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Language and the Common Core State Standards
Language pervades the Common Core State Standards even in those instances where the word "language" is not explicitly stated. This paper, written by Leo van Lier and WestEd's Aída Walqui, addresses the place and role of language within the new standards.
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Equal Access to Content Instruction for English Learners: An Example From Science
How can we close the achievement gap for English learners? Access to science instruction may be the missing key.
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Science Learning for Teachers That Improves Students’ Achievement
Professional development programs can document a positive impact on participating teachers, but does it make any difference for students? According to several rigorous research studies analyzing WestEd's Making Sense of SCIENCE professional development, the answer is a resounding yes.
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Implementing a SEAL of Biliteracy
Top educators share strategies used to implement the Seal of Biliteracy in California school districts.
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Cracking the Code for Academic Literacy
Reading Apprenticeship®, a model of academic literacy developed by WestEd's Strategic Literacy Initiative, helps teachers use and explain the reading comprehension strategies distinctive to each content area. Find out more about Reading Apprenticeship in this free download.
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Doing What Works: Research-Based Practices for Secondary Schools
This "one-stop" package contains all the materials you need to conduct six topic-specific workshops on implementing research-based practices in secondary schools.
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Comparing Achievement Trends in Reading and Math Across Arizona Public School Student Subgroups
What percentage of Arizona public school students is proficient in reading and math? How does the percentage differ by student subgroup and school level? And what are the results when only charter schools are examined? Find out in this REL West research brief.
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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Force & Motion for Teachers of Grades 6-8
"What more could you ask for in a professional development experience? I learned new ways to get kids talking about science in a rich way, ways to analyze student work, and ways to improve my lessons. I also came face to face with some of my own science misconceptions. My teaching practice is changed forever."
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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Energy for Teachers of Grades 6-8
"At last we have an outstanding professional development resource that takes into account both students' and teachers' ideas and leads teachers through a collaborative process that makes a measurable difference in their teaching and student achievement." — Page Keeley (Past-President of the National Science Teachers Association and author of the Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series)
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Doing What Works: Adolescent Literacy
This free "one-stop" package, produced by the Doing What Works project at WestEd, contains all the materials you need to conduct six two-hour professional development sessions on improving student literacy in middle and high school.
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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Energy for Teachers of Grades 6–8, Charts
Wall charts serve as the focal point for teacher learning during Making Sense of SCIENCE courses. This bundle includes 36 pre-made charts, making it easy to successfully lead an energy course for teachers, grades 6–8.
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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Energy for Teachers of Grades 6-8, Teacher Book
Published in Collaboration with NSTA Press. Proven through more than a decade of rigorous research to be effective with both teachers and students, Making Sense
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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Force & Motion for Teachers of Grades 6–8, Charts
Wall charts serve as the focal point for teacher learning during Making Sense of SCIENCE courses. This bundle includes 48 pre-made charts, making it easy to successfully lead a force and motion course for teachers, grades 6–8.
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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Force & Motion for Teachers of Grades 6-8, Teacher Book
Published in collaboration with NSTA Press. Proven through more than a decade of rigorous research to be effective with both teachers and students, Making Sense
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CenterView: Scientific Literacy—The Missing Ingredient
This issue of CenterView, produced by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd, offers suggestions to strengthen science education in California.
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QTEL Instructional Coaching: Whole School Change, One Teacher at a Time
Instructional coaches from outside a school offer fresh eyes and needed expertise to school improvement efforts. But to be effective change agents, they must build a genuine partnership with each teacher they coach.
The WestEd Quality Teaching for English Learners approach defines three stages in a classroom lesson. Read on.
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