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Center for Educational Practice

Rosebrough Center for Educational Practice

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Early Childhood

General Resources

  • National non-profit aimed at promoting the healthy development of infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf.

Professional Organizations

  • Organization that focuses on children from birth to age eight.
  • Promotes and supports in the global community the optimal education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence, and to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society.
  • provides the leadership and inspiration to make Montessori a significant voice in education.

Special Education

Behavioral Disorders

  • Provides information, support, and referrals through federation chapters throughout the country. Focuses on the needs of children with broad mental health problems
  • Through family support and advocacy, public and professional education, and encouragement of scientific research, CH.A.D.D. works to ensure that those with ADD reach their inherent potential. Local chapters hold regular meetings providing support and information.

General Resources

  • Membership organization comprised of speech/language pathologists and audiologists that provides information and referrals to the public on speech, language, communication and hearing disorders.
  • The Association of Educational Therapists is the national professional association for educational therapists.
  • Developmental Delay Resources is a national non-profit organization providing information and networking opportunities to parents and professionals working with children who have delays in motor, sensory-motor, language and social-emotional areas.
  • Operators provide information on over 80,000 recorded textbooks and other classroom materials, from 4th grade through postgraduate levels, available for loan.
  • Unique federation of more than 140 not-for-profit voluntary health organizations serving people with rare disorders and disabilities and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service.
  • The National Center on Educational Outcomes provides national leadership in the participation of students with disabilities and Limited English Proficiency in national and state assessments, standards-setting efforts, and graduation requirements.
  • 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.
  • The National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC) is a non-profit association whose mission is to represent private special education programs and affiliated state associations and to ensure access for individuals to appropriate private special education programs and services as vital components of the special education continuum.

Learning Disabilities

  • The Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD) is an international organization concerned about issues related to students with learning disabilities. Working to build a better future for students with LD has been the primary goal of CLD for more than 30 years. Involvement in CLD helps members stay abreast of current issues that are shaping the field, affecting the lives of students, and influencing professional careers. CLD members are committed to standards of excellence and innovation in educational research, practice, and policy.
  • The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities that support them.
  • Since 1963, LDA has provided support to people with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals. At the national, state and local levels, LDA provides cutting edge information on learning disabilities, practical solutions, and a comprehensive network of resources. These services make the Learning Disabilities Association of America the leading resource for information on learning disabilities.
  • The National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities (NAEAACLD) was founded in 2000 for the purpose of increasing awareness and promoting an understanding of the specific issues facing African American children.
  • The mission of the National Coalition on Auditory Processing Disorders, Inc. is to assist families and individuals affected by auditory processing disorders through education, support, and public awareness as well as promoting auditory access of information for those affected by auditory processing disorders.
  • NCLD seeks to raise public awareness and understanding, furnish national information and referrals, and arrange educational programs and legislative advocacy.
  • The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)is part of the National Institutes of Health, which is the biomedical research arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Reading Rockets provides detailed information about learning to read and strategies for supporting struggling readers at home, at school, and in the community. It offers news, practical information, expert advice, and resources for parents, teachers, tutors, child care providers, and policy makers.
  • Developed especially for parents of children who are newly identified as having a learning difference, it is designed to be a parent's "guide" through the new and unfamiliar landscape of LD.

Professional Organizations

National

  • a unique international, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of professional educators whose jobs cross all grade levels and subject areas
  • concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results
  • leads in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle level principals and other education leaders in their commitment to all children
  • promotes excellence in school leadership by providing members with a wide variety of programs and services to assist them in Administration, Supervision, Curriculum planning, & Effective staff development

State

  • Tennessee Tomorrow, Inc. is a statewide public/private partnership whose mission is to provide the vision for this state to improve the quality of life for all Tennesseans. That is why Tennessee Tomorrow has become Tennessee’s voice for excellence in education. Education is the engine that drives the economy. Tennessee Tomorrow’s membership on the Tennessee P-16 Council, its administration of the Tennessee Just for the Kids program, and its work with the Local Education Foundations, are just a few examples of ways that Tennessee Tomorrow can make sure Tennessee’s public education agenda moves forward to make a better life for its citizenry.

Professional Development

Articles

  • This article stresses the importance of investing in Human Capital and its affect on education.

Continuing Education

  • Offers graduate degrees and continuing education in the areas of education and its technological aspects
  • non-classroom, self-directed, independent study courses for teachers and administrators presented in cooperation with Loyola Marymount University.
  • Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions - study guides, workshops and admissions advisor to help you do your best on the GRE.
  • continuing education for K-12 teachers.
  • provides online, professional development courses and programs for K-12 educators.
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln - self-study programs for paraeducators and those who supervise them.
  • Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • The Stanford University School of Education grants three degrees, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, and Master of Arts, in three Areas with 28 specializations listed below. In addition, the School also offers a secondary teaching credential in five subject areas, an administrative credential, and cross-area specializations.
  • offers Master of Arts in Education or earn one of the most current and relevant degrees available in the area of Education.

General Resources

  • Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, is dedicated to scholarship and excellence in education.
  • The Disney Learning partnership is the philanthropic arm of The Walt Disney Company supporting creative teaching strategies and engaging approaches to learning
  • The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a federally funded, nationwide information network designed to provide you with ready access to education literature.
  • The center examined various approaches to teacher education-including preservice, inservice, alternative route, and induction programs-to further knowledge and understanding of the purpose of teacher education, the character and quality of teacher education, and the role of teacher education in teacher learning.
  • NSDC is the National Staff Development Council. It is a national non-profit association of about 10,000 educators. NSDC is deeply committed to ensuring success for all students by applying high standards for professional development for everyone who affects student learning.
  • TAPPED INâ„¢ is the online workplace of an international community of education professionals. K-12 teachers and librarians, professional development staff, teacher education faculty and students, and researchers engage in professional development programs and informal collaborative activities with colleagues.

Instructional Technology

Professional Organizations

  • Provides leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in education.
  • The First Society in Computing
  • is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and, by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.
  • provides international leadership by promoting scholarship and best practices in the creation, use, and management of technologies for effective teaching and learning in a wide range of settings

Higher Education

Higher Education

Service-Learning

Higher Education Resources

P-12 Resources

  • Learning Benefits Our Schools & Voices From the Field