Center for Effective School Practices

The Center for Effective School Practices (CESP) is a multidimensional school improvement organization that is part of the Rutgers Graduate School of Education.

CESP was created to meet the needs of schools, school districts, school teams, and individual educators by providing high-quality technical assistance, professional development, coaching, and other support services. CESP assists practitioners and scholars in responding to changing circumstances by identifying and addressing evolving and emerging needs.

In linking education research to education policy and practice, CESP connects members of the greater education community so they can work together to improve teaching and learning.

	Phonics, Vocabulary, and Fluency: Three Critical Keys to Reading Success w/ Tim Rasinski July 10, 2009 9am-1pm $75 CESP Central Office, Somerset, NJ flyer Reading research has demonstrated that word recognition, knowledge of word meanings, and reading fluency are critical to student sucess in reading.
	iWorkshop w/ Dave Marra July 28, 2009 9am-4pm $100 CESP Central Office, Somerset, NJ flyer iLife '09 and iPods- Digital Multimedia for Education! Rediscover creative new ways to work with digital photos, movies, music and more with iLife '09! Also discover podcasting, an exciting new way for students and teachers to create, publish and distribute their own educational content, in the classroom, or around the world.
	Professional Learning Communities August 5-7, 2009 9AM - 3PM CESP Central Office, Somerset, NJ flyer This nationally recognized series is designed to provide teams of educators in a school with strategies to enhance positive school culture while improving achievement.

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