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Education Sciences Reform Act

Education Sciences Reform Act. CEC’s Reauthorization Activities. Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 Created Institute for Education Sciences: National Center for Education Research National Center for Education Statistics National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance

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Education Sciences Reform Act

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  1. Education Sciences Reform Act CEC’s Reauthorization Activities

  2. Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 • Created Institute for Education Sciences: • National Center for Education Research • National Center for Education Statistics • National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance • National Center for Special Education Research (per IDEA 2004) ESRA 2002

  3. Mission of NCSER under the direction of a Commissioner: • To sponsor research and expand knowledge and understanding of the needs of infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities in order to improve their developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes; • To sponsor research to improve services provided under IDEA; • To evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of IDEA NCSER Mission

  4. Over 260 NCSER Funded Projects NCSER Quick Facts

  5. Topic Areas: • Early intervention and early childhood special education; • Interventions for children with low- and high-incidence disabilities; • Interventions to improve reading, writing, and language development for children with disabilities; • Interventions to improve outcomes for students with serious behavioral disorders; • Teacher quality; • Mathematics and science education; • Transition outcomes for secondary students with disabilities; • Autism spectrum disorders; • Systems-level interventions in special education; • Postdoctoral research training grant program in special education to increase the supply of scientists and researchers in special education. NCSER Topic Areas

  6. NCSER Funding

  7. CEC ESRA Reauthorization Plan & Timeline

  8. Questions for you to consider… • What changes can be made to ESRA to strengthen research and development in special and gifted education? • What are barriers to implementing evidence-based practices? • How has ESRA supported research helped you in your work? Your Input Needed!!!

  9. How do you currently use research in your role as a teacher, administrator, faculty, student, related service provider? How does research influence and guide your practice? • Are there areas that require additional research to benefit children and youth with exceptionalities? If so, what specific research topics need to be pursued? • What barriers, if any, do you confront in implementing evidence-based practices? Guiding Questions for NCSER Roundtable

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