Leadership & Teacher Professional Development

As early care education and social institutions take on increasingly complex work, teachers and administrators are being stretched in more areas than ever before. Today’s educators are expected to help the most diverse student population in history meet the highest education standards ever set. We can help. For school and district administrators, teacher leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations, WestEd offers a number of services, including leadership training, workshops, technical assistance, and evaluation strategies.

Algebra Intervention: Aim for Algebra™ Curriculum & Professional Development
Learn more about this intervention curriculum, which provides struggling students with learning experiences that reinforce, refresh, and re-teach the most important algebra concepts.

Aligning Mathematics Standards, Instruction, and Assessment
This customized institute improves and enhances teacher practice by providing a deeper understanding of mathematics content standards.

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.

Collaborative Evaluation of School-Based or District-Based Initiatives
Bring together your team of school- and district-based educators for a two-day institute focused on planning and conducting ongoing evaluation of your local education initiatives.

Community College Faculty Seminars in Reading Apprenticeship®
These seminars introduce community college faculty to our evidence-based Reading Apprenticeship framework.

Community College Leadership Institute in Reading Apprenticeship®
Our Leadership Institute prepares community college teams to lead professional development in Reading Apprenticeship.

Discussion Builders Workshop
This one-day workshop is ideal for K–8 teachers who would like to help students, including English learners, overcome academic, linguistic, and social barriers in classroom discussions.

DistrictsMovingUp
Our DistrictsMovingUp team provides customized, comprehensive research-based solutions that meet the unique needs of your school district.

Early Childhood Special Education Institute Training of Trainers
This institute helps you ensure the highest quality standards of care for infants and toddlers with special needs.

Early Start Institute Series
The Institute series contributes to California’s efforts to ensure that a qualified, trained cadre of professionals is available throughout the State to serve infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.

Home Visiting the PITC Way
Our Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) prepares home visitors to support parents in understanding, promoting, and delighting in their children's healthy development.

Improving Mathematics Teaching Through Leadership and Teacher Professional Development
Increase your understanding of student mathematical thinking, consider the implications for your teaching, and improve your classroom practice.

K-12 Alliance Science Content Institutes
Increase your science content knowledge and pedagogical skills for teaching science.

Leadership Institutes in Reading Apprenticeship®: Middle and High School Focus
Learn how to lead professional development in Reading Apprenticeship — a research-driven framework that helps adolescents become successful readers and writers.

Learning to Lead Mathematics K-12 Professional Development Institutes
Our staff work with groups of leaders, K-12, to help them design and implement quality mathematics professional development.

Math Pathways and Pitfalls Institute
Teachers attending this institute will learn ways to help students overcome pitfalls, boost learning of key mathematics standards, and develop academic language. The institutes also highlight crucial strategies for working with diverse learners.

Mentoring and Coaching New Teachers: A Comprehensive Approach to New Teacher Induction
Learn the best approaches for developing effective, high-quality teachers.

National Academy for K-12 Science and Mathematics Education Leadership
Develop and enhance your leadership knowledge, skills, and strategies in science and mathematics education.

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.

Reading Apprenticeship®: Bay Area Professional Development Series
This research-based seminar series helps school teams implement and adapt Reading Apprenticeship approaches in their content area classes.

Reading Apprenticeship® Academic Literacy Course: Curriculum & Teacher Training
Learn how to use the research-based Reading Apprenticeship approach to help your ninth graders become more powerful readers.

SB 472 English Learner Professional Development (ELPD) Training and Follow-Up Practicum
This 40-hour training with follow-up practicum serves California K-6 teachers who have completed the initial 40-hour AB 466/ SB 472 training. SB 472 training supports effective core instruction across the content areas and English Language Development ins

School Leadership Team Development
This workshop series guides school leadership teams to take sustained action on local goals.

Teacher Institutes in Reading Apprenticeship®: Middle and High School Focus
Our researchers help cross-disciplinary middle and high school teachers, instructional leaders, and community college instructors learn to implement Reading Apprenticeship in their schools.