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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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