Math resource/multiplication

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To encourage girls in math, check out www.teachildmath.com. The

workbook teaches times tables through patterns. Patterns enhance

recall. Patterns provide structure. the idea is to develop a

fascination with numbers, a love of math.

> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:20:02 -0400 (EDT)

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> U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

> http://www.ed.gov

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> Engaging Parents in Education: Lessons from Five Parental

Information and Resource Centers

> K-8 Charter Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap

> Supporting Charter School Excellence Through Quality Authorizing

> National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

> http://nationsreportcard.gov/

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> NAEP fact sheets

> NAEP state-by-states profiles Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

> http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers

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> Disability Employment 101

> 27th Annual Report on the Implementation of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Institute Of Education Sciences

> http://ies.ed.gov/

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> Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning: A

Practice Guide

> Encouraging Girls in Math and Science: A Practice Guide National

Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) at IES

> http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/

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> Perceptions and Expectations of Youth With Disabilities. A Special

Topic Report of Findings From the National Longitudinal Transition

Study-2 (NLTS2) National Center for Education Statistics

> http://nces.ed.gov

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> Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic

Minorities: Highlights:

> Download full report. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & DISSEMINATION

Network Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)

> http://www.acteonline.org

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> CTE’s Role in Secondary-Postsecondary Transitions Consortium

for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)

> http://www.directionservice.org/cadre

> CADRE provides the following list of resources that may be helpful

for those in dialogue about students' needs.

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> Educating Our Children Together: A Sourcebook for Effective Family-

School-Community Partnerships

> Facilitated IEP Meetings: An Emerging Practice

> Resolution Meetings: A Guide for Parents

> Special Education Mediation: A Guide for Parents

> Steps to Success: Communicating with Your Child's School

> The Involvement of Students in Their Special Education

Mediations Project Forum @ NASDSE

> http://projectforum.org/

> Recently released documents include:

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> Reading First and Special Education: Examples of State-Level

Collaboration

> Standards-Based Individualized Education Program Examples

> State Definitions of Significant Disproportionality

> Collaborative Partnerships Between SEAs and Parent Training and

Information Centers (PTIs)

> Parent Participation in State Monitoring

> Supplemental Educational Services Under NCLB: State Implementation

for Students with Disabilities

> The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard

(NIMAS): Current State Implementation National Center for

Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt)

> http://www.nccrest.org

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> Collection and Use of Evidence

> NCCREST’S professional development module, Collection and Use of

Evidence, is designed to help building leadership teams learn the

skills required to mine data and use it to make decisions. In this

module we take a serious look at understanding and using data and

other evidence of student performance to improve student learning..

Academy 1: Mining Meaningful Data Academy 2: Identifying School-Wide

Patterns of Student Performance Academy 3: Looking at Student Work

to Target Instruction The National Center on Educational Outcomes

(NCEO)

> http://www.nceo.info

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> The NCEO Data Viewer

> The NCEO Data Viewer lets you view information related to students

with disabilities and create individualized reports based on

criteria that you can choose. Two major databases are currently

available for your use: 1. State Policies on Assessment

Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities 2.

Annual Performance Reports

> Each of the interactive databases provides the following sections:

• Reports Overview †" Introduction and directions on how to use

the site's functions • Report Designer †" Customizable data

reports that allow for deeper analysis • Summary Reports †"

Customizable summary data reports National High School Center

> http://www.betterhighschools.org

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> State Approaches to More Reliable and Uniform Dropout and

Graduation Data

> Meeting the Needs of Significantly Struggling Learners in High

School: A Look at Approaches to Tiered Intervention

> Easing the Transition to High School: Research and Best Practices

Designed to Support High School Learning

> Dropout Prevention for Students With Disabilities: A Critical

Issue for State Education Agencies

> Findings from the Early College High School Initiative: A Look at

Best Practices and Lessons Learned Regarding a Dual Enrollment

Program

> New Hampshire's Multi-Tiered Approach to Dropout Prevention

FROM OUR PARTNERS Council of Chief State School Officers

> http://www.ccsso.org

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> State Education Data Center

> A place for educators, researchers, and policymakers to access

information about public schools. The SchoolDataDirect website

allows you to download the data available on SchoolDataDirect in

several ways. You may Download a Data Table, Create Your Own Table,

or use the Data Download Tool. Instructions. Education Commission

of the States

> http://www.ecs.org

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> The State Role in Accelerating Student Growth in Low-Performing

High Schools

> Special Populations in High School Assessments

> Exit Exams

> STATE NCLB Highly Qualified Teacher and Paraprofessional Database

> Minimum Subgroup Size for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP): State

Trends and Highlights

> State Graduation Rate Goals for High School Accountability

National Association of School Psychologists

> http://www.nasponline.org

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> Response to Intervention: A Primer for Parents

> This paper explains (a) the essential components of Response to

Intervention; ( key terms; © the role Response to Intervention

plays in special education eligibility; (d) how parents can be

involved in the process; (e) potential benefits of RTI; and (f) next

steps in implementing RTI approaches. OTHER The National Joint

Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD)

> http://www.ldonline.org/njcld

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> Transition to School and Work: A blueprint for your child's

success after high school

> The Documentation Disconnect for Students With Learning

Disabilities: Improving Access to Postsecondary Disability Services

> The purpose of this report is to outline the issues affecting

documentation for postsecondary disability services and to suggest

ways to bridge the gap between secondary and postsecondary settings.

The NJCLD is comprised of thirteen national and internation member

organizations; collectively these organizations serve over 400,000

constituents. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

> http://www.gao.gov

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> Residential Treatment Programs: Concerns Regarding Abuse and Death

in Certain Programs for Troubled Youth

> Full report

> Highlights Workforce Investment Act: One-Stop System

Infrastructure Continues to Evolve, but Labor Should Take Action to

Require That All Employment Service Offices Are Part of the System.

> Full report

> Highlights The ZERO TO THREE Policy Center

> http://www.zerotothree.org

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> Tracking Services for Infants, Toddlers and their Families: A Look

at Federal Early Childhood Programs and the Roles of State & Local

Governments

> The chart provides a summary of the primary federal programs

currently focused on serving very young children. U.S. Department

of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and

Families Administration on Children, Youth and Families Children's

Bureau

> http://www.childwelfare.gov

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> Addressing the Needs of Young Children in Child Welfare: Part C -

Early Intervention Services

> This Child Welfare Information Gateway bulletin provides examples

of State efforts to implement the new Part C referral provisions in

the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) and the

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004

(IDEA)

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