Technical Assistance Centers' Poster Presentations

On the final day of the conference, NDTAC invited several of the other technical assistance centers housed at AIR to present poster sessions. The centers provided an overview of the services and resources they offer that may be of use and/or interest to Title I, Part D Coordinators. The centers also noted possible collaborations with NDTAC to meet the current and future TA needs of the coordinators. The centers that presented include:

• Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership)
• Access Center
• Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd)
• National High School Center (NHSC))

Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership)

The TA Partnership, operating under contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Mental Health Services, supports Federal grant communities nationwide in their efforts to successfully develop and implement a broad array of community-based, strength-based services to (1) improve outcomes for children with mental health needs and (2) provide support for their families.

Related Resources:

• Juvenile Justice & Mental Health Working Together for the Best Outcomes for Youth With Serious Emotional Disorders
• A Family's Guide to the Child Welfare System
• Transforming Mental Health Care in America: The Federal Agenda: First Steps

» Visit the TA Partnership website.

Access Center

The Access Center is a national technical assistance center funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs. In order to improve educational outcomes for elementary and middle school students with disabilities.

Related Resources:

• Strategies to Improve Access to the General Education Curriculum (PDF)
• Access Center Resource List (MS Word)
• Enhancing Your Instruction Through Differentiation
• Effective Interventions for Struggling Readers—Fluency

» Visit the Access Center website.

Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd)

CITEd, through funding from by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs, supports leadership at State and local education agencies to integrate instructional technology for all students to achieve high educational standards. CITEd provides this support through identification of best practices, innovative online technical assistance tools, professional development, and communities of practice.

Related Resources:

• TechMatrix.org
• Improving Basic Mathematics Instruction: Promising Technology Resources for Students with Special Needs
• Multimedia Materials: Their Instructional Potential for Students with Special Needs

» Visit the CITEd website.

National High School Center (NHSC): The National High School Center

National High School Center (NHSC): The National High School Center is part of a national network of Content and Regional Comprehensive Centers (RCCs) funded by the U.S. Department of Education to help build the capacity of States across the Nation to effectively implement the provisions and goals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). NHSC serves as the central source of information and expertise on high school improvement for the RCCs.

Related Resources:

• State Approaches to More Reliable and Uniform Dropout and Graduation Data (PDF)
• Meeting the Needs of Significantly Struggling Learners in High School: A Look at Approaches to Tiered Intervention (PDF)
• Easing the Transition to High School: Research and Best Practices Designed to Support High School Learning (PDF)
• Dropout Prevention for Students With Disabilities: A Critical Issue for State Education Agencies (PDF)
• National High School Center Summer Institute Presentation: Dropout Prevention

» Visit the National High School Center website.

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