Academy for Educational Development

The Academy for Educational Development, or AED, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that focuses on education, health and economic development for the "least advantaged in the United States and developing countries throughout the world." [ [http://www.aed.org Academy for Educational Development] . Retrieved 7/21/07.] AED currently operates more than 250 programs to help people improve their lives through better education, health, and economic opportunities in the United States and in 150 other countries around the world. [ [http://www.changethroughchildren.aed.org/help.html Create Change Through Children] . Academy for Educational Development. Retrieved 7/21/07.] The mission of AED is to increase individual capacity to improve their own lives, build their economies, and contribute to stability.

About

AED was founded in 1961 by Alvin C. Eurich and Sidney Tickton. Originally focused on providing technical assistance related to higher education management in the United States, AED has expanded into instructional technology, education reform, and civil society support in the U.S. and around the world. AED also focuses on promoting health in developing countries through environmental communication, social marketing and other disciplines. Currently AED works throughout the United States and in 167 countries. [ [http://www.hcpartnership.org/Partners/aed.php Health Communications Partnership] . Academy for Educational Development. Retrieved 7/21/07.] AED currently operates more than 250 programs to help people improve their lives through better education, health, and economic opportunities.

Programs

AED is one of six partnership support organizations chosen by the New York City Department of Education to provide New York City public schools with technical assistance in a variety of areas. [ [http://scs.aed.org/about/index.html Center for School and Community Services] . Academy for Educational Development. Retrieved 7/21/07.]

AED's Center for Academic Partnerships works with educational institutions and individuals in the United States and around the world to "strengthen and diversify academic exchanges and educational linkages." This Center facilitates international students' study in the United States, American students' study abroad and service learning abroad through the AED Development Fellows Program, as well as faculty and professional exchanges and short term institutes. [ [http://www.cap-aed.org/ Center for Academic Partnerships] . Retrieved 7/21/07.]

Other programs include the AED Center for Youth Development and Policy Research, which began the Promising Practices in Afterschool System in 1999 with funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. [ [http://www.afterschool.org/about_ppas.cfm Promising Practices in Afterschool Systems] . Retrieved 7/21/07.] AED's Middle Start program provides research-based professional development programs that invigorate teaching and learning resulting in improved rigor, equity, and achievement. [ [http://www.middlestart.org/what/index.cfm What is Middle Start?] . Retrieved 7/21/07.] The NSEP David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships, offered by George Washington University, are provided by AED. [ [http://www.gwu.edu/~fellows/nsep.html Fellowships] . Retrieved 7/21/07.] GreenCOM, sponsored by AED, is the strategic environmental communication project of the U.S. Agency for International Development, providing services to USAID missions and environmental and agricultural program managers worldwide. [http://www.greencom.org/default.asp GreenCom Strategic Partnership Communications] . Retrieved 7/21/07.] AED is a major partner in USAID's "DOT-COM Alliance," leading the dot-ORG program (one of the three programs). [ [http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/ DOT-COM Alliance] . Retrieved 9/2/07.]

The AED Conference Center furthers the Academy's mission by providing convert|16000|sqft|m2 of dedicated meeting space in which to foster dialogue around critical social issues. It is located at AED's main office,1825 Connecticut Avenue in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. There are conference rooms, breakout rooms and a Technology Center featuring extensive audio-video support and WIFI. [ [http://www.aedconferencecenter.org/geninfo/html/info.html Academy for Educational Development Conference Center] . Retrieved 7/21/07.]

Board of Directors

As a 501c3 organization, AED maintains a volunteer Board of Directors. They include notable members Robert O. Anderson, Frederick Iseman, Alfred Sommer and Niara Sudarkasa. [ [http://www.aed.org/About/board.cfm Board of Directors] . Academy for Educational Development. Retrieved 7/21/07.]

ee also

* National Service Learning Partnership
* Youth Innovation Fund

External links

* [http://www.aed.org Academy for Educational Development] official website.

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