SEDL Project Periodicals

SEDL operates a variety of projects that each offer occasional resource publications.

Afterschool

AfterWords is the monthly newsletter of the National Center for Quality Afterschool. The Center helps state education agencies and local practitioners develop high-quality programs for academic enrichment as well as youth development activities.

In June, 2008, AfterWords won the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP).

Disability Research

Focus Technical Briefs are publications of the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) at SEDL. NCDDR’s scope of work focuses on developing systems for applying rigorous standards of evidence in describing, assessing, and disseminating outcomes from research and development sponsored by National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The NCDDR promotes movement of disability research results into evidence-based instruments such as systematic reviews as well as consumer-oriented information systems and applications.
SEDL's National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) project e-newsletter is a free Subscription e-mail service offered by NCDDR. A periodic email that informs the research community of new resources, upcoming webcast, workshop opportunities, and information from NIDRR.
SEDL's Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders project e-newsletter contains information on resources and upcoming webinars. In partnership with the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at the University of Central Florida, SEDL is conducting research and knowledge translation designed to improve the quality and responsiveness in vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

Improving School Performance

Southeast Comprehensive Center e-Bulletin addresses research related to topics of great interest to SECC states and other stakeholders, such as the following: Academic language, Adolescent literacy, Assessment and accountability, Dropout prevention and recovery, High school redesign, Instructional and assessment needs of English language learners, Leadership development, Response to Intervention, and Teacher quality.
Southeast Comprehensive Center Spotlight highlights resources, materials, technical assistance, and professional development services offered by the Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC) at SEDL. The newsletter also focuses on the work that SECC does with the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina to build their capacity to implement the programs and goals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
Texas Comprehensive Center Focus is a quarterly newsletter intended to increase the awareness of the implementation of NCLB—both nationally and within Texas. The newsletter highlights the activities of the Texas Comprehensive Center (Texas CC) and its work with TEA and the state’s 20 education service centers (ESCs).