WestEd Insights / research and innovations
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How Educators Can Support English Learner Students in Distance Learning
Students who are English learners will require rigorous, well-supported content instruction with ample opportunities for language and critical skills development so that they are not left behind.
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Preventing Students from Dropping Out During COVID-19 School Closures
REL West’s BethAnn Berliner spoke with leading dropout prevention scholar, Dr. Russell W. Rumberger, to discuss students vulnerable to dropping out during this time.
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Engaging and Supporting Families In At-Home Learning During COVID-19
REL West has compiled a list of resources to spark ideas about how to maintain school-family partnerships in the absence of opportunities to interact in person.
News
Events
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Register: English Learners with Disabilities Virtual Summit, July 14-15, 2020
Event Date: July 14, 2020
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Perspectives on English Language Learning: Aída Walqui in Conversation with Leading Scholars
Event Date: July 14, 2020
Making a Difference / WestEd in action
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Leading Formative Assessment in Dallas: Toward Student Agency and Academic Achievement
WestEd's Nancy Gerzon and Barbara Jones explore how the learning culture at one elementary school developed around formative assessment practices with great success.
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Committed. Together. Moving Through COVID-19: Fostering Social, Emotional, and Mental Well-Being [Video]
WestEd’s Natalie Walrond addresses the kind of learning environment and relationships all students need for success when school buildings reopen.
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