Educator
Quality
Research
reveals that expert teaching is one of the single greatest influences
on student achievement. To fulfill the promise of No Child Left
Behind, the profession must improve its capacity to develop, sustain,
and retain quality teachers and principals. This section of SERVE's
website provides you with information and resources on improving
educator quality.
Expanded
Learning Opportunities
As
school reform efforts continue, many low-performing schools are
still having difficulty and the achievement gap persists. Expanded
Learning Opportunities includes a wide variety of programs that
provide additional support for student learning. While the formats
and characteristics of these programs vary, they are all aimed
at providing specific groups of students additional support. In
this topic area, you will find information and resources on the
various types of expanded learning resources throughout SERVE.
Policy
and Legislation
The Education
Policy Program supports SERVE’s mission to improve the quality
of education for all learners by providing neutral, research-based
policy services to State Boards and State Superintendents of Education
and their staff.
School
and District Improvement
There
is currently a great national emphasis on improving schools and
increasing student achievement. The federal No Child Left Behind
(NCLB) Act of 2001 sets high standards for student performance
and outlines consequences for schools failing to meet the standards.
SERVE offers a wide variety of publications, products, and services
in the area of school reform and improvement, and the four areas
described below provide a representative cross-section of our
response to the need within our region's schools, especially low-performing
ones, to meet the requirements of NCLB.
Technology
in Learning
SERVE's
program on Technology in Learning focuses on improving the processes
of teaching and learning through the use of emerging electronic
technologies, including computers, the Internet, telecommunications,
and software applications. Technology in Learning staff conducts
research and development in strategies, methods, and materials
and provides technical assistance and professional development
to state education agencies, districts, and schools as well as
to educators in other settings.
