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| | | The mission of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships (CSFCP) is to conduct research, evaluation, policy analyses, and dissemination to produce new and useful knowledge about how families, schools, and communities influence student learning and development. A second goal is to improve the relationships among these major social institutions. Current projects include the National Network of Partnership Schools that invites schools, districts, and states to work with the Center to design and implement programs of school, family, and community partnerships. | | http://www.csos.jhu.edu/P2000/center.htm |
| | | Under the leadership of the Harvard Family Research Project, the Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE) develops the human resource capacity for effective family-school-community partnerships. Through a rich and diverse offering of research materials and tools, FINE equips teachers to partner with families and informs families and communities about leading-edge approaches to full partnership with schools. FINE will: (1) strengthen the visibility of promising family involvement programs and training models; (2) serve as the major support and resource network for increasing teacher and school administrator preparation in family involvement and community partnership; (3) exercise leadership in identifying strategies to meet professional and state standards in family and community relations; (4) disseminate assessment methods in family involvement programs and training models; and (5) highlight opportunities for families and schools to participate in instructional design and implementation of teacher preparation programs. FINE membership is open to anyone and is free of charge. Members of FINE gain access to the latest information on the emerging field of family involvement. They join a growing field of educators committed to the crucial role of families and communities in public education. | | http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~hfrp |
| | | Home/School Institute (HSI)--MegaSkills Educational Center provides curriculum and training programs to enable schools and community organizations to involve families in their children's education, including special education. HSI provides materials and publications to use at home and at school. Its goal is to enhance student learning and improve student discipline. HSI is known particularly for its MegaSkills Workshop Program. This program focuses on the role of families in building children's "inner engines" of learning the true basics that make it possible to learn everything else; including motivation, perseverance, and problem solving. | | http://www.MegaSkillsHSI.org |
| | | As the largest professional association of early childhood educators, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is committed to improving the quality of early childhood programs for children at birth through age eight. A division of NAEYC, the National Academy for Early Childhood Programs, administers a national accreditation system for center-based, early childhood programs. Another NAEYC division, the National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development, provides resources and services to improve early childhood professional preparation and development. NAEYC publishes a peer-reviewed journal, featuring the latest in childhood research, theory, and practice as well as books, brochures, posters, and videos to expand the knowledge of and commitment to children of early childhood professionals, parents, and concerned citizens. | | http://www.naeyc.org |
| | | National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools bridges between research and practice — linking people with research-based information and resources that they can use to effectively connect schools, families, and communities. It emphasizes those connections that directly impact student achievement in reading and mathematics, as well as connections that contribute to the students’ overall success in school and in life. It also focuses on finding and sharing the practical information people need to take action and make connections between schools, families, and communities. This practical information focuses on how to do the work well, to make the most impact for students, while connecting families from diverse communities with schools, involving families in preparing children to enter kindergarten, and engaging community organizations in the development of excellent schools. | | http://www.sedl.org/connections |
| | The Center’s mission is to provide technical assistance to states and districts and to build the capacity of states to assist districts in implementing proven models for Response to Intervention and Early Intervening Services.The Center's work is organized into four service areas:
1. Knowledge production activities that include a technical review to determine which tools, practices, and implementation strategies are deemed scientifically valid and appropriate for TA&D;
2. Expert trainings and follow-up activities (both face-to-face and at a distance) to drive implementation supports for RTI/EIS on a broad scale;
3. Information dissemination activities that will involve forming partnerships and reaching out to target stakeholders via ongoing communication, including web-based telecommunication; and
4. Evaluation, with formative assessments to help improve the delivery of services in states and districts across the country.
The National Center on Response to Intervention is a project of the Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network (TA&D), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). | | http://www.rti4success.org/ |
| | | ZERO TO THREE (formerly the National Center for Clinical Infant Programs) ZERO TO THREE's mission is to promote the healthy development of our nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf. We are dedicated to advancing current knowledge; promoting beneficial policies and practices; communicating research and best practices to a wide variety of audiences; and providing training, technical assistance and leadership development. ZERO TO THREE is a national non-profit organization. | | http://www.zerotothree.org |
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