This section provides new resources from federal agencies, our partners and other national organizations. This page will be updated biweekly.  When items are moved off this page, they are placed in the appropriate section of the Topics Database.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

Doing What Works – new content added on Preschool Language and Literacy
http://dww.ed.gov/topic/topic_landing.cfm?PA_ID=7&T_ID=15

Teach Phonological Awareness
http://dww.ed.gov/practice/practice_landing.cfm?PA_ID=7&T_ID=15&P_ID=30

Use Interactive and Dialogic Reading
http://dww.ed.gov/practice/practice_landing.cfm?PA_ID=7&T_ID=15&P_ID=31

New PEELS report: Changes in the Characteristics, Services, and Performance of Preschoolers with Disabilities

Changes in the Characteristics, Services, and Performance of Preschoolers with Disabilities from 2003-04 to 2004-05: PEELS Wave 2 Overview Report
http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/pubs/index.asp#20083011


TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & DISSEMINATION NETWORK (TA&D)

Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd)
http:// www.CITEd.org
A recent CITEd newsletter highlighted resources for those working on cyberbullying issues.
For Teachers:  Stop Cyberbullying
http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=5

For Administrators:  Cyberbullying for Administrators
http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=57

For Technology Coordinators:  Cyberbullying Situation Review Process
http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=63

For Professional Development Coordinators:  Stop Bullying Now!
http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=69


National Early childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)

RTI Goes to Pre-K
http://www.nectac.org/~ppts/calls/2008/sec619/call4_rti_goes_to_pre-k.ppt
This is a webinar on an adapted a model of Response to Intervention (RTI) for use in pre-kindergarten settings with 3-5 year-olds entitled RTI Recognition and Response (R&R).

Project Forum @ NASDSE
Optional IDEA Alternative Dispute Resolution
http://projectforum.org/docs/OptionalIDEAAlternativeDisputeResolution.pdf

National Early Childhood Transition Center
Recommended Transition Practices for Young Children
Summary: http://www.ihdi.uky.edu/nectc/documents/TRANSITIONALERTS/Validation%20Survey%20TA4.pdf
Full report: http://www.ihdi.uky.edu/nectc/Documents/technicalreport/Validation_Survey_Final.pdf


National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Centers (NSTTAC)
NSTTAC List of Products with Descriptions
http://www.nsttac.org/pdf/NSTTAC_products.pdf


IDEA Partnership New On-line Resource
Together on RTI:  A Collection of Free Resources Selected by National Organizations for Their Members
http://www.ideapartnership.org/page.cfm?pageid=58
Working through the IDEA Partnership, national organizations have come together around Response-to-Intervention (RTI).  To help their members understand the basic concepts, engage in state and local discussions and become active in RTI Implementation;  they worked together to create a customized collection based in the research and training materials developed by national technical assistance centers.  In December 2007, states, technical assistance centers and national organizations came together in the National Summit on Response-to-Intervention.  Building on that event, national organizations are currently advancing their shared interest in RTI by disseminating this compilation of links to trustworthy sources of information that will be continually updated.  These resources have been developed and/or selected by practitioners and families. They provide tools and training materials for immediate use as well as links to websites that will continually produce high quality information.


OUR PARTNERS

Education Commission of the States
http://www.ecs.org/

High School Agenda: Who’s Doing What
http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/78/26/7826.pdf

State Funding Programs for High-Cost Special Education Students
http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/78/10/7810.pdf


OTHER

Social Security Administration:  New Ticket to Work Regulations
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/work/newregs.html

2008 Georgetown Training Institutes
Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Needs and Their Families: New Directions to Improve Care
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/TrainingInstitutes/TI2008/theinstitutes.html  
July 16 - 20, 2008.
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Nashville, Tennessee
In-depth, practical information on how to develop and operate systems of care and how to provide high-quality, effective, clinical interventions and supports within them. Special focus on three "new directions" to strengthen systems of care and improve outcomes, each comprising a distinct track: Implementing a Public Health Approach, Partnering With Schools, and Partnering With Child Welfare.


2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book
http://www.kidscount.org/datacenter/databook.jsp