Deputy Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment:
The purpose of the DDESS Education Division, led by the Deputy Director for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, is to provide support of school improvement through:
We are committed to providing the tools, training, technical assistance, and support to our schools to assist them in meeting their school improvement goals.
The 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 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:
The 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.