Center on Teaching and Learning

Mission

The mission of CTL’s Professional Development Group is to translate and disseminate evidence-based research and practices by creating tools and resources that support effective prevention and intervention strategies, programs and systems for all staff and students along the achievement continuum.

Our services include training, technical assistance, consultation, planning, evaluation, and support needed for implementing, sustaining and scaling the use of evidence-based practices for academic achievement. In providing such services, we will enhance schools' capacity to address important educational issues and thereby increase students' opportunities for further success in school and for greater success in life.

Vision

To fulfill our mission, the Professional Development Group will aspire to be a state and national leader in the dissemination of research-proven practices that lead to highly effective school outcomes for students. We will accomplish this by providing both human and virtual communities of instructional support that:

• Facilitate local, regional and national communication and collaboration,
• Offer cost efficient, online instructional modules that support the practitioner’s need for practical strategies,
• Support institutional development of robust Response to Intervention programs,
• Help educators to analyze and effectively use data to guide their instructional practices,
• Share the latest research findings and their practical applications, and
• Provide instructional leaders with the tools to guide and evaluate effective instruction.

Standards

We are committed to:

• Student success
• Reliance on rigorous research
• Collaborative and continuing partnerships
• Use of a data-based problem solving approach
• Promotion of content and practices supported by rigorous evidence
• Use of technology to enhance implementation and facilitate follow-up support
• Being sensitive to limited resources at the local level
• Support of multiple systems of assessment
• Actionable strategies for the use of intervention materials

Proposed Services and Products

• Online University Courses
• Trainer of trainers workshops
• Online suite of tools to support effective instruction and assessment programs and data analysis processes
• Data management and analysis support
• “Just in time” training (24/7)
• Online facilitations of collaboration groups (local, regional, national, international)
• Conferences
• Educational materials (free and purchased)

Contact Information

For further information on professional development and outreach services, contact:

Dr. Bill Davis, Director of Professional Development
Center on Teaching and Learning
College of Education, University of Oregon
(541) 346-6216

CTL Mailing Address:
5292 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5292
Fax: (541) 346-4349