Center for Evaluation and Educational Leadership (CEEL)

TheCenter for Innovation, Design, and Digital Learning (CIDDL) is serving as the National Center to Improve Faculty Capacity to Use Educational Technology in Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel Preparation and Leadership Personnel Preparation Programs. We are primarily focused on the following activities:

• Increasing knowledge, adoption, and use of a range of educational technologies that can be used for educator, related service, or leadership preparation programs;
• Increasing capacity of faculty at institutions of higher education (IHE) to use a range of educational technologies in educator, related service, or leadership preparation programs;
• Sustaining professional learning networks related to educational technology in educator, related service, and leadership preparation programs.

Our Mission is to influence change that supports the appropriate use of educational technology in all Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE), related services, and K-12 learning environments to improve outcomes for all students, especially those with disabilities.

Our Approach is to empower all (special) education faculty members to understand and utilize Universal Design for Learning (UDL), educational technology, and innovations through multiple forms and pathways of professional learning and micro-credentialing. We are committed to exploring effective ways of translating IHE faculty’s capacity of using educational technologies in educator or leadership preparation programs into improved practices to support all students. Check this post to learn more about our approach.

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Reimagining Education in a New Era

What if schools could harness the power of AI and data to completely reimagine how teachers teach and students learn?  Center for Reimagining Education (CRE) aims to accelerate the pace of change in schools and districts by leveraging artificial intelligence, technology, and data in an effort to reimagine the learning environment for students and teachers. Through collaboration, coaching, professional learning, a resource exchange, and a community of practice for students and educators, CRE supports districts in designing innovative, student- and teacher-led learning environments.

Guiding Principles for Transformation

CRE asks participants to reimagine education through three key lenses:

• True Transformation:  Challenge and disrupt traditional classroom models
• Student Involvement:  Empower students as co-creators and leaders
• Starting Small to Grow Big: Use a school-within-a-school approach to pilot manageable innovations that can scale.
   

Our Leadership

CRE is led by Director Bart Swartz, with co-founders Rick Ginsberg, Dean of the KU School of Education and Human Sciences, and Yong Zhao, a Foundation Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology at KU.

Join Us

Supported by the Al & Sharon Cinelli Family Foundation, CRE is driving the future of education. Connect with us to learn more about how your school or district can become a leader in education transformation.

Led by director Haiying Long, Center for Research Methods Consultation (CRMC) provides research methodological consultation and support services for faculty, staff, and students at and outside the University of Kansas as well as researchers in industries, non-profit community organizations, and any other research and practice entities in or outside the United States. It trains students who are interested in research methodology to become ethical, responsible, and competent research methodologists.

The center also serves as a platform for university, regional, national, and international researchers and practitioners to communicate and discuss research methodological issues. Through its services, the center aims to promote rigorous, innovative research methods, valid and fair assessment and evaluation, and share intellectual knowledge about research methodology.
 

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JAPL is dedicated to sport and exercise science research, with a focus on optimizing high performance in athletic settings. The research the center produces is aimed at supporting University and area sport teams, coaches, and athletes, as well as individuals in the broader athletic community. To facilitate its research, the center uses cutting-edge technology and methods, including sport-specific training, techniques, and data analytics; motion capture systems (motionomics); force analysis; accelerometry; and psychophysiology. JAPL is part of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance. The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance is studying the principles of peak athletic performance to transform human health and help all people to achieve their full potential. 

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Led by Dr. Trent Herda, Well-Fit is based on the principle that youth should be provided knowledge and skills to improve physical wellness and fitness. Well-Fit provides online educational content and in-person programming to teach youth wellness, exercise, and sport-related skills. Furthermore, Well-Fit actively engages in conducting and dissemination of research.

Visit the Well-Fit website to learn more.