Free Resources
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From Alignment to Action: Nevada’s Work to Expand Developmentally Appropriate Kindergarten Practices
This brief describes the Nevada Department of Education’s (NDE) efforts over the last several years to align and strengthen its system of supports for early childhood learning and development through grade 3.
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Achieving a Shared Statewide Vision for Kindergarten in Hawai‘i
This brief describes the process the state education leaders in the OCID used to review and align the state agency’s vision for kindergarten with existing policy and developmentally appropriate practice while incorporating cultural elements.
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Joyful Literacy in the Early Grades
In this archived webinar, Dr. Sandra Leu Bonanno shares new WestEd resources that provide guidance for implementing culturally affirming and evidence-based early literacy instruction that prioritizes joy and creativity.
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Participatory Systems Change for Equity: An Inquiry Guide for Child-, Youth-, and Family-Serving Agencies
System leaders can use this guide to help facilitate participatory systems change. The guide features elements of participatory systems change that institutions and organizations can apply depending on local context and locally defined goals.
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Understanding School Climate: An Overview of School Climate Domains
A positive school climate fosters healthy interactions and promotes the equitable well-being of students, staff, families, and the school community. This brief defines school climate, identifies its domains, and provides recommendations for assessing school climate.
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Serving the Whole Person—Supporting Learner Health, Safety, and Wellness: Spotlighting Success in Michigan
The report highlights "bright spots" throughout the state—districts that have successfully implemented key social and emotional learning (SEL) practices aligned with the state's priorities to improve outcomes for children.
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Identifying Connections Between Science Learning and Mathematics Education
This brief supports efforts to integrate mathematics and science in education by highlighting the benefits of integration. It also provides examples of what integrated instruction looks like in practice, a set of strategies for promoting this integration, and identifies challenges to integration.
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Critical Race English Education
In this archived webinar, WestEd’s Dr. Lamar Johnson describes how Critical Race English Education (CREE) promotes the (re)imagining of literacy education for all students.
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Culturally Sustaining English Language Development in Grades 6-12
In this archived webinar, Dr. Christine Snyder demonstrates how teachers can design and implement a truly comprehensive approach to ELD, which includes integrated and designated ELD, that will benefit all students.
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Braiding Funds to Support an Effective and Diverse Educator Workforce
This brief is intended to support education leaders in California with coordinating—or braiding—state funds, federal funds, and specialized grants to build and support an effective, diverse educator workforce.
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Pivoting an In-Person Multiplatform Science Program to a Virtual Program During a Pandemic: Lessons Learned
This article, co-authored by WestEd and published by Children, Youth and Environments, discusses two evaluation studies of a multi-platform science learning program.
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Creating Communities of Care: How Charter Schools Can Develop Systems That Support Student Mental Health
This resource aims to help charter schools improve student mental health and well-being to set the foundation for school community wellness.
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Does School Climate Distinguish Consistently High-Performing Schools From Others?
This brief uses available data on school performance, school climate, and student demographics in California to examine how school climate can explain why some schools consistently outperform other schools academically.
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California Center for School Climate: Summary of Year 1 Activities
This recently released report presents details from surveys and polls of individuals who received technical assistance support from the CCSC.
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Protecting the Privacy of Personal Information in Integrated Data Systems: Disclosure Avoidance Methods
This paper provides information on disclosure avoidance within the context of an integrated data system.
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