Center on Teaching and Learning

The Center on Teaching and Learning (CTL) was established in 2000 as a research and outreach unit within the Institute for the Development of Educational Achievement (IDEA) in the College of Education at the University of Oregon. CTL projects, research, and outreach services have benefited children at the local, state, regional, and national levels by raising achievement levels in a vast number of U.S. and international schools.

Between 2000 and 2005, the CTL research group secured $43.4 million in external grant awards from federal, state and private sources. During this period, CTL managed 12 federal grants totaling $19.9 million and secured an additional $23.5 million in research and technical assistance support from state and private funding sources. In addition to these activities, CTL established a web-based Data System in 2000 that permits educators to enter the results of a set of formative assessments of early literacy development (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills - DIBELS) and enables them to use these data to guide instructional delivery for the students they serve. This system is now used by 15,000 schools serving 4 million students nationwide.

During the past year, CTL researchers have disseminated their research findings in 15 refereed journal articles, 11 book chapters, and 30 presentations nationally, regionally, and internationally. New research projects include a recently funded math curriculum and a proposal to evaluate a Response to Intervention system of enhanced reading instruction in first grade.