A National Online Library of Professional Development Resources Compiled to Help Bridge Research, Policy and Practice.

This manual provides information on selecting, administering and evaluating the use of accommodations for instruction and assessment of students with disabilities and English Language Learners (ELLs). Sections include: 1) Introduction, 2) Maryland Assessment Summary, 3) Maryland Assessment Summary, 4) The Five-Step Process for Accommodating Students with Disabilities, 5) Accommodation Fact Sheets for Students with Disabilities, 6) Accommodation Tools for Students with Disabilities, 7) The Five-Step Process for Accommodating ELLs, 8) Accommodation Fact Sheets for ELLs, and 9) Accommodation Tools for ELLs. Although this is a state-specific resource, it could be modified for use by other states.

Project learning is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges. Edutopiaâ?s currently available videos on project learning are (a) An Introduction to Project Learning, and (b) Project Learning -- An Overview. Papers on real-life examples are also available on this page. (Edutopia is published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, an independent, nonprofit operating entity located in San Rafael, California.)

David Coleman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Student Achievement Partners, demonstrates two lesson plans - "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" and "Gettysburg Address" - that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards

This Study Guide is a professional development tool created to help individuals, organizations, and systems build the competencies of youth service professionals -- those professionals who work directly with youth in the workforce development arena.  The Study Guide is organized by the 10 KSA Competency Areas for youth service professionals.  The competencies listed within each competency area include the KSAs needed to serve all youth effectively, as well as the additional KSAs needed to serve youth with disabilities effectively (identified with a â?Dâ?).  The guide includes competency-specific learning objectives, selected activities, demonstrations of learning, and resources ...

The DO-IT videos cover a range of postsecondary topics, such as (a) Access to Technology in the Workplace; (b) Building the Team: Faculty, Staff, and Students Working Together; (c) College: You Can DO-IT; (d) Equal Access: Science and Students with Sensory Impairments:  (e) Student Services; (f) Universal Design (several); (g) Invisible Disabilities and Postsecondary Education; (h) Work-Based Learning; (i) Self-Determination -- and many more.  These videos were developed over a period of years up to 2009 and new ones will be added.   Transcripts are included.  (Located at the University of Washington in Seattle, DO-IT is an award-winning program that serves to increase ...