDC conducted a review of the literature (from 1997-2007) and identified 24 EBPs. The center has just completed an expanded and updated review, which yielded a total of 27 practices. The report of the 2014 review is now available in PDF format from the link above."

This 4-page eFlyer from the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) is designed to quickly connect you (and the youth and families you serve) with resources to teach student participation in the IEP meeting, academic skills, functional life skills, self-determination, and so much more. Nicely done, NSTTAC!

"Life is full of transitions, and one of the more remarkable ones occurs when we get ready to leave high school and go out in the world as young adults. When the student has a disability, it's especially helpful to plan ahead for that transition. In fact, IDEA requires it."

"The How People Learn (HPL) theory is the theoretical framework upon which our STAR Legacy Modules are built. HPL is based on a problem or challenge-based approach to achieving a fuller understanding of instructional or classroom issues and challenges. This page offers a brief summary of the theory and its components. For a more in-depth examination of HPL, please view the IRIS Module How People Learn: Presenting the Learning Theory and Inquiry Cycle on Which the IRIS Modules Are Built."