AAI Centers
The Achievement & Assessment Institute is comprised of several centers, each representing a diversity of services and programs that help support and promote AAI's mission. Our centers are organized into two categories; Strategic Centers, which are expected to have strategic plans ensuring their long-term viability, and Tactical Centers, which are contingent upon faculty research agendas and funding. In addition to these two categories, AAI has a number of affiliated faculty at the University of Kansas and other institutions. Across all centers and affiliations, collaboration is crucial to our success.
Strategic Centers
AAI's Strategic centers are involved in testing and evaluation, education opportunity programs, education research, family optimization, software development, and more. Our Strategic Centers collaborate with agencies, organizations, and non-profits at both the local and national level to help our partners achieve their goals. Browse the links below to explore each center.
- Accessible Teaching, Learning, & Assessment Systems (ATLAS)
- Agile Technology Solutions (ATS)
- Center for Certification and Competency-Based Education (C3BE)
- Center for Evaluation and Educational Leadership (CEEL)
- Center for Educational Opportunity Programs (CEOP)
- Center for Montessori Research (CMR)
- Center for Public Partnerships & Research (CPPR)
Tactical Centers
AAI’s Tactical Centers are informed by the vision of individual faculty. Our Tactical Centers enhance, support, and elaborate on the Institute’s mission through applied research and unique approaches. Learn more about each tactical center below.
- Ad Astra Center for Science Fiction and Speculative Imagination
- Center for Creativity & Entrepreneurship Education (CCEE)
- Center for Innovation, Design, & Digital Learning (CIDDL)
- Center for Positive Youth Development (CPYD)
- Center for Research Methods Consultation (CRMC)
- Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory
