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Overview of SERVE Center

Overview of SERVE Center. Gail Del Greco SERVE Center @ The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Who are we? . SERVE Center @ The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Regional Educational Laboratory – Southeast (REL-SE ) Types of REL Services . SERVE Center at UNCG.

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Overview of SERVE Center

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  1. Overview of SERVE Center Gail Del Greco SERVE Center @ The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  2. Who are we? SERVE Center @ The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Regional Educational Laboratory – Southeast (REL-SE) Types of REL Services

  3. SERVE Center at UNCG • University-based center administratively housed in the School of Education • Focused on Pre-K to Grade 12 education issues • Conducts needs assessments, research, development, and evaluation • Provides training, technical assistance, publications, and information dissemination

  4. SERVE Center’s Mission • Building new knowledge through rigorous and relevant research • Promoting "best practices" and offering accessible and user-friendly resources and services • Transforming knowledge into action through quality professional development and hands-on technical assistance for educational professionals

  5. Major SERVE Programs National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) NC State Homeless Education Program NC Race to the Top (NC RttT) – NC Consortium for Educational Research and Evaluation Partner w/ Appalachia Comprehensive Regional Assistance Center (ARCC) to serve NC Regional Educational Laboratory-Southeast (REL-SE)

  6. What is a Regional Educational Laboratory (REL)? The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) supports ten Regional Education Laboratories (RELs) across the country, which are charged with supporting applied research and development, disseminating school improvement practices widely, and providing technical assistance to education agencies in their regions. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/

  7. The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) System

  8. REL Southeast’s MISSION To serve the educational needs of the Southeast, using applied research, development, dissemination, and training and technical assistance, to bring the latest and best research and proven practices into school improvement efforts.

  9. REGIONAL EDUCATION LABORATORY- SOUTHEAST (REL-SE) Executive Director Dr. Ludwig “Ludy” van Broekhuizen Toll Free: 800-755-3277 www.serve.org Operated by the SERVE Center at UNCG

  10. Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina North Carolina Liaison Jessica Anderson

  11. Issues & Answers • We provide Issues and Answers reports through our work with the IES, which arise from the needs in the region • This cross-state approach is a collaborative one and ensures that the final reports meet the needs of our region’s stakeholders • Recent publications include:

  12. http://www.serve.org/Research-to-Practice.aspx#I&A

  13. Evidence Based Education (EBE)Request Desk • Free, quick turn-around responses to education-related research questions • Responses contain abstracts and links to relevant resources and organizations • Strives to capture the best available evidence in the time allotted • Research on a particular topic

  14. To submit your request, please visit: • The SERVE website at: http://www.serve.org/EBE-Request-Desk.aspx • Or the IES, Ask-A-REL website at: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/askarel/index.asp?REL=southeast

  15. IES What Works Clearinghouse • Practice Guides : synthesizing the research on fourteen topics • Quick Reviews of published studies • Intervention reports: evaluate published research on the effectiveness of curricula/strategies http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/

  16. IES WWC-Doing What Works Content for each is organized into 4 areas: • Practice Summary Gain an overview of a practice & see the issues it addresses. • Learn What WorksUnderstand the research base behind the practice. • See How It WorksAccess examples of schools engaged in these practices. • Do What WorksUse examples of tools to improve your own practice. http://dww.ed.gov/

  17. Doing What Works website http://dww.ed.gov/

  18. Doing What Works website http://dww.ed.gov/

  19. Free Online US Department of Education Resources National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) Publications: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/ Regional Educational Laboratory Issues & Answers and Technical Briefs: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/index.asp Technical Methods Reports and other NCEE Resources: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/

  20. Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC):http://www.arcc.edvantia.org/ REL-SE Evidence Based Education Request Desk: http://www.serve.org/EBE-Request-Desk.aspx National Center for Education Research (NCER) • Publicationshttp://ies.ed.gov/ncer/pubs/ • Research and Development Centers http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/RandD/

  21. Content Centers • Center on Accountability and Assessment http://www.aacompcenter.org/cs/aacc/print/htdocs/aacc/home.htm • Center on Innovation and Improvement http://www.centerii.org/ • Center on Instruction http://centeroninstruction.org/ • Center on Teacher Quality http://www.tqsource.org/ • National High School Center http://www.betterhighschools.org/

  22. Any Questions??Thank you! For more information, contact: Gail Del Greco at: gdelgrec@serve.org 336-315-7448 1-800-755-3277

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