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research & outreach
Outreach Units Provide Access
The college's outreach units provide schools and community agencies access to faculty research and expertise, and provide field based opportunities for students to participate in the implementation and use of cutting edge, scientific research-based knowledge to improve the effectiveness of services, practices, and policies.
Outreach Units
COE faculty outreach activities and scholarship emphasize evidence-based practice that creates practicum and field-based learning opportunities and practice sites for students and school/community partners. Units include:
• Career Information System (CIS) • Early Childhood Coordination Agency for Referrals, Evaluations, and Services (EC CARES) • High School Equivalency Program (HEP) • IntoCareers (IC) • Oregon Writing Project (OWP) • Technical Assistance and Consulting Services (TACS) INCLUDES: Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC); SIGnetwork; and the National Post-School Outcomes Center (PSO) • Youth Enrichment/Talented and Gifted (YE/TAG) • Center For Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Career Information System (CIS)
The Oregon Career Information System (CIS) is a self-supporting, fee-based consortium organization delivering comprehensive information about occupations and industries, postsecondary programs and schools, financial aid, and career exploration tools and planning systems. CIS staff provides training to professionals involved in career development state-wide.
Early Childhood Coordination Agency for Referrals, Evaluations, and Services (EC CARES)
EC CARES provides early intervention and early childhood special education services to eligible children in Lane County. These services may include a combination of specially designed instruction in community or specialized preschools, parent consultation and education, speech therapy, physical and occupational therapy, vision and hearing services, and consultation for autism or challenging behaviors.
High School Equivalency Program (HEP)
The HEP program at the University of Oregon is federally funded under the US Department of Education, and designed to provide assistance to individuals from migrant or seasonal farm worker backgrounds in obtaining the General Educational Development (GED) certificate.
IntoCareers (IC)
National system providing multimedia and Internet access to career information and software to help with resume writing and job search processes. Products locate information about local labor market and state or regional training opportunities.
Oregon Writing Project (OWP)
In intensive summer workshops, teachers learn new instruction strategies, improve their own writing, and develop ways to introduce new school-wide methods for writing instruction. Collaborative effort by Oregon schools, colleges, an dprivate foundations to improve the teaching of writing and literacy at all grade levels throughout the state.
Technical Assistance and Consulting Services (TACS)
Technical Assistance and Consulting Services (TACS) provides technical assistance to State Education Agencies and Part C Lead Agencies to assist and support them in systemic improvement policies, procedures and practices which will result in quality programs and services for children with disabilities and their families. TACS offers consultation, technical assistance, training, product development and information services that provide state and local agencies access to current special education policy, technology and best practices research. TACS includes three important programs:
• Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC): Technical assistance serving the Special Education Agencies and Part C Lead Agencies in Region 6: Alaska, American Samoa, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and Washington. • National Post-School Outcomes Center (PSO): supporting states in collecting and using data on postsecondary education and employment status of youth with disabilities. • SIGnetwork (SIGnetwork): State improvement grant and state personnel development grant network. The reform and improvement of early intervention, educational, and transitional services systems improve results for children with disabilities. SIGnetwork addresses this reform through improving systems of professional development, technical assistance, and/or dissemination of knowledge about best practices. Youth Enrichment/Talented and Gifted (YE/TAG)
Youth Enrichment and Talented & Gifted Programs and Services provide challenging summer, Saturday and after school learning experiences for children and youth that support, extend and enhance their regular K-12 program.
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