Centers

Our department is associated with four centers;
Principals' Center, Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning (TCALL), North Texas STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) Center, Center for Distance Learning Research (CDLR).

For more information about each, please scroll below and select the link for each.

The Principal Center provides training, research, and technical assistance to the principals of Texas and the schools they serve as well as providing a secondary goal to make a national impact on the field of school administration through participation in national professional associations, publications in academic and practitioner journals, and policy statements to governmental agencies that establish conditions for the training and professional development of principals.

For principal preparation, the Center offers a five-week summer institute program for aspiring principals which includes:

Skill buidling activities, in-baskets, leaderless groups, and case simulations
Problem solving in real school situations
1 to 3 hours of graduate course credit or professional development credit available

For more information, please refer to the Principal Center Institute Web site.

Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning provides leadership and service to those meeting the literacy needs of adult learners and their families. Our mission is being accomplished through a combination of externally-funded projects and internally planned activities. For more information, please refer to the TCALL Web site.

The North Texas STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Center is a partnership of Texas A&M College Station and Dallas Independent School District that establishes a center for STEM education that will research, create, and provide information on best practices for innovative teaching and learning. For more information, please visit the NTSTEM Web site.

The Center for Distance Learning Research transforms
people's lives by developing distance education applications, supporting research & evaluation, providing timely and appropriate professional development, technical assistance and consultation. The Center's services are available to all public and private entities that share our passion for equity, access, and the enhancement of life-long learning. For more information, refer to the CDLR Web site. For directions, click here.