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DDESS Area Service Center - Education DivisionThe mission of the DDESS Education Division is to provide professional development in support of School Improvement. We facilitate the professional development activities required for effective and appropriate learning environments, curriculum implementation, classroom assessment, and instructional best practices. Our team includes specialists in:
We are committed to providing the tools, training, technical assistance, and support our schools need as they pursue their school improvement goals. Tools, Training, Technical Assistance, and SupportThe school improvement goals in all DDESS schools support the DoDEA mission to provide an exemplary education that inspires and prepares all DoDEA students for success in a dynamic, global environment. However, each school is engaged in the ongoing school improvement process, analyzing the student performance and school/community data of their own school to develop plans to ensure all students are learning and progressing toward achievement of academic standards. The staff and students are unique in every school; therefore, we leverage our team's wealth of experience to plan and conduct professional development that meets the varying district, community, school, grade and classroom-level needs. ToolsAlthough districts and schools may have unique needs, there are some needs common to all. The DDESS Ed Division tries to optimize our resources and reduce the duplication of effort among the schools by developing solutions to meet these common needs. Some common solutions are:
TrainingThe purpose of training activities are to provide high quality teacher training in support of school, district, area, or systemic initiatives. Although the method of delivery may vary, these training activities share common attributes. All activities must be:
Training activities may be in support of:
Technical AssistanceTechnical assistance is generally focused on specific program content and may be narrower in scope. Technical assistance training targets a predetermined population for highly specific program specific training such as:
Consultation and Other Support ActivitiesThe consultation role may consist of telephone or written communication or simply the “at a distance” support of promising practices such as action research, study groups, peer coaching, collaborative learning community engagement and other innovative activities. |
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