From its inception in 1971, CPT has directed
its energies and efforts to solving problems of large organizations. The
various projects the Center has undertaken over the past 25 years represent
a wide-range of organizations and subject areas.
A six-year collaborative program among
nine Florida districts, the Department of Education, the Department of
Health and Rehabilitative Services, and the State University System, led
by Florida State University, to redesign and implement a technology supported
system of schooling. Total funding for the program, including investments
made by private corporations, exceeded $30 million.
Job Skills Education Program (JSEP)
During the period 1982-1988, CPT developed
a strategic plan for testing and implementation of the Job Skills Education
Program in about 120 Army Education Centers worldwide. This required
identification of the available and needed computing systems, obtaining
command support for each location, and directing system implementation.
The budget for Army-wide implementation was $85 million.
In 1973, the President of the U. S. Army
Combat Arms Training Board asked CPT to plan, design, develop, and implement
a way to substantially improve Army training. The result was
the Interservice Procedures for Instructional Systems Development, the
system mandated for use in all Army schools and by all defense contractors.
(see also http://www-tradoc.monroe.army.mil/tpubs/regs/r350-35.htm)
Republic of Korea
From 1971 to 1978, CPT developed a strategic
plan for the redesign of the public education system in the Republic of
Korea. The plan involved converting traditional schools with a curriculum
to Korean culture and the arts to one in which graduates could profit from
technical training and enter the workforce, thereby supporting Korea's
meteoric economic expansion.
TREE is an electronic performance support
system (EPSS) for instructors
of special education students. This includes instructional staff
in special classes; resource rooms; speech therapists; related services,
staffing and placement specialists; and regular teachers with special education
students in their classroom. TREE supports teachers in their planning,
organizing, managing, and communicating activities by helping them:
- organize class, group and individual instruction
- record student progress on lessons
- relate the lesson plans and progress to the IEP
- write letters and notes to parents, students, school and district staff
- access technical assistance, references, and expert advice through embedded resources and access to a dedicated website
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- create and schedule lesson plans
- prepare Individual Education Plans (IEP's)
- complete forms most frequently used
- complete, organize and use observational notes for managing the student's IEP
- communicate by e-mail with other teachers, district staff, special education experts and parents
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