Welcome
The Great Lakes West Comprehensive Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is operated by Learning Point Associates.
Great Lakes West, which focuses its work in Illinois and Wisconsin, is part of the network of 16 regional comprehensive centers and five national content centers. The regional comprehensive centers provide technical assistance designed to raise the capacity of states to help districts and schools meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
Spotlight
A Network for Educational Change in the Great Lakes Region:
A View Through the Lens of Educational Service Agencies (
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Building state capacity often means tapping into the readily available statewide networks to leverage the appropriate support and resources for educational change. Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West frequently work to help state education agencies identify potential partners within their statewide systems of support. This report describes the structure and the role of educational service agencies (ESAs) in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin in their statewide systems of support with a specific focus on their potential capacity to assist districts and schools in the work of educational improvement as reported by state ESA leaders. To gather this information, Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West worked closely with the Association of Educational Service Agencies—the national professional organization of ESAs—to conduct a survey in the region. The findings are based on data as reported through the perspective of ESAs.
A Broader View of Educational Needs and 21st Century Learning: A Regional Discussion, Presentations
In May 2008 Great Lakes West Comprehensive Center and Great Lakes East Comprehensive Center at Learning Point Associates hosted a regional discussion on high schools and 21st century skills.
New Resource to Support Teacher Preparation from the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality has released a new online resource, TQ Connection, to provide current strategies and research-based practice and policy to teacher preparation programs. Resources are currently available in the following areas: assessment, classroom management/behavior, inclusive practices, instructional strategies, and reading/literacy.
Beginning February 4, 2008, an online discussion forum will be opened, and the first discussion will be based on Effective Classroom Management: Teacher Preparation and Professional Development. Discussions about the other areas will take place in the upcoming months. (
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