1. Overview of SERVE Center Gail Del Greco SERVE Center @ The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2. Who are we? SERVE Center @ The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Regional Educational Laboratory – Southeast (REL-SE) Types of REL Services

3. SERVE Center at UNCG University-based center administratively housed in the School of Education Focused on Pre-K to Grade 12 education issues Conducts needs assessments, research, development, and evaluation Provides training, technical assistance, publications, and information dissemination

4. SERVE Center’s Mission Building new knowledge through rigorous and relevant research Promoting "best practices" and offering accessible and user-friendly resources and services Transforming knowledge into action through quality professional development and hands-on technical assistance for educational professionals 4

5. Major SERVE Programs National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) NC State Homeless Education Program NC Race to the Top (NC RttT) – NC Consortium for Educational Research and Evaluation Partner w/ Appalachia Comprehensive Regional Assistance Center (ARCC) to serve NC Regional Educational Laboratory-Southeast (REL-SE)

6. What is a Regional Educational Laboratory (REL)? The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) supports ten Regional Education Laboratories (RELs) across the country, which are charged with supporting applied research and development, disseminating school improvement practices widely, and providing technical assistance to education agencies in their regions. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/

7. The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) System

8. REL Southeast’s MISSION To serve the educational needs of the Southeast, using applied research, development, dissemination, and training and technical assistance, to bring the latest and best research and proven practices into school improvement efforts.

9. 9 REGIONAL EDUCATION LABORATORY- SOUTHEAST (REL-SE) Executive Director Dr. Ludwig “Ludy” van Broekhuizen Toll Free: 800-755-3277 www.serve.org Operated by the SERVE Center at UNCG

10. 10 Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina North Carolina Liaison Jessica Anderson

11. Issues & Answers We provide Issues and Answers reports through our work with the IES, which arise from the needs in the region This cross-state approach is a collaborative one and ensures that the final reports meet the needs of our region’s stakeholders Recent publications include: 11

12. http://www.serve.org/Research-to-Practice.aspx#I&A

13. Evidence Based Education (EBE) Request Desk Free, quick turn-around responses to education-related research questions Responses contain abstracts and links to relevant resources and organizations Strives to capture the best available evidence in the time allotted Research on a particular topic

14. To submit your request, please visit: The SERVE website at: http://www.serve.org/EBE-Request-Desk.aspx http://www.serve.org/EBE-Request-Desk.aspx Or the IES, Ask-A-REL website at: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/askarel/index.asp ?REL=southeast http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/askarel/index.asp ?REL=southeast

15. IES What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides : synthesizing the research on fourteen topics Quick Reviews of published studies Intervention reports: evaluate published research on the effectiveness of curricula/strategies http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ 15

16. IES WWC-Doing What Works Content for each is organized into 4 areas: 1.Practice Summary Gain an overview of a practice & see the issues it addresses. 2.Learn What Works Understand the research base behind the practice. 3.See How It Works Access examples of schools engaged in these practices. 4.Do What Works Use examples of tools to improve your own practice. http://dww.ed.gov/ 16

17. http://dww.ed.gov/ Doing What Works website

18. http://dww.ed.gov/ Doing What Works website

19. Free Online US Department of Education Resources National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) Publications: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/ Regional Educational Laboratory Issues & Answers and Technical Briefs: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/index.asp http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/index.asp Technical Methods Reports and other NCEE Resources: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/

20. Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC): http://www.arcc.edvantia.org/http://www.arcc.edvantia.org/ REL-SE Evidence Based Education Request Desk: http://www.serve.org/EBE-Request-Desk.aspx National Center for Education Research (NCER) Publications http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/pubs/http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/pubs/ Research and Development Centers http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/RandD/ http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/RandD/

21. Content Centers Center on Accountability and Assessment http://www.aacompcenter.org/cs/aacc/print/htdocs /aacc/home.htm http://www.aacompcenter.org/cs/aacc/print/htdocs /aacc/home.htm Center on Innovation and Improvement http://www.centerii.org/ http://www.centerii.org/ Center on Instruction http://centeroninstruction.org/ http://centeroninstruction.org/ Center on Teacher Quality http://www.tqsource.org/ http://www.tqsource.org/ National High School Center http://www.betterhighschools.org/ http://www.betterhighschools.org/

22. Any Questions?? Thank you! For more information, contact: Gail Del Greco at: gdelgrec@serve.orggdelgrec@serve.org 336-315-7448 1-800-755-3277