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		Finding Answers for Improving the Education of Foster Children and Youth  (February 2012) Download New Report: How Can We Ensure Quality Schooling for Children and Youth in Foster Care? Register for Free Webinar on STEM Professional Learning Communities! Helping Math Teachers Connect With English Learners, Grades 6-12 Download the Latest R&D Alert on Key Education and Human Development Topics Register for Free Webinars on Common Core Standards, Science, and Biliteracy! 30% Discount! Making Sense of SCIENCE™: Force & Motion and Energy
		Learn Effective Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes  (January 2012) Need Effective Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes? Register for Free Webinars Increase Student Achievement in Science and Mathematics QTEL Summer Institutes 2012: English Language Learners and Common Core Standards Download Free Report: Is Arizona Closing Reading and Math Gaps? WestEd Is Hiring! 25% The Status of the Teaching Profession 2011
		Ensuring Infants Get a Safe, Healthy, & Intellectually Rich Start  (December 2011) Great News for California Professionals in Infant/Toddler Care and Education! Region IX Equity Assistance Center Website Launches! Check Out the Latest REL West Research Digest: Are Your High School Students College-Ready? Policy Resources: Making Informed Decisions WestEd at Learning Forward, December 3-7 | Anaheim, CA High Hopes — Few Opportunities: The Status of Elementary Science Education in California
		Educators Can Look Forward to New Doing What Works Content  (November 2011) Doing What Works: Be on the Lookout for New Research-Based Tools and Examples! Download New Report: High Hopes — Few Opportunities: The Status of Elementary Science Education in California Register for English Language and Literacy Acceleration (ELLA) Professional Development Free Webinar: Advance Student Success Through High School After-School Learning, Nov. 30, 10:30 a.m.-Noon (Pacific Time) WestEd at AEA, November 2-5 | Anaheim, CA 25% Discount! The Pre-K Debates: Current Controversies and Issues
		Learn the Many Ways Students Can Achieve Academic Excellence  (October 2011) Providing Equal Access to a Quality Education Increase Student Achievement in Science and Mathematics Improve Student Literacy in Middle and High School Upcoming Free Webinars Focus on Smooth and Successful School Transition and Articulation Successfully Differentiate, or Personalize, Instruction for Diverse Learners 30% Discount on Key Math Resources!
		Join the School Turnaround Learning Community!  (September 2011) School Turnaround Learning Community: Online Access to Resources and Networking What Are the Qualities of an Effective Principal? Free Webinar: Common Core Standards and Math Placement Sept. 14, 10:30 a.m.-Noon, PST WestEd at SREE Washington, DC, Sept. 8-10, 2011 Join Our Team! Save on Bestsellers Through Oct. 8th
		Our Work: Effective Solutions to Your Learning Challenges  (August 2011) Browse WestEd.org by Topic Using Our Work 20% Discount! Improve Student Achievement With Making Sense of SCIENCE™ Providing a Safe Learning Environment for All Students A One-Stop Shop for Conducting Your Own School Turnaround Workshop Doing What Works: Check Out the Latest Topics 20% Discount on Two New English Language Learner Books!
		Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Joins WestEd  (July 2011) WestEd Welcomes the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning New From REL West WestEd and PREL Partner on Climate Change What Are the Features of State Response to Intervention Initiatives? WestEd's Math Pathways & Pitfalls Wins AEP Distinguished Achievement Award Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
		Building Capacity to Turn Around Low-Performing Schools  (June 2011) WestEd Co-Hosts School Improvement Grant (SIG) Conferences for U.S. Department of Education Infant and Toddler Professionals: Ready for the Demands of the 21st Century? Common Core State Standards: The Road Ahead for State Assessments What Is An Effective Principal and How Do We Assess Effectiveness? WestEd Again Ranked One of the Best Places to Work in the Bay Area Explore Hot Topics in Juvenile Justice Policy
		Turn Around Your School with Resources, Services, and Webinars  (May 2011) Looking for the Latest on Comprehensive School Reform? Improve Student Literacy With Reading Apprenticeship® Learn How Expanded Learning Time Can Increase Student Achievement QTEL Summer Institutes: Engage, Challenge, and Support Secondary English Learners How Many New School-Site Administrators Will California Need? Help K-8 Students Transform Math Mistakes Into Pathways for Learning
		Providing Comprehensive Support to California's Early Start Program  (April 2011) Serving Children, Birth to Three, With Special Needs and Their Families New Workshop Toolkit: Effective School Turnaround Practices Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathways Initiative: Preparing Students to Succeed in the Workforce Free Webinar, April 20: Using Student Work to Teach & Assess 21st Century Knowledge & Skills WestEd at AERA, New Orleans | April 8-12 Coming in June 2011: Making Sense of SCIENCE Courses: Force & Motion and Energy
		Register for Webinars on Improving Learning for Children and Students  (March 2011) Register for SchoolsMovingUp webinars. Download our new REL West report on allocation of resources in rural and nonrural districts. Register for Faculty Initiative Project Seminars. Our 2011 Science & Mathematics and English Learners & Literacy catalogs are now available. WestEd staff will present at this year's National Science Teachers Association conference. Enjoy 20% off Mathematics Teacher Noticing: Seeing Through Teachers' Eyes through April 8th.
		Improve Student Achievement With "English Language and Literacy Acceleration"  (February 2011) Improve student achievement with English Language and Literacy Acceleration. Register for two free webinars in our English language learners series. Download our redesigned R&D Alert. Check out new content on the Doing What Works website. Enjoy 20% off two new titles in the WestEd.org Bookstore.
		Register for Events on English Language Learners, Infants/Toddlers, and Public Health  (January 2011) Order the new edition of a classic evaluation handbook. Receive 20% off a new book on culturally valid classroom assessment. Register for: Quality Teaching for English Learners Summer Institutes Academy for infant/toddler program directors and college faculty Webinar on English learners WebDialogue on public health and chemical exposures
		Transform Your School & District With Innovative Resources  (December 2010) Order or download our 2010-2011 School & District Improvement Catalog. Register for a free webinar (December 15) on enhancing infant and toddler care. Read about our new work associated with the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Download a new brief on English language learners. WestEd services are now available through MOBIS. Receive 20% off WestEd best sellers through January 8, 2011!
		Learn the Latest Research on English Language Learners  (November 2010) Register for English language learners webinar series. Download the latest R&D Alert, highlighting assessment. Register for webinar on postsecondary access and success for rural students. New report reveals college students' skewed perception of matriculation process. WestEd's Aida Walqui will present at the NSDC annual conference. Enjoy 20% off selected school and district improvement leadership titlesproducts.
		Help Increase Adolescent Students' Literacy Skills  (October 2010) Study shows Reading Apprenticeship® improves freshman reading. WestEd helps Arizona school district turnaround. Learn which characteristics of bullying are associated with reporting. New workbook: is your school district ready for an interim assessment? Hear U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education at Secondary Literacy Summit X. Enjoy a 20% discount on our best-selling mentoring set.
		Help Students Understand Difficult Concepts in Math  (September 2010) Learn how Math Pathways & Pitfalls (MPP) helps raise math scores and receive 20% off all MPP books. Reading Apprenticeship® wins i3 grant. Register for webinar on achieving dramatic student improvement. Two new reports are out: Effects of problem-based economics and preparing general education teachers to teach students with disabilities. Edys Quellmalz contributed to a book on information communication technology. WestEd helps Phoenix, AZ school rapidly improve performance. Receive 20% off Silvia DeRuvo's new book on Response to Intervention (RTI). Improve student academic achievement with the WestEd School Turnaround Center. Help your high school improve college-access rates.
		English Learners and Infant/Toddler Care  (August 2010) Linguistic modification helps English learners demonstrate math understanding. Register for upcoming PITC events. Teach mathematics to English learners. WestEd congratulates College Scholarship winner. REL West brings research to the education community. QTEL professional development increases student achievement. WestEd's Neal Finkelstein cowrote a paper on California's Quality Education Investment Act funds. Policy Perspectives paper on early childhood investment makes summer reading list. Enjoy a 20% discount on all WestEd bestsellers!
		Mathematics, Reading, and School Transformation  (July 2010) WestEd is an approved provider of federally supported school turnaround, transformation, and improvement services. Our agency to lead National Center for Cognition and Mathematics Instruction. WestEd is selected for National Reading Research Initiative. Watch videos on transforming community college mathematics. View Doing What Works updated Response to Intervention web pages. WestEd remembers Jim Rosenbaum, 1969-2010. Our 2009 Annual Report is now available. Visit our booth at CAMT. Enjoy 20% off selected early childhood titles.
		Latino Students, Middle School English Learners, and Comprehensive School Reform  (June 2010) Check out our new products on the following topics: Latino students Middle school English learners Comprehensive school reform Children in foster care Register for our webinar on effectively serving children, ages birth to five. Receive a free copy of our new English Learners & Literacy Catalog. Turn around low-performing schools using our research-based service. WestEd staff will have a significant presence at the National Conference on Student Assessment. Enjoy 20% off AERA bestsellers through July 8th.
		Effective Principals, Culturally Responsive Teaching, and More  (May 2010) Learn what it takes to have effective principals in every California school. Use culturally and linguistically responsive (CLR) teaching in your classroom. Teach mathematics to diverse learners. Reading Apprenticeship® receives Excellence Education Award. WestEd voted Best Place to Work — again! Enjoy selected handbooks at a 20% discount through June 8th.
		Math Intervention, School Turnaround, and Doing What Works  (April 2010) Explore the new Math Pathways & Pitfalls website. WestEd remembers Ed Myers, 1942-2010. Transform and improve low-performing schools. Reduce behavior problems in elementary school classrooms. Read the new R&D Alert® on postsecondary readiness. WestEd staff will present at upcoming AERA, NCTM, and CAEYC conferences. Download free chapters from our English learner books. Enjoy 20% off Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood through May 8th!
		English Learners, RTI, Early Head Start, and More  (March 2010) Learn how to support English learner academic achievement. Explore the California Mayors Education Roundtable website. Sign up for our Response to Intervention (RTI) webinar. Check out the Reading Apprenticeship® blog. WestEd offers a multitude of training options for Early Head Start grantees. Language Magazine interviews Aida Walqui. Become better equipped to educate secondary English learners. WestEd's Yolanda Garcia contributed to a new book on mathematics learning in early childhood. Staff will present at the CABE and CAEYC annual conferences. Enjoy 20% off selected titles focusing on adolescent students.
		English Learners, Literacy, Healthy Kids, and More  (February 2010) Check out new books from WestEd's Aida Walqui (co-author) and the Math Pathways and Pitfalls project. Register for our online English Language Learner Institute. Download workbook on using data from the California Healthy Kids Survey and California School Climate Survey. Read our new report on pathways to college in Nevada. Find out how California community colleges are helping students meet the state's workforce needs. WestEd staff will present at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness annual conference. New study projects California's need for new school administrators. Enjoy three science books at a 20% discount!
		Multiple Pathways, RTI, Literacy, and More  (January 2010) Enroll in WestEd's literacy & English language learner summer institutes. Read our Policy Perspectives paper on education research. Learn about work-based learning and multiple pathways for student success. Find out how several states have implemented Response to Intervention policy. Register for our webinar on educating overaged and undercredited youth. Visit the New Dropout Prevention Section of Doing What Works. Check out new information from Regional Educational Laboratory West. Increase vocabulary in preK–2 English language learners. Visit us at the 2010 National Title I Conference. Enjoy 20% off our Math Pathways & Pitfalls products.
		Learn More About Our Research & Evaluation Work  (December 2009) Learn about WestEd's research and evaluation studies. Download this research review on full-day kindergarten and student achievement. Participate in two upcoming dropout prevention and reenrollment webinars. Two volumes of our Math Pathways & Pitfalls curriculum are now available. Find out how WestEd's Reading Apprenticeship® improves literacy among ninth graders. Register for our e-workshop series and boost the vocabulary of pre-K — grade 2 English language learners. New product highlights potential strategies for English language learner reform. WestEd will participate at the 2010 National Staff Development Council and National Title I conferences. Enjoy 20% off products by WestEd's Silvia DeRuvo.
		Reducing Dropout Rates, Increasing Literacy Instruction, and More  (November 2009) SchoolsMovingUp will offer webinars on increasing the academic achievement of at-risk students, teaching math to English learners, and incorporating 21st century skills to maximize student success. Download the new dropout prevention and reentry report and commentary on literacy of older, struggling youth. Check out two essential early care publications. WestEd staff will present at the annual conferences of the American Evaluation Association, National Staff Development Council, and California School Board Association. Attend the California Secondary Literacy Summit IX: Best Practices for Schoolwide Literacy. Receive a 20% discount on The Data Coach's Guide to Improving Learning for All Students and Developing an Effective School Plan.
		Response to Intervention, College Access, and More  (October 2009) Our Response to Intervention services help improve student achievement. U.S. Secretary of Education presents at leadership forum. A new guide shows how high schools can help students navigate the path to college. Download a free resource for Smaller Learning Communities grantees. Check out WestEd's archived webinars on turning around low-performing schools. Our Program for Infant/Toddler Care offers a variety of professional development. Order our free school and district improvement catalog. WestEd's Aim for Algebra™ will be featured at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conferences. Enjoy a 20% discount on our leadership books.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - September 2009  Download free chapters from bestelling guides on reaching English learners. Join us on Facebook and Twitter. Find out how several states define and support response to interventions. Download information on turning around low-performing schools. Sign up for the new BuildingChoice.org e-newsletter. Improve academic achievement with DistrictsMovingUp. Enjoy a 20% discount on resiliency books.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - August 2009  Get the most of your magnet school evaluation with our free toolkit. Register for our preK-2 English learner e-workshops. Help English learners increase their college readiness and learn how states are supporting high school English learners. Download our new REL West report on professional teaching standards. Improve student achievement with Teach for Success®. Register for CDC's H1N1 Vaccination Program WebDialogue Series. Help struggling students with our Aim for Algebra™ intervention curriculum. Enjoy a 20% discount on new books from WestEd's Susan Villani and Silvia DeRuvo.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - July 2009  Download WestEd's new report on independent study high schools. View presentations from WestEd's Board of Directors Annual Forum. Register for our e-workshop series on English learners. Download chapters from Resiliency: What We Have Learned. Sign up for our Discussion Builders Workshop. WestEd's Susan Mundry and Katherine Stiles edited a new book on professional learning communities. Check out our archived American Recovery and Reinvestment Act webinars. WestEd's Martin Orland wrote a key chapter in The Handbook of Education Policy.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - June 2009  Apply for our Reading Apprenticeship® and Quality Teaching for English Learners institutes. Download a chapter from Making Mathematics Accessible to English Learners. Register for our free Early Head Start webinar. Enroll in a Discussion Builders workshop. WestEd will present at a national student assessment conference. Download Infant and Toddler Spaces: Design for a Quality Classroom. WestEd's 2008 Annual Report is now available. Receive a 20% discount on Managing Diverse Classrooms: How to Build on Students' Cultural Strengths.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - May 2009  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Find out how WestEd can help. WestEd's Making Math Accessible to English Learners has just been released. Register for free online events, all designed to increase student achievement. Sign up for our Reading Apprenticeship® and Quality Teaching for English Learner institutes. Boost English learners' academic performance with English Learners and the Language Arts. Receive 20% off on Culturally Responsive Mathematics Education.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - April 2009  Aim for Algebra™ increases student achievement. Our new Policy Perspectives paper looks at options for education reform. Register for a web dialogue addressing California student dropout rates. WestEd will have a strong presence at the annual meetings of the American Educational Research Association and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. SchoolsMovingUp is offering free webinars on applying for Early Head Start funds. English Learners and the Language Arts increases the rigor of academic language instruction. Register for Quality Teaching for English Learners' summer institutes. Discussion Builders posters are 20% off through April 30th.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - March 2009  Our new framework focuses on English language proficiency standards and assessments. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide enormous opportunities for states and school districts. A new Policy Perspectives paper advocates an extended school day. Download WestEd's guide on making charter school facilities more affordable. Attend a free webinar highlighting local student assessments. Sign up for our Reading Apprenticeship® Academic Literacy Course. A supplemental curriculum series presents math in a cultural context. WestEd staff will present at the annual conferences of the California Association for Young Children and National Science Teachers Association. Receive a 20% discount on the Handbook of Adolescent Literacy Research through March 31st.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - February 2009  Register now for our Educational Interventions Forum. Help adolescents become better readers. Sign up for English learner seminars. Increase academic performance in your district. Improve infant/toddler care. Enjoy our resources focusing on culture at a 20% discount! Visit WestEd at the National Association for Bilingual Education annual conference, booth 320. Visit WestEd at the California Association for Bilingual Education annual conference, booth 135.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - January 2009  Reach English learners. Help adolescents become more powerful readers. Improve infant/toddler care. Increase science achievement Create and implement accountability plans. Develop administrator and teacher leadership. Conduct effective evaluations.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - December 2008  Improve achievement in mathematics. Download new English learner resource. Learn about WestEd's research and evaluation studies. Enhance your ability to effectively teach science. Learn to lead mathematics training. Increase academic performance in your school or district. Develop an effective school plan.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - November 2008  The U.S. Department of Education's Doing What Works website, produced by WestEd's Innovation Studies Program, features the latest research on improving mathematics education, specifically algebra. Our Making Science Accessible to English Learners Workshop helps educators provide all students access to a rigorous science curriculum. WestEd's Kathy Dunne and Susan Villani have created an effective research-based model that benefits mentors and teachers alike. Two new Innovation Guides, produced by WestEd for the U.S. Department of Education, focus on creating and sustaining successful K-8 and secondary magnet schools. Learn what experts in infant/toddler development and care are saying about research and best practices in a book of essays edited by WestEd's J. Ronald Lally and Peter L. Mangione. Visit our booth at this year's Annual Conference of the National Staff Development Council to learn more about our professional development services. WestEd researchers will present results from several studies at the California Educational Research Association Annual Conference. Enjoy The Handbook of Adolescent Literacy and other selected literacy books at a 20% discount through December 31st.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - October 2008  View presentations on how early childhood development impacts K-12 education. Check out the most recent reports prepared by WestEd's Regional Educational Laboratory West. Increase K-8 English learner academic performance with WestEd's English Learners and the Language Arts. Learn how to promote resilience and youth development in your school community. Turn your school or district around using WestEd's Local Accountability Professional Development Series. Join WestEd at the 2008 National Association for the Education of Young Children's Annual Conference & Expo in Dallas. Stop by the WestEd table at the American Evaluation Association annual conference in Denver. Take 20% off selected professional development products at the WestEd online bookstore.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - September 2008  Register for a series of free English learner webinars sponsored by SchoolsMovingUp. Take our online survey and receive a 20% discount on your next purchase from WestEd's online bookstore. Help teachers become effective in the classroom with the Mentoring New Teachers Through Collaborative Coaching Set. WestEd's Mayumi Shinohara and Kirsten R. Daehler wrote a key chapter in the recently published book, Teachers in Professional Communities. Download the free Trends in California Teacher Demand: A County and Regional Perspective, a new Regional Educational Laboratory West report. WestEd's Local Accountability Professional Development Series and DistrictsMovingUp are designed to turn your school or district around. Enjoy a 20% discount on selected school and district improvement resources. Our SB 472 English Learner Professional Development Training offers evidence-based practical information, demonstration lessons, and more.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - August 2008  A new Regional Educational Laboratory West study focuses on high school students who drop out and reenroll. Take the WestEd E-Bulletin survey and let us know how we are doing! Sign up for our free English learner webinar series. Learn how to evaluate online learning programs for your school. Our Teach for Success® team raises student achievement through excellent teaching. Save 20% on essential literacy and English learner resources.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - July 2008  Teach for Success® improves student achievement by improving the quality of teaching. English Learners and the Language Arts institutes help teachers improve academic performance with research-based strategies. The Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center website offers a new, free data inventory tool. Learn to lead mathematics professional development at our fall institute. A new document, coedited by WestEd's Karen Kearney, describes leadership actions that will lead to improved teaching and learning for all students. Download the free PDF file! WestEd's California Map to Inclusive Child Care website is your one-stop source for inclusive child care materials. Enjoy a 20% discount through August 30th on selected school and district improvement products!
		WestEd E-Bulletin - June 2008  WestEd's services offer one-stop professional development to boost the academic performance of English learners. Our institutes help teachers align their math courses to meet state and local standards. Teach for Success® improves student achievement by improving the quality of teaching in schools. WestEd offers several summer institutes based on our acclaimed Reading Apprenticeship® instructional framework. DistrictsMovingUp provides customized, research-based solutions that meet the needs of your district to ensure student achievement. Participate in our one-day workshop to get students to talk — and think — more conceptually, in any subject. Enjoy a 20% discount through July 31st on selected childhood resources developed in part or in whole by WestEd staff.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - May 2008  Empower your leaders to create and implement quality mathematics professional development. Our Strategic Literacy Initiative will present summer training sessions based on its acclaimed Reading Apprenticeship® instructional framework. Let us help your English learners, preK-12, boost their academic achievement. DistrictsMovingUp provides research-based solutions that meet the needs of your school district. The WestEd 2007 Annual Report, available as a free PDF or hard copy, captures another successful year for our agency. WestEd's Cynthia Greenleaf and Cindy Litman author a key chapter in Best Practices in Adolescent Literacy Instruction. Rather than focusing on educational activities, the authors of a new book emphasize paying attention to the child's whole experience in center-based and family child care programs.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - April 2008  A new report profiles three schools that have implemented mathematics programs that prepare all students for college. WestEd.org now offers RSS feeds, providing quick and easy access to the most recently posted content on our site. Our seasoned staff will help teachers effectively deliver their core literacy and content curriculum to English learners. Improve adolescents' reading comprehension through WestEd's Reading Apprenticeship® training sessions. Need help reaching English learners enrolled in secondary school? Register for one of our summer institutes. A new WestEd book illustrates an effective method for teachers to not only assess what students understand, but also use that information to adjust their teaching. WestEd's K-12 Alliance Science Content Institutes will increase your content knowledge and pedagogical skills for teaching science.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - March 2008  Our professional development services can help your English learners, preK–12, boost their academic achievement. Sign up for our free online events, from English learners and formative assessments to science vocabulary education. Improve adolescents' reading comprehension through our Reading Apprenticeship® training sessions. Leadership team members will achieve maximum results from our mathematics professional development institutes. Use WestEd's Discussion Builders to get students to talk — and think — more conceptually, in any subject. Check out the latest schedule of institutes offered by WestEd's Program for Infant/Toddler Care.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - February 2008  WestEd's Reading Apprenticeship® launches a new academic literacy course, curriculum, and teacher training program targeting ninth graders. Leadership Institutes will prepare academic teams to lead professional development in Reading Apprenticeship. WestEd will have a significant presence at this year's annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Learn rigorous strategies to aid English learners at our summer institutes. WestEd staff will present at the annual National Science Teachers Association National Conference on Science Education. Our upcoming institutes will show leadership teams how to create and implement mathematics professional development.
		WestEd E-Bulletin - January 2008  ELLA institutes help teachers improve academic performance with research-based strategies. Several WestEd staff will present at this year's California Association for Bilingual Education conference. New REL West report finds that it is crucial for students to take college-preparatory classes sooner than later in their high school careers. QTEL summer institutes help teachers and teacher educators reach English learners in secondary school. Online instruction becomes an option for schools and districts looking for new ways to educate students. Resiliency workshops offer strategies in creating supportive, asset-rich environments for children. New book and DVD show data coaches how to examine data in ways that create systematic and continuous school improvement.