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How States Access TA from ED-funded Centers
This document presents the results from a focus group with SPDG grantees about how they access technical assistance (TA) from centers funded by the US Department of Education. Find out how they learn about TA opportunities and what would make it easier for them to connect with TA centers. Also see what they would like TA centers to know about their states.
Intensive TA
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Posted Winter 2015
CIPP Webinar "How Do We Evaluate Technical Assistance?"
Listen as a panel of experts from CIPP provide an overview of the evaluation literature for technical assistance (TA) including concrete examples of how to measure the fidelity of a TA project. You can also download the Center to Improve Project Performance (CIPP) Evaluating Technical Assistance Bibliography. This document includes references to the literature related to evaluating technical assistance that was reviewed in preparation for the Evaluating Technical Assistance Webinar.
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Posted Fall 2014
2014 Project Director’s TA&D Session Summary: TA TakeAways
TACC consolidated the notes from the July 2014 OSEP Project Directors' Conference TA&D Program session, highlighting a few brief TA takeaways generated from the participants’ discussions. Each TA section contains resources (12 new resources on web sites, webinars, and staff coaching). Have a look!
Universal TA
Targeted TA
Intensive TA
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Posted Fall 2014
Learn What Your Peers Are Doing in Intensive TA Focus Group Results
Learn how your peers define intensive TA (partnership agreements, time and resources, etc.) and how they select Intensive TA recipients, the challenges they encounter (factoring in ‘readiness’, deciding on the length of time), and their overall recommendations moving forward.
Intensive TA
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Posted Fall 2014
OSEP Accessibility Guidance: 508 Compliance Resource Lists
Access these resources for guidance on meeting the Federal Government's standards for accessibility for websites, media or literature.
Universal TA
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Posted Fall 2014
OSEP Conceptual Framework
OSEP has developed a project conceptual framework to articulate the underlying components that we envision for all TA&D projects.
Universal TA
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Posted Fall 2012