English Learners and Migrant Education Services
Fostering Student Success Through Research-Informed Teaching, Leadership Development, and Systems Support
We partner with schools, districts, and states to strengthen language and literacy opportunities for English Learners, out-of-school youth, and migratory learners–students who bring enriched experiences and perspectives to their classrooms and communities.
With a particular focus on facilitating language and literacy development, WestEd builds educator capacity and promote access to rigorous learning opportunities.
Through our partnerships, we strengthen educator expertise and system capacity to support student success through collaborative, research-based professional learning, technical assistance, leadership development and coaching, curriculum design and support, program reviews, and data and research.
Throughout all of our work, we seek to apply evidence to strengthen programs and systemic supports for all students.
The success we’ve had in meeting the needs of our English Learners and families is a direct reflection of the support and guidance we’ve received from our WestEd partners. Thank you for helping us change student expectations and lives.
— Brian Lemos
Director of Instruction and
ELD Greeley-Evans Weld County School District 6
Our Capacities
Our professional development helps K–12 educators of all disciplines create rigorous and practical classroom learning experiences that benefit all learners, with intentional supports for Multilingual Learners.
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Quality Teaching for English Learners Professional Development
QTEL offers research-informed approaches to program design and instructional experiences that teach the conceptual understanding, academic practices, and language that are critical to ensuring success for English Learners.
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Supporting Multilingual Learners With Disabilities
We design professional learning and coaching experiences to support practitioners in identifying when an educator should begin the complex process of determining whether a Multilingual Learner has a disability.
We build organizational capacity to plan and implement strong policies, programs, and practices that support student success.
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Migrant Student Information Network (MSIN)
A central student information system for California’s migratory student population, MSIN supports schools by providing academic, social, and health services to children of migrant families statewide.
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Data Coaching to Understand Long-Term English Learner Trends
To reduce the number of long-term English Learners, WestEd offers hands-on coaching to help districts organize and analyze longitudinal data and uncover patterns that can shape improved outcomes.
WestEd develops and enhances curricula to support academically rigorous and relevant instruction that ensures all students can access grade-level instruction regardless of language proficiency.
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Accelerating Mathematics Participation
RAMP-UP is a 3-week summer bridge program for rising 9th grade students that explores crosscutting concepts in mathematics and provides students classified as Long-Term English Learners with opportunities to accelerate their achievement.
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Materials Development
Using the Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) framework, WestEd works with school districts to develop tailor-made, standards-based curricular units and lessons that foster language and literacy development for K–12 English Learners in specific disciplinary contexts.
We conduct research and evaluation studies that examine the implementation and outcomes of state and district policies and the impacts of programs and interventions on student outcomes.
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National Research and Development Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners
The Center conducts studies aimed at bridging English Learner research and practice bidirectionally and provides compelling and actionable information to improve opportunities.
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Translating Opportunity: Improving Postsecondary Pathways for Multilingual Learners of English
This report intends to increase understanding of postsecondary pathways for Multilingual Learners of English and addresses the challenges they encounter by investigating the policies, program structures, and practices that impact their postsecondary experiences.

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