Culture, Diversity, & Equity

Fairness in education is not just a good idea, it’s the law. WestEd works with schools and districts to ensure children’s differences of gender, race, ethnicity, ability, and/or language do not result in differences of opportunity. Our reach is broad, encompassing bilingual care and education and multiculturalism, cultural identity and cultural assimilation, special education, cross-group dynamics and within-group differences.

Bridging Cultures Between Home and School Institute
Learn how to design and implement programs that address the needs of underserved cultural, linguistic, and racial student groups.

Discussion Builders Workshop
This one-day workshop is ideal for K–8 teachers who would like to help students with diverse academic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds participate in, and successfully learn from, discussion-based lessons.

English Learner Evaluation and Accountability Support
Learn how to evaluate performance, improve practices, and integrate federal accountability requirements into local accountability systems.

English Learners and the Language Arts (ELLA)
Comprehensive, systematic, and evidence-based professional development that increases the rigor of instruction for English learners and other students.

Promoting Resilience and Youth Development in School Communities
Help reduce substance use, violence, and other risk behaviors, and create more supportive environments for youth.

Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL): Summer Institutes
Learn why academic language is the key to English language learners' academic success and how to accelerate its development in secondary school classrooms. Areas of focus include Literacy, Math, Science, Social Studies, ESL, and Instructional Leadership.

Technology for Diverse Learners
You will learn easily available options that increase learning and help schools meet students' diverse needs in this workshop series.