WestEd Insights / research and innovations
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English Language Development: Maximize Outcomes for English Learners This Summer
WestEd's Jennifer Blitz talks about virtual professional learning that helps educators provide and facilitate students’ opportunities to listen, speak, and read in ways that lead to writing.
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Five Principles for Transitioning to Physically Distanced, In-Person Learning
Last year, WestEd's Jennifer Folsom offered five principles to guide educators through the COVID-19 pandemic. In this post, Jennifer describes how the same principles can guide the reopening process.
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Reimagining Excellence: Social and Emotional Well-Being and Academic Excellence in Schools
Relaunching school this fall demands a reimagining of education to align with the current needs of students, families, and school staff. A new resource offers districts a blueprint.
News
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Resources for Building Fair and Sustainable Funding Systems
March 24, 2021
Events
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Providing Culturally Responsive and Individualized Infant and Toddler Care
Event Date: May 13, 2021
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Why YOUR Wellness Matters: The Intersections of Leaders' Mental Health, Systems Change, and Equity
Event Date: May 13, 2021
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Making a Difference / WestEd in action
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Education Leaders Learn from "Bright Spot" Mathematics Classrooms in Utah
Discover how a dedicated team of REL West researchers and Utah educators are working on mining and getting teachers to adopt promising math practices.
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How Technology Brings Health Care to Students at School
As one school-based telehealth provider reflects, “the more ways in which we can support children, the more likely we are to change the trajectory of their lives.”
Featured Initiatives
The Reading Apprenticeship program has helped thousands of educators around the country to improve students’ academic identity, engagement, subject-area knowledge, and disciplinary literacy. Learn More
Be part of the growing network of institutions that are empowering students to reach their college and career goals by transforming their mathematics learning experience. Learn More
Making Sense of SCIENCE connects hands-on science with integrated teaching and literacy supports, positively impacting thousands of teachers and students. Learn More