Engaging Students and Families From Diverse Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Districts and schools are communicating caring and concern, validating the unique and difficult circumstances families currently face, and forging connections between home and school.
Interactive Read-Alouds: Learning From Books Together
This REL West video shares tips for designing interactive read-alouds that support literacy development, extend understanding of language, and build comprehension skills.
Creating Equity, Excellence, and Well-Being in Education
Throughout this and every school year, schools and districts should address the well-being and connection needs of both students and staff as a first priority before academic teaching and learning.
The Power of Collaborative Teacher Learning: Reflections on the 2020 Assessment for Learning Conference
Three teachers offer insights about formative assessment, ecosystems for learning, student and teacher agency, and the power of community.
Five Post-COVID Workforce Development Strategies
As states reopen and plan to do more with less, they should take this time to develop workforce strategies that will build the workforce necessary to compete once the pandemic is under control.
Formative Assessment and Online Learning: Non-Negotiables for the New School Year
The transfer of learning to an online environment during the pandemic forces teachers to reevaluate those aspects of their formative assessment practices that are non-negotiable.
School Social Work in the Time of COVID-19: When Human-Centered Work Moved Online
"School social workers are agile and have a strengths-based orientation.... We meet students where they’re at, and they’re stepping up with resilience and connecting with us."
Using Visualizations to Improve K-12 Student Learning
Researchers discuss how processes of visual comparison enhance student learning and communicate complex ideas in an effective way.
How "Classrooms on Wheels" Reaches Rural Preschoolers During the Pandemic
REL West talks with community organizers in rural Nevada about how to ensure kindergarten readiness and how their programming pivoted during the pandemic.
Reaching, Teaching, and Empowering Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic
REL West explores home-school-community partnerships and the importance of sharing responsibility for children’s learning during COVID-19.