The Indiana Resource Network (IRN) is made possible by the Indiana Department of Education's (IDOE) special education grants. It is comprised of centers that provide targeted, comprehensive support to schools across the state to improve teaching and learning.
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Indiana Center on Teacher Quality ICTQ - Video Overview In partnership with schools, families, agencies and communities, the Indiana Center on Teacher Quality (ICTQ) seeks to improve educational outcomes for students by ensuring their access to a pre-k through 12 continuum of instruction from high quality teachers. ICTQ intends to 1) increase the number of high quality teachers serving students with disabilities by providing job embedded professional development at the state, regional and district levels; 2) increase the number of students with disabilities who have access to a high quality teacher by improving recruitment, support and retention of all teachers who teach students with disabilities across the LRE continuum (general education and special education); and 3) to improve school transitions and post-school outcomes for students with disabilities through partnerships and collaborations among schools, community agencies, higher education and families in a pre-K-12 system of support by aligning the policies and practices of key educational stakeholders across the lifespan serving individuals with disabilities. Project Director: Sandi Cole, Ed.D, cmcole@indiana.edu |
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Indiana IEP Resource Center (IEPRC) - Video Overview Project Director: Jolly Piersall, jolly.piersall@indstate.edu |
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Project Success - Video Overview Project SUCCESS supports higher academic achievement for students with disabilities. We are building local capacity to ensure that students with significant cognitive disabilities achieve increasingly higher academic outcomes and leave high school ready for post-secondary options. Project SUCCESS strives to support teams of teachers and administrators as they work to implement academic standards into instruction for students with disabilities. Project SUCCESS provides current, research-based resources related to content standards, instructional design, complex communication needs, alternate diploma requirements and student outcomes specifically designed to meet the needs of students with significant disabilities. Project SUCCESS provides support and technical assistance to teachers throughout the state through regional training, on-site visits, coaching, webinars, and by the dissemination of useful information via email and social media. For more information about Project Success, contact: Meredith Keedy-Merk, mkeedymerk@pcgus.com |
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IN*SOURCE - Video Overview Executive Director: Joel Boehner, jboehner@insource.org ; |
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Pass Project: Promoting Achievement for Students with Sensory Loss - Video Overview The purpose of Promoting Achievement for Students with Sensory Loss (PASS) is to provide statewide support and professional development opportunities for educators to improve instructional quality, promote academic achievement, and foster successful post-secondary transition outcomes for students with sensory loss. This program was developed especially for Indiana teachers, educational interpreters, paraprofessionals, related service personnel, and administrators who serve students who have sensory loss (including blind or low vision; Deaf or hard of hearing; or Deaf-blind). In additional to hosting conferences, workshops, and webinars, the PASS Project facilitates the Visual Impairment Licensure Program and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Licensure Program at Indiana State University. These programs are for individuals who hold a teaching license and wish to obtain training in the area of blind/low vision or deaf/hard of hearing. The PASS Project also supports the Educational Interpreter Mentoring Program. The goal of the program is to guide and assist in the development of educational interpreting skills. An interpreting mentor will be assigned to each mentee to provide support, encouragement, and direct feedback on their interpreting skills. All mentees will have the opportunity to set professional goals and improve their skill level in order to meet the requirements set forth by the state of Indiana. Project Director: Carol Wetherell, Ph.D. ; carol.wetherell@indstate.edu ; |
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PATINS Project - Video Overview Project Director: Daniel McNulty; dmcnulty@patinsproject.org ; |
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Indiana Center for Accessible Instructional Materials (ICAM) Focus: The Indiana Center for Accessible Instructional Materials (ICAM) is a PATINS Project managed web-based system designed to provide supports to Indiana LEAs in meeting the NIMAS regulations of the Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act of 2004. Our mission is to partner with LEAs in securing accessible textbooks and core curriculum materials in specialized formats for qualifying students with print disabilities. Access to the system, technical support and professional training are provided through the ICAM and PATINS Project without a fee. Project Director: Daniel McNulty; dmcnulty@ciesc.k12.in.us ; Website: http://www.patinsproject.com/icam/icam |
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Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center - Video Overview Project Director: Judith Gross, Ph.D., jmsgross@iu.edu |
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The Indiana Disproportionality Resource Center (IDRC) - Video Overview Project Director: Sandi Cole, Ed.D., cmcole@indiana.edu |
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Virtuoso Education Consulting Director: Dr. Renae Azziz, razziz@virtuosoed.com, |
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Indiana School Mental Health Initiative (ISMHI) - Video Overview For more information contact Cathy Pratt, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Director; |
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The Early Childhood Center (ECC) - Video Overview For more information, visit our website at www.iidc.indiana.edu/ecc Director, Michael Conn-Powers, Ph.D., mipower@indiana.edu |
Additional Resources
The Indiana Resource Network (IRN) also contains additional valuable resource centers that support teachers, schools and corporations but that are not financially supported by DOE
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PBIS Indiana: Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports Resource Center - Video Overview Project Director: Sandi Cole, Ed.D; cmcole@indiana.edu; |
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HANDS (Helping Answer Needs by Developing Specialists) in Autism Resource Center Project Director: Naomi Swiezy, Ph.D., HSSP; nswiezy@iupui.edu or (317) 274-3935. |
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Center on Education and Lifelong Learning (CELL) - Video Overview Project Director: Sandi Cole, Ed.D; cmcole@indiana.edu |
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Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education (CDHHE) Executive Director Bethany Colson bcolson@isdh.in.gov Deaf Education Coordinator, Sarah Kiefer, skiefer@isdh.in.gov CDHHE Website: http://cdhhe.isdh.in.gov |
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Indiana Deaf-Blind Services Project - Video Overview Project Director: Carol Wetherell, Ph.D. ; carol.wetherell@indstate.edu ; |
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The Indiana Resource Center for Autism (IRCA) - Video Overview For more information, visit our website at www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca |