National Content Centers
The National Content Center for Teacher Quality is one of five national content centers that provide technical assistance for regional comprehensive centers in conjunction with their work with state departments of education and related agencies.
Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center
http://www.aacompcenter.org
Dr. Stanley N. Rabinowitz, Director
States and districts need substantial knowledge and skills to fully implement, evaluate, and improve their assessment and accountability systems in order to reach the overarching No Child Left Behind (NCLB) goal of academic proficiency for all students. WestEd and the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) joined together to form the Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center (AACC) to help states and districts reach this goal.
The Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center is housed at WestEd in San Francisco.
Center on Innovation and Improvement
http://www.centerii.org
Dr. Sam Redding, Director
The Center on Innovation and Improvement provides technical assistance for regional comprehensive centers in conjunction with their work with state departments of education and related agencies. Current technical assistance projects include Restructuring, State Evaluation of SES Providers, SES Outreach to Parents, Statewide Systems of Support, Solution Finding, and the Institute for School Improvement and Education Options.
The Center on Innovation and Improvement is housed at the Academic Development Institute in Lincoln, Illinois.
Center on Instruction
http://www.centeroninstruction.org
Ms. Angela Penfold, Director
The Center on Instruction offers information on NCLB and best practices in reading, math, science, special education, and English language learner instruction; syntheses of recent scientific research on instruction; and opportunities for professional development. In order to build the capacity of the regional comprehensive centers to meet state and local instructional needs, improve the overall quality of teaching and learning, and promote the understanding and use of evidence-based instruction, the Center on Instruction is devoted to the primacy of instruction in school improvement.
The Center on Instruction is housed at the RMC Research Corporation in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
National High School Center
http://www.betterhighschools.org
Joseph R. Harris, Ph.D., Director
Millions of high school students—particularly those with disabilities, with limited proficiency in English, or from low-income backgrounds—need additional support in order to succeed. To address this challenge, the National High School Center promotes the use of research-supported approaches that help all students learn and become adequately prepared for college, work, and life. The National High School Center identifies research-supported improvement programs and tools, offers user-friendly products, and provides technical assistance services to improve secondary education.
The National High School Center is housed at the American Institutes for Research in Washington, D.C.
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