A National Online Library of Professional Development Resources Compiled to Help Bridge Research, Policy and Practice.

This document outlines some of the most important issues that need to be addressed in implementing and operating a successful early identification of hearing loss program for newborns. References and suggestions for additional information are given for each step.

The DO-IT videos cover a range of postsecondary topics, such as (a) Access to Technology in the Workplace; (b) Building the Team: Faculty, Staff, and Students Working Together; (c) College: You Can DO-IT; (d) Equal Access: Science and Students with Sensory Impairments:  (e) Student Services; (f) Universal Design (several); (g) Invisible Disabilities and Postsecondary Education; (h) Work-Based Learning; (i) Self-Determination -- and many more.  These videos were developed over a period of years up to 2009 and new ones will be added.   Transcripts are included.  (Located at the University of Washington in Seattle, DO-IT is an award-winning program that serves to increase ...

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The Building the Legacy training curriculum was produced by NICHCY at the request of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education. The curriculum is intended to assist in understanding and implementation of the IDEA 2004 and its Part B regulations (published in 2006).

Each individual module includes:
• a slideshow for trainers to use;
• a Trainer's Guide explaining how the slides work as well as the content of the slides; and
• handouts for participants.

Many modules are available in both English and Spanish, and all handouts for participants are available in both languages. This means that, even if the slideshow ... Read More »

To further aid states as they continue to implement the Common Core State Standards (Standards), the Hunt Institute and the Council of Chief State School Officers have commissioned a series of video vignettes that explain the Standards in far greater depth.

These videos were developed to help diverse groups – educators, policymakers, parents – better understand the breadth and depth of the Standards and how they will improve teaching, make classrooms better, create shared expectations, and cultivate lifelong learning for all students. The segments are organized into separate Mathematics and ELA sections, and demonstrate critical concepts related to each.

These two online modules introduce the theory, principles and application of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to teacher candidates and inservice teachers.  They provide higher education faculty with a multimedia, interactive online-learning environment that can be embedded in instructional methods courses.  The modules are designed to be flexible enough to be used as part of an online, hybrid, or face-to-face course.  The topics are: Module 1: Introduction to UDL, and Module 2: Applying the UDL Framework to Lesson Development.  (Located in Wakefield, Massachusetts, CAST is a nonprofit research and development organization.  Funding for module development was provided ...

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