What Programs
What Programs And Services Can The Center Offer You?
The Center offers an array of programs and services that are regionally based and tailored to the immediate needs of a school or district. Programs and services can be structured as:
- On-site technical assistance
- Assistance by an external facilitator
- District Workshops and Courses
- Policy/research-based discussion sessions
- Coaching Support
- NEASC Support
- Train-the-Trainer models
- Topic-based study groups
- Action Research
- Program auditing
Program and Service Options
I. Teaching and Learning
- Benchmarking and curriculum development
- Using technology for instruction
- Content specific instructional strategies and assessments
- CMT, DRA, and CAPT analysis for instructional planning
- Cognition and ways of knowing and learning
- Creating a data-based environment
- Creating classroom, content, and grade-level assessments
II. Capacity Building
- Professional development planning
- Teacher evaluation (hiring process, professional continuum, walkthroughs, action research)
- Group process techniques and teacher teams
- Succession planning
- School leader evaluation
- Distributive leadership models
- Urban Leadership Academy (based in part on racial/ethnic identity development models)
- Educational Policy Fellowship Program
III. Community Building
- Climate surveys and assessments
- Team building/Community building and staff morale
- Defining your professional learning community
- Defining a diverse learning environment
- School safety
IV. Policy & Management (Systems Building)
- Strategic planning
- School improvement planning
- Resource management & PD Planning
- Technology use in the school (including data warehousing)
- Policy development
- Communication models
For More Information Contact PDSI Director:
(203) 407-4446
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