Web-Based Resources

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Beginning Together

http://www.cainclusivechildcare.org/bt
Beginning Together ensures that the certified trainers in WestEd's Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) promote information about children with special needs and quality inclusive practices.

Bridging Cultures Project

http://www.WestEd.org/bridgingcultures
Bridging Cultures is a long-term collaborative action research project involving teachersfrom the Los Angeles Unified School District, university researchersfrom UCLA and Cal State Northridge, and WestEd staff. Over a period of seven years, teachers and professional researchers have documented teaching and parent involvement strategies that have been successful with immigrant Latino students and families. These innovations have arisen from initial professional development on culture and the collegial work of participating teachers and staff researchers. The Bridging Cultures Advisory committee, composed of representatives from higher education, county offices of education, teacher professional development consortia, and school personnel, meets twice yearly to advise on expansion and development. Bridging Cultures now extends its professional development to Early Childhood Education.

BuildingChoice.org

http://www.buildingchoice.org
BuildingChoice.org is designed to help districts raise student achievement through public school choice programs.

California Building a Presence for Science (CABAP)

http://www.cabap.org
CABAP is part of the 26-state Building a Presence network coordinated and supported by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). As part of this network, CABAP aims to have a teacher Point of Contact in every California public and private school. CABAP provides resources and information that support more and better K-12 science education for all California students.

California Career Technical Education Plan

http://www.wested.org/cteplan
This plan is intended to provide a vision for CTE that is larger than the programs supported by Carl D. Perkins funds. The CTE State Plan Web site features key dates and information, as well as a downloadable draft of the new CTE State Plan.

California Comprehensive Center

http://www.cacompcenter.org
The U.S. Department of Education selected WestEd as the lead agency to operate the California Comprehensive Assistance Center (CA CC). As such, WestEd will partner with the American Institutes for Research and School Services of California to build state capacity to implement fully the federal No Child Left Behind Act, improve student achievement, and close the achievement gap.

California Healthy Kids Survey

http://www.wested.org/hks/
Developed by WestEd, the California Healthy Kids Survey is a comprehensive youth risk behavior and resilience data collection service for youth ages 10 (grade 5) and above that the California Department of Education has made available to all California local education agencies (available outside California also).

Center for Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning (CAESL)

http://www.caesl.org
CAESL, the Center for the Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning, is a five-year project funded by the National Science Foundation to improve student learning and understanding in science through focusing on effective assessment.

DistrictsMovingUp

http://www.WestEd.org/districtsmovingup
DistrictsMovingUp is a comprehensive, coherent, and intensive team-based process that ensures improved student achievement.

Doing What Works

http://dww.ed.gov
The Doing What Works (DWW) website helps educators make research-based plans and implement those plans effectively.

E3 Institute Advancing Excellence in Early Education

http://www.santaclaracares.org
The purpose of WestEd's the E3 Institute Advancing Excellence in Early Education is to support and strengthen early childhood professional development through education, recruitment, and financial incentives.

English Learners and the Language Arts

http://www.wested.org/ella
English Learners and the Language Arts (ELLA) professional development provides K-6 teachers with tools to effectively deliver their regular reading/language arts program to English learners.

Home Visiting the PITC Way Institute

http://www.pitc.org/
How can home visitors be most effective in their work with parents on behalf of young children? WestEd's Home Visiting the PITC Way Institute combines the child development expertise of the nationally recognized Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) with best practices in home visiting.

K-12 Alliance

http://k12alliance.org
The K-12 Alliance joins the professional development programs of CSIN, SPAN, and SS&C to promote change and foster excellence in science and math education.

Map to Inclusive Child Care Project

http://www.cainclusivechildcare.org/camap
Beginning Together ensures that the certified trainers in WestEd's Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) promote information about children with special needs and quality inclusive practices.

New England Comprehensive Center

http://www.necomprehensivecenter.org
The New England Comprehensive Center (NECC) acts on behalf of all students in New England by working with education leaders in each state to meet the goals of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

New York Comprehensive Center

http://www.nycomprehensivecenter.org
The New York Comprehensive Center (NYCC) acts on behalf of all students in New York by working with education leaders in the state to meet the goals of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

Northeast Regional Resource Center

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/nerrc
The Northeast Regional Resource Center (NERRC), funded by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), provides technical assistance to eight northeastern states in the areas of special education policy and practice under IDEA and NCLB.

PITC Partners for Quality

http://www.pitc.org
PITC Partners for Quality is the subsidized training and technical assistance program for California�s infant/toddler center, family child care and licensed exempt providers. Fully certified PITC trainers are available to provide up to 60 hours of training and technical assistance to caregivers affiliated with an Organization or a Group of at least five (5) Family Child Care Providers.

Program for Infant/Toddler Care

http://www.pitc.org/
The Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC), developed collaboratively by WestEd and the California Department of Education, is a comprehensive training system that promotes responsive, caring relationships for infants and toddlers.

Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) Training Institutes

http://www.pitc.org
Created in collaboration with the California Department of Education, PITC now provides materials and services nationally to promote professional development based on research and best practices for those working in child care settings with children ages 0�3.

Learn major concepts of K-8 science;
examine how children make sense of those concepts; and
analyze and improve their teaching practice.
WestEd/CRESST Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center

http://www.aacompcenter.org
States and districts need substantial knowledge and skills to fully implement, evaluate, and improve their assessment and accountability systems in order to reach the overarching No Child Left Behind goal of academic proficiency for all
students.
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