The purpose of the project is to increase the body of knowledge on equitable and innovative approaches for implementing and integrating technology into informal and formal authentic early childhood assessments and to build capacity of the field to use technology to support authentic assessment through disseminating tools, methods, and frameworks.
Innovative Technology for Early Childhood Assessment (INTECA)
Specialty Area
- Educational Technology
- Part C
Primary Audience
- Administrators
- Families
- School Counselors
- School Districts
- Schools
- State Education Agencies
- Teachers
Services
- Consulting
- Content Expertise
Regions/States
NationalAll States
Level of Support
GeneralAdditional Information
IRIS Center
The IRIS Center is a national center dedicated to improving education outcomes for all children, especially those with disabilities, by developing free, online resources about effective evidence-based practices and interventions.
IRIS Modules, our center's signature resource, are developed using adult learning theory and translate the latest research findings into easily understandable, practitioner-friendly language in an interactive, engaging format. Other wraparound resources--case studies, information briefs, fundamental skill sheets, video vignettes--allow learners to delve into module topics in more depth.
Specialty Area
- Early Childhood Educators
- Educator Effectiveness
- Educator Preparation
- Educator Retention
- Effective Instruction
- Evidence Based Practices & Scaling Up
- Intensive Supports
- Measuring Student Growth
- Multi-tiered Systems of Support
- Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS)
- Response to Intervention
- Teacher Mentoring and Induction
- Translating Research to Practice
Primary Audience
- Administrators
- School Counselors
- Teachers
Services
- Content Expertise
- Research
Regions/States
NationalAll States
Level of Support
UniversalAdditional Information
Other Audiences: College and university faculty; professional development providers
Other Services Provided: Free; online; interactive resources
Other Specialty Areas: Accommodations; assessment; assistive technology; collaboration; content instruction; differentiated instruction; disability; diversity; juvenile corrections; learning strategies; mathematics; reading/literacy/language arts; related services; school improvement/leadership; secondary transition
National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)
The National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) provides technical assistance to meet the needs of children (birth to 21) with deaf-blindness in five initiative areas: early identification and intervention; family engagement; interveners and qualified personnel; transition; and assessment, planning, and instruction. It's universal, targeted, and intensive TA is conducted in concert with state deaf-blind projects throughout the U. S., and with national family organizations. NCDB has an extensive website with information and products to support its TA as well as relevant information on deaf-blindness of use to families, service providers, and the general public.
Specialty Area
- Career and Technical Education
- Deaf-Blindness
- Early Childhood Educators
- Educator Effectiveness
- Educator Preparation
- Evidence Based Practices & Scaling Up
- Family Engagement
- Intensive Supports
Primary Audience
- Administrators
- Families
- School Districts
- Schools
- State Education Agencies
- Teachers
Services
- Consulting
- Content Expertise
- Convening Stakeholders
- Facilitation
Regions/States
NationalAll States
Level of Support
TieredAdditional Information
Other Primary Audiences: State Deaf-Blind Projects
Other Services Provided: Assisting State Deaf-Blind Projects to Implement Systems Change in Their States; Assisting State Deaf-Blind Projects to Provide Effective Child-Specific TA to Educational Teams; Comprehensive Website on Deaf-Blindness and Technical Assistance
Other Specialty Areas: Early Identification and Intervention; Transition to Adulthood; Assessment; Planning and Instruction; Annual Child Count of Children Who Are Deaf-Blind; Supporting Intervener Services Infrastructure