The Research Triangle Schools Partnership’s theater program is “without question one of the most engaging and beneficial parent education activities I have witnessed in my 17 years in public education,” according to a Durham principal.
Centers, Outreach & Professional Development
Centers & Partnerships
Carolina Center for Educational Excellence (CCEE)
The Carolina Center for Educational Excellence provides workshops, seminars, Internet-supported demonstrations, graduate classes and other opportunities for study to improve learning environments for students in pre-school through 12th grade, university students and the professionals who support them. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, the CCEE facility includes flexible classroom space, ample room for seminars and conferences, a NASA-supported science and mathematics teaching laboratory and a school counseling and psychology clinic.
Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMSE)
The Center for Mathematics and Science Education applies the resources of UNC-Chapel Hill to improve K-12 mathematics and science education in North Carolina. CMSE presents professional development programs for K-12 teachers throughout the area and state. Founded in 1981, CMSE is one of 11 centers of the North Carolina Mathematics and Science Education Network.
Evaluation, Assessment & Policy Connections (EvAP)
EvAP is an evaluation unit that conducts evaluations and provides training and technical assistance in evaluation, assessment and strategic planning to educational, community and service organizations across the United States. The mission of EvAP is to build the evaluation capacity and effectiveness of public, nonprofit and private organizations in order to meet the challenges of developing and sustaining successful programs. EvAP specializes in training evaluators and conducting program evaluations and is committed to sharing evaluation expertise, instruments and processes while serving as an evaluation training center for School of Education students and the broader education and service communities.
Leadership Center for Math and Science Teachers (LC-MaST)
The Leadership Center for Math and Science Teachers seeks to build abilities and leadership among mathematics and science teachers in under-resourced communities and assist them in achieving National Board Certification. LC-MaST is a partnership of the School of Education and the Center for Teaching Quality.
LEARN NC
LEARN NC is a statewide network of educators using the power of the Internet to improve K–12 education in North Carolina. LEARN NC’s website offers a wide array of resources for K–12 classroom instruction and teacher professional development, all tied to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. All of LEARN NC’s resources, except for online courses, are free and available to educators, parents and other interested persons.
National Research Center for Rural Education Support (NRCRES)
Established in 2004 by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the NRCRES is working to improve teaching, learning and student achievement in rural schools nationwide. A team of 20 researchers is conducting research studies focused on issues that face children as they begin their education, issues that face students during the transition to early adolescence and the role that distance education can play in rural schools.
Research Triangle Schools Partnership (RTSP)
The Research Triangle Schools Partnership is a collaboration of the School of Education and four neighboring school districts: Chatham County, Durham Public, Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City schools. The partnership is dedicated to improving schools and enhancing learning opportunities for all children. RTSP engages pre-K-12 public school faculty and administrators, parents, university faculty, staff and students in a wide variety of collaborative activities, such as student transition programs, teacher discussion circles and parent engagement activities.
Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE)
The Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education supports campus-based literacy programs throughout the United States. SCALE provides technical assistance to literacy programs through on-site training and resources. In addition, SCALE annually hosts a national conference for college literacy programs and their community partners, building a network among their leaders. Other SCALE activities include the N.C. LiteracyCorps Project which placess AmeriCorps members in literacy programs, the America Reads program which places college student tutors with elementary school children and the Collaborative Leadership for Community Literacy Project which develops the leadership skills of those supervising N.C. LiteracyCorps members.