In the relentless pursuit of each student's success:

• Assuring that our work and that of Oregon schools is done with best practices and cutting-edge research
• Fully partnering with others in the education community
• Fostering conditions for Oregon schools and the Department of Education to be great places to work and learn

Institute for Development of Educational Achievement

The Institute for the Development of Educational Achievement (IDEA) in the College of Education at the University of Oregon is committed to the development of research and outreach service activities for improving the academic and social achievement of children and young adults. Through a broad coalition of scholars, educators, and research teams, IDEA supports research and service activities designed to meet three broad goals:

• Establish, promote, and sustain a culture and community of scholarship, collaboration, and connoiseurship at the University of Oregon and in the state to improve the academic and social achievement of children and young adults;
• Produce, collect, synthesize, and disseminate information related to the academic and social achievement of children and young adults;
• Provide outreach and research services designed to enhance the knowledge and competence of educators, students, and parents about the educational achievement of children and young adults.

Areas of faculty expertise include: curriculum development, instructional design and delivery, secondary special education, higher education policy analysis, historical analysis of educational issues, behavioral support systems, classroom management, school-to-work and transition planning, classroom-oriented measurement, school restructuring, beginning reading and literacy, vocabulary development, and school-based consultation.

National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators

NCITE's purpose is to advance the quality and effectiveness of technology, media, and materials for individuals with disabilities. NCITE creates a marketplace demand for the selection and appropriate use of research-based technology, media, and materials (TMM).NCITE's goals are to build a network of partnerships to support quality TMM and their appropriate use, create an infrastructure for developing and using quality TMM, and implement the infrastructure to build capacity for developing and using quality TMM.

The University of Oregon is a comprehensive research university that serves its students and the people of Oregon, the nation, and the world through the creation and transfer of knowledge in the liberal arts, the natural and social sciences, and the professions. It is the Association of American Universities flagship institution of the Oregon University System.

During the 2001-2 academic year, the University of Oregon marked its 125th anniversary. Five generations of leaders and citizens have studied at the University of Oregon since it opened in 1876. Today's students, like the 165,000 alumni who graduated before them, have access to the most current knowledge in classes, laboratories, and seminars conducted by active researchers. In turn, by sharing their research through teaching, faculty members are better able to articulate their findings and to integrate their specialized studies with broader areas of knowledge.