Free Publications
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California College Promise: Program Characteristics and Perceptions from the Field
This report describes College Promise programs in California, including the number of College Promise programs, features, and general perceptions held by practitioners, leaders, and policymakers.
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The Comprehensive Needs Assessment Process
This archived webinar describes WestEd’s Comprehensive Needs Assessment, a service designed to help education leaders quickly and thoroughly assess and strengthen school improvement plans and achieve enduring outcomes.
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Supporting Transformational Leadership
Learn about WestEd’s approach to Transformational Leadership using the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement.
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Engaged and Learning Science: How Students Benefit from Next Generation Science Standards Teaching
Learn how a diverse population of students are benefiting from their districts’ participation in the Early Implementers Initiative, a four-year initiative created to help eight California school districts and two charter management organizations implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
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Making Middle School Science Whole: Transitioning to an Integrated Approach to Science Instruction
This evaluation report discusses the integration of science disciplines in grades 6-8, including the benefits and challenges of the California preferred integrated model for science instruction.
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Impact Study of the Galt Personalized Learning Model
This report describes a personalized learning model developed by Galt Joint Union Elementary School District, the gradual implementation of the model over a four-year period, and the results of an impact study focused on measuring its effectiveness.
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Math in Common #13: Improving the Dynamics of Classroom Instruction in Response to the Common Core
A recent survey of teachers and administrators in 10 California school districts show educators’ steadily increasing levels of confidence and feelings of support for making the changes required by new math standards.
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Data-Driven School Improvement with WestEd's Four Domains CALL System
Receive an introduction to WestEd’s Four Domains CALL System, an online tool designed to identify a school or district’s unique leadership opportunities and challenges.
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CenterView: How Protocols Empower Teacher Leaders to Lead and Teachers to Teach
This CenterView describes three protocols designed to help teachers communicate in a focused way that can often lead to change in practice.
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How Successful School Improvement Plans Prioritize Culture and Climate
Learn how to implement policies and practices that improve school climate and engage all stakeholders in school improvement efforts.
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The Initial Impact of the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA) Policy on Preparation Programs
This report presents a useful snapshot of the current state of preparation programs that are preparing for consequential implementation of the CalAPA policy.
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Social and Emotional Learning: A Whole Child Approach to Education
This webinar will explore how social and emotional learning competencies support secondary literacy.
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Five Misconceptions About School Shootings
This research brief addresses five common misconceptions about school shootings and their perpetrators and presents a balanced perspective on what can be done to better promote school safety.
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Using Learning Huddles to Improve Teaching and Learning
In this one-hour webinar, practitioners will discuss their early experiences and lessons learned while facilitating and participating in learning huddles.
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Thought Leadership Forum Brief: Talent Development and Opportunity Culture
What is opportunity culture and how does it fit into the four domains of rapid school improvement? Find out in a new brief from the Center on School Turnaround.
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