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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.
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 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, improve student achievement, and close the achievement gap.
California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS)
http://chks.wested.org/
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).
California Mayors Education Roundtable
http://www.camayors.org/cs/camayors/print/htdocs/cam/index.html
The California Mayors Education Roundtable (MRT), a WestEd initiative funded by the James Irvine Foundation, works with California mayors to support their active participation in state and local conversations that will shape education policies, resources, and opportunities far into the future.
California School Climate Survey (CSCS)
http://www.wested.org/cscs
The California School Climate Survey (CSCS) provides a way to confidentially obtain staff perceptions about learning and teaching conditions for both general and special education classes. The CSCS also can be used to regularly inform decisions about professional development, instruction, the implementation of learning supports, and school reform.
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.
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd
http://www.cftl.org/
Working to improve education for all students by
strengthening the teaching profession.
Comprehensive School Reform Facilitator Initiative
http://www.wested.org/csrf
WestEd's Comprehensive School Reform Facilitator Initiative supports schools and districts in planning for and implementing changes that positively impact student achievement
Desired Results Training and Technical Assistance Project
http://www.wested.org/desiredresults
The Desired Results Training and Technical Assistance Project administered by WestEd's Center for Child and Family Studies provides training and technical assistance on the California Desired Results system to California Department of Education, Child Development Division, Title V-funded center-based programs and Family Child Care Home Education Networks.
DistrictsMovingUp
http://www.wested.org/cs/dmu/print/docs/dmu/home.htm
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.e3institute.org
The E3 Institute Advancing Excellence in Early Education supports and strengthens early childhood professional development through education, recruitment, and financial incentives.
English Language and Literacy Acceleration (ELLA)
http://www.wested.org/ella
English Language and Literacy Acceleration (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.
LegiSchool
http://www.webdialogues.net/legischool/highschool
LegiSchool, a civic education collaboration between California State University, Sacramento, and the California State Legislature holds four annual Town Hall Meetings with legislators and high school students to discuss issues that are relevant to California youth.
Local Accountability Professional Development Series
http://www.wested.org/lapds
A professional development series for school districts to build a Local Accountability System with Standards, Assessments and Standards-based Instruction.
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.
Math Pathways & Pitfalls
http://www.wested.org/mpp
WestEd's Mathematics Case Methods Project has developed Math Pathways and Pitfalls student lessons with proven success for English- and Spanish-speaking students from kindergarten through 8th grade.
National Center on Cognition & Mathematics Instruction
http://www.iesmathcenter.org
The National Center on Cognition & Mathematics Instruction (NCCMI) brings together leading experts in cognition, instruction, assessment, research design and measurement, mathematics education, and teacher professional development to redesign components of a widely used middle school mathematics curriculum — Connected Mathematics Project (CMP). Doing so will enhance the conditions of instruction and improve learning outcomes for students in important and challenging mathematics concepts and skills.
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 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
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 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
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/pub/pitc_docs/pqintro.html
WestEd's Program for Infant/Todder Care (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.
Quality Teaching for English Learners
http://www.wested.org/qtel
The WestEd Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) is a unique professional development initiative, offering an academic framework rich in intellectual challenge along with high-level support.
READi (Reading, Evidence, and Argumentation in Disciplinary Instruction)
http://www.wested.org/cs/ra/print/docs/ra/home.htm
This Institute of Education Sciences research initiative is designing and testing an argument-based approach to disciplinary reading. Researchers hypothesize that this approach can rapidly increase students' reading comprehension.
Region IX Equity Assistance Center at WestEd
http://www.wested.org/eac
The WestEd Equity Assistance Center — serving Arizona, California, and Nevada — helps schools and communities ensure that equitable education opportunities are available and accessible for all children.
Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI)
http://www.relnei.org
Learning Innovations (LI) at WestEd is WestEd’s northeast program and a partner in the REL-NEI focusing on needs assessment; outreach to stakeholders, including state departments of education; and, producing fast response projects in a variety of content areas.
School Turnaround Learning Community
http://timeandlearning.edit.neptuneweb.com/bm/click.php?r=2038&e=16871
Looking to connect with colleagues who are implementing school turnaround? Join this new online community funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
SchoolsMovingUp
http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/smu/print/htdocs/smu/home.htm
SchoolsMovingUp, a WestEd initiative, helps schools and districts address the immense challenge of raising student achievement in low-performing schools.
Southwest Comprehensive Center
http://www.swcompcenter.org
The U.S. Department of Education selected WestEd as the agency to operate the Southwest Comprehensive Center at WestEd (SWCC).
Strategic Literacy Initiative
http://www.WestEd.org/RA
The Strategic Literacy Initiative (SLI) at WestEd is a research, development, and service consulting group. SLI's work improves student literacy at the secondary school level.
SurveyWorks!
http://www.surveyworks.ride.ri.gov
SurveyWorks! gives Rhode Island school teams, parents, community members and the public important feedback on critical areas for school success. Read more about this Education Survey Suite conducted by WestEd.
Teach for Success®
http://www.wested.org/cs/t4s/print/docs/t4s/home.htm
WestEd's Teach for Success (T4S) is a focused, collaborative, research-based framework and process that improves classroom instruction, K-12, and student achievement.
Understanding Science for Teaching
http://www.wested.org/us4t
Developed at WestEd, Understanding Science is a nationally field-tested professional development program designed to help teachers:
- Learn major concepts of K-8 science;
- examine how children make sense of those concepts; and
- analyze and improve their teaching practice.
WestEd School Turnaround Center
http://www.wested.org/cs/schturn/print/docs/school-turnaround/district-improvement-services.htm
The WestEd School Turnaround Center partners with districts nationwide to provide comprehensive school turnaround and transformation services leading to rapid improvement in low-performing schools.
WestEd/CRESST Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center
http://www.aacompcenter.org
States and districts need substantial knowledge and skills to implement, evaluate, and improve their assessment and accountability systems in order to reach the No Child Left Behind goal of academic proficiency for all
students.
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