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National Staff Development Council
www.nsdc.org
The National Staff Development Council (NSDC) is the largest non-profit
professional association committed to ensuring success for all students
through staff development and school improvement.
The Council views high quality staff development programs as essential
to creating schools in which all students and staff members are learners
who continually improve their performance.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
www.ascd.org
Founded in 1943, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
(ASCD) is an international, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that represents
160,000 educators from more than 135 countries and more than 60 affiliates.
Members span the entire profession of educators—superintendents,
supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school
board members.
ASCD addresses all aspects of effective teaching and learning—such
as professional development, educational leadership, and capacity building.
ASCD offers broad, multiple perspectives—across all education professions—in
reporting key policies and practices.
Organization Development Network (OD Network)
www.odnetwork.org
The Organization Development Network (OD Network) is a vital learning
community that develops, supports, and inspires practitioners and enhances
the body of knowledge in human organization and systems development.
Members of the Organization Development Network are practitioners representing
a range of professional roles in a wide variety of organizations. About
half the members are employed by private industry, non-profit organizations,
and government agencies. The other half operate their own consulting firms,
engage in private practice, and/or teach.
The OD Network is the largest U.S.-based organization for OD practitioners.
While the majority of members are from the U.S., there are members from
more than 90 countries worldwide.
Mind Matters
www.patwolfe.com
Mind Matters is the site of Pat Wolfe, Ed.D., an authority on the application
of brain research to classroom practice. The site has been designed for
educators at all levels.
American Society for Training & Development
www.astd.org
ASTD is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals. ASTD’s members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in almost 140 U.S. chapters and 25 Global Networks. Members work in thousands of organizations of all sizes, in government, as independent consultants, and suppliers.
www.relnetwork.org
The Regional Educational Laboratories are educational research and development
organizations supported by contracts with the U.S. Education Department,
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) (formerly known as the Office of
Educational Research and Improvement [OERI]).
Appalachian Region
The Regional Educational Laboratory at AEL
www.ael.org
States served: KY, TN, VA, WV
National Leadership Area: Educational Technology
Western Region
WestEd
www.wested.org
States served: AZ, CA, NV, UT
National Leadership Area: Assessment of Educational Achievement
Central Region
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)
www.mcrel.org
States Served: CO, KS, MO, NE, ND, SD, WY
National Leadership Area: Standards-Based Educational Practice
Midwestern Region
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)
www.ncrel.org
States Served: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
National Leadership Area: Educational Technology
Northwestern Region
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL)
www.nwrel.org
States Served – AK, ID, MT, OR, WA
National Leadership Area: Re-engineering Schools
Pacific Region
Pacific Resources for Education & Learning (PREL)
www.prel.org
States Served – American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Republic of the
Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau
National Leadership Area: Curriculum and Instruction Related to Reading
and Language Mastery
Northeastern Region
Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory at Brown University
(LAB)
www.alliance.brown.edu
States Served – CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, PR, RI, VI, VT
National Leadership Area: Teaching Diverse Students
Mid-Atlantic Region
The Laboratory for Student Success (LSS)
www.temple.edu/lss/
States Served – DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA
National Leadership Area: Educational Leadership
Southeastern Region
SERVE
www.serve.org
States Served – AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC
National Leadership Area: Expanded Learning Opportunities
Southwestern Region
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL)
www.sedl.org
States Served – AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
National Leadership Area: Family and Community Involvement
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