Cord

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Founded in 1979 as the Center for Occupational Research and Development, CORD is a national nonprofit organization providing innovative changes in education to prepare students for greater success in careers and higher education. CORD assists educators in secondary schools and colleges through new curricula, teaching strategies, professional development, and partnerships with community leaders, families, and employers. CORD's initiatives include curriculum design, developing new learning tools, delivering professional development, creating applications of educational technology, and conducting educational research and evaluation.For two decades, CORD has led the development of nationally recognized curriculum materials and supporting resources for teachers and students. Our mathematics, science, and advanced technology curricula present subject matter in context by emphasizing the relationship of course content to real-life situations. In recent years, we have expanded from print resources to multimedia tools that build on our belief that all students can learn if taught in a manner appropriate to their individual learning styles. Students and educators are also benefiting from the research work CORD has done in the development of curriculum integration frameworks based on academic, occupational, and employability standards. Signature projects such as the development of the Curriculum Integrator system and the Academy of Information Technology are examples of CORD's expertise in this area.Timely and effective professional development is essential to the successful implementation of any new curriculum or teaching methodology. CORD offers workshops in contextual learning, curriculum integration, and learning technologies on campuses nationwide and via distance education media such as videoconferencing and web-based instruction. Our master trainers prepare teachers to connect academic concepts with real-world applications, to use innovative teaching strategies, and to facilitate active learning in classrooms of diverse learners. We also manage professional development networks such as the Texas Collaborative for Teaching Excellence and the North Carolina Network for Excellence in Teaching (NC-NET).

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