College of Education and Human Development

Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement

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Professional Learning

CAREI provides evidence-based professional development and flexible coaching for K-12 educators and administrators. From literacy and math instruction to MTSS systems and program evaluation, we supply the research-led expertise to help your school district adapt and thrive.

Professional Learning catalog planning for 2026-2027

We’re currently building our 2026-2027 Professional Learning catalog and we’d love to hear from you. Please share your feedback on the opportunities you’d like to see from CAREI by completing the form below.

Professional learning opportunities by CAREI core

    Literacy Core professional development offerings

    Professional development to support MTSS implementation

    • Professional learning and coaching support in data-based decision-making practices and procedures for continuous improvement.
    • Guidance and support for MTSS implementation at the secondary level.
    • Design, development, and use of Early Warning Systems at the middle and high school levels.
    • Problem Solving Teams: An asynchronous, self-paced course developed to build your school's problem-solving team's capacity to evaluate intervention effectiveness using a systematic approach. A four-module course designed to help your teams learn about effective teaming practices and processes to evaluate student outcomes, how to match interventions to student need, and how to evaluate intervention effectiveness.  Optional follow-up coaching is available in addition to course attendance.
    • Coaching and assistance in designing and installing a district-wide coaching system.
    • Professional learning and support in ensuring MTSS is for All. Engaging and integrating special education throughout your MTSS implementation.
    • Reviewing your MTSS implementation and impact on student outcomes. Coaching for prioritization and action planning to enhance your system-wide MTSS implementation. 

    Guidance and support for investigators across the career span

    • Collaboration with researchers to strengthen their grant writing, conceptualize research plans, and create compelling arguments.
    • Guide and direct high-quality, equity-centered research designs: from pilot studies to large-scale.
    • Support the identification of analytic strategies, ensuring the rigorous and equitable use of data that can be translated into clear, actionable insights.

    Program evaluation, goal-setting, and educator support

    • Evaluation capacity building for educators and administrators, including collaboration on survey and assessment design, focus groups, and data analysis to guide decision-making.
    • Development of logic models/theories of change that visually depict programs, providing educators with the tools they need to ensure a more effective, evidence-driven approach to implementation and evaluation.

    CAREIMath: Math for All Teachers and High achievement

    CAREI has reimagined mathematics professional learning with a system-wide approach that blends research, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), and applied practice. Grounded in evidence and guided by results, CAREIMath is designed for educators, coaches, and leaders at every level. 

    By the end of the CAREIMath Series, educators will be able to: 

    • Apply effective strategies to strengthen core math instruction and provide targeted support. Use system and classroom data to guide instruction and meet student needs.
    • Enhance lessons and routines to boost engagement, understanding, and achievement for all students.
    • Build cohesive systems that improve math outcomes across classrooms and schools. 
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