R&D Alert^®

R&D Alert® Vol. 12, No. 3

This edition of the award-winning R&D Alert® highlights current issues affecting schools, communities, and human development professionals throughout the United States. Read about our work in literacy, supporting school principals, and early childhood intervention. more >

Format: Print | Copyright: 2011
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R&D Alert® Vol. 12, No. 2

This issue of R&D Alert explores WestEd's successful approaches to school turnaround, a degree-focused program for early childhood educators, taking a direct approach to strengthening school leaders, and research on outcomes for children in foster care. more >

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2011
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R&D Alert® Vol. 12, No. 1

This issue of R&D Alert explores how researchers and practitioners are partnering with districts, improving instruction for English language learners, and shaping school reform efforts by improving instruction for special education students. more >

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2011
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R&D Alert® Vol. 11, No. 2

Focus on Assessment

This issue of R&D Alert explores how researchers and practitioners are creating assessments to meet the needs of education in the 21st century. more >

Format: Print | Copyright: 2010
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R&D Alert® Vol. 11, No. 1

Focus on Postsecondary Readiness

WestEd's work spans K-16 education and beyond. This issue of R&D Alert addresses a topic that connects the upper levels of this span: postsecondary readiness. more >

Format: Print | Copyright: 2010
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R&D Alert^® Vol. 10, No. 2

Focus on Professional Development

Teacher quality is key to student success, and teachers need opportunities throughout their careers to continue learning and growing. This issue of R&D Alert focuses on professional development, with articles describing a variety of approaches to providing effective professional development, lessons learned from successful programs, and research on professional development. more >

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2009
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R&D Alert^® Vol. 10, No. 1

Focus on English Learners

Providing effective support for the nation's rapidly growing population of English learners has become a top priority of schools throughout the U.S. This R&D Alert samples from WestEd's wide-ranging expertise in this area. It describes the latest research-based practices and lessons learned, addresses issues of professional development, policy, and practice, and covers the needs of English learners from preschool through high school. more >

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2008
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R&D Alert^® Vol. 9, No. 2

Focus on Education Research

Research has become more central than ever to how decisions are made about education policy and practice. As an agency committed to evidence-based practices, WestEd engages in a wide range of research and seeks to translate research knowledge into effective policy and practice. This issue of R&D Alert begins with a Q&A on the growing importance of education research and includes articles describing examples of WestEd-led research. more >

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2008
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R&D Alert^® Vol. 9, No. 1

Focus on Improving Mathematics and Science Education

Concerned with the quality of the nation's mathematicians, scientists, and engineers, the federal government in 2007 created the "America COMPETES Act," authorizing programs to shore up education and research in these subjects. Building on WestEd's extensive expertise in mathematics and science, this issue of R&D Alert describes strategies and lessons learned from some of WestEd's most successful efforts in these areas. more >

Format: Print | Copyright: 2007
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R&D Alert^® Vol. 7, No. 1

Focus on Secondary Schools

Calls for improving our nation's secondary schools are increasing. From government initiatives to media attention to new research efforts, the focus on middle and high school reform is intensifying. This issue of R&D Alert draws on WestEd's work in this area to offer solutions for improving literacy in secondary schools, developing effective small schools, and better preparing underserved high school students for success in post-secondary education and beyond. more >

Format: Print | Copyright: 2005
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R&D Alert^® Vol. 4, No. 2

Focus on Beginning Teachers

Beginning teachers need guidance and support in order to become the most effective and skillful classroom leaders they can be — to provide the high-quality education students deserve. This issue of R&D Alert shares lessons from WestEd's work in supporting and guiding new teachers. Articles focus on a study of induction programs in several other countries, successful initiatives in the U.S., mentoring and classroom-based professional development, and support for new teachers of English language learners. more >

Format: Print | Copyright: 2002
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R&D Alert^® Fall/Winter 1999

Focus on Early Childhood

This issue of R&D Alert highlights some of the work and knowledge generated by WestEd's Center for Child and Family Studies. At the core of the Center's work is a commitment to early intervention and a focus on innovative, proven training for the adults who care for young children. more >

Format: Print | Copyright: 1999
Order #: RD-99-03

  

R&D Alert^® Vol. 8, No. 2

Focus on Turning Around Low-Performing Schools and Districts

Under the federal No Child Left Behind act and numerous state initiatives, the number of schools and districts identified as low-performing has grown enormously, often outpacing efforts to address their needs. This issue of R&D Alert describes resources, strategies, and research findings that offer promise for making a difference in these academically troubled schools and districts. more >

Format: Print | Copyright: 2007
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R&D Alert^® Vol. 8, No. 1

Focus on Using Data to Drive Reform

This issue of R&D Alert focuses on a perennial challenge in education and human development: how to make the most of information, whether test results, research findings, or other data. What happens with all the data generated by testing students? How do we ensure that the information is accurate, relevant, and timely? How do the results translate into improvements in practice? more >

Format: Print | Copyright: 2006
Order #: RD-06-01

  

R&D Alert^® Vol. 7, No. 3

Focus on Early Childhood Education

While the importance of early childhood education has long been recognized, traditional ideas of "school readiness" may be outdated. The first years of life do not simply set the stage for school — they are uniquely important in their own right. more >

Format: Print | Copyright: 2005
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