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Restorative Practices Beyond the Classroom: Integrating Circle Practices Into Existing School Processes
The brief describes the need and rationale for expanding the use of restorative practices in contexts outside of the classroom, including IEP/504 meetings, staff meetings, committee meetings, and online spaces.
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Now We Know Our Regional Might: Advancing Equity and Economic Mobility through Career Education
This report describes the efforts of the San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Regional Consortium to improve students’ early community college experiences and lead more students to family-sustaining jobs.
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Equitable Environments and Relationships: Cultivating Strong Tier 1 Practices in Multi-Tiered System of Supports
This archived webinar can help educators cultivate and model strong Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) tier-one practices. Tier 1 of the MTSS framework encompasses core instructions and primary interventions that help to create a supportive atmosphere and build positive relationships between staff and students.
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EdTech Partnerships: Key Findings 2021–2022 Report
The 2021 SBIR Phase I projects in this document showcase the types of EdTech partnerships that WestEd has established and the impact that each project has on promoting success for every learner.
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Restorative Practices Beyond the Classroom: Integrating Circle Practices Into Existing School Processes
The brief produced by the California Center for School Climate (CCSC) describes the need and rationale for expanding the use of restorative practices in contexts outside of the classroom.
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Strategic Use of One-Time State and Federal Resources
Interactive series of virtual learning sessions focused on how to strategically use the one time-funds in combination with ongoing resources to accelerate equitable learning opportunities and supports.
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Moving Toward Instructional Coherence: How Four Popular Student-Centered Approaches Deepen Identity, Agency, Equity, and Community
This paper helps educators consider ways to strengthen their practices in simultaneously implementing formative assessment, deeper learning, culturally responsive and sustaining education, and personalized learning.
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Exploring the Powerful Role of Play in Early Education – Part 2: Play at the Center of the Curriculum
This archived webinar explores how teachers and providers can place play at the center of early childhood curriculum. The panelists describe how to design play spaces as environments for learning, invite children’s playful participation during daily routines, and support children’s play with others, especially when conflicts arise.
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Evaluation of the Kansas City Scholars Program: Year 5 Report
WestEd evaluates the Kansas City Scholars Program in its fifth year of operation. This report explores the characteristics of students participating in the KC Scholars program and to what extent that applicant pools and awardee cohorts have changed over time.
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Leading Voices Podcast Series Episode 1: Adult Well-Being and Creating a Culture of Care
In this episode, Dr. Christina Pate, Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Education’s Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety, and host Danny Torres share a rich discussion about the importance of educator self-care for improved well-being and better student outcomes.
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Exploring the Powerful Role of Play in Early Education – Part 1: Play Matters
In this archived webinar, panelists discuss why play is important to children’s learning and what each of us can do to re-center play as the primary context for early learning.
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What a Systematic Review of 32 Evaluations Says About the Impact of School-Based Law Enforcement
The WestEd Justice and Prevention Research Center, in collaboration with Professor Ben Fisher of Florida State University, conducted a systematic review of research on the effects of school policing on safety, perceptions, and academic outcomes.
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Principal Retention Patterns in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah
This REL West study of principal retention rates aims to help leaders in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah better understand principal retention patterns in their state and enable statewide leadership support initiatives to identify areas where support can be most effective.
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Improving Coordination and Access to Comprehensive School-Based Mental Health Services in California
This report provides data to help leaders make informed decisions about how resources should be allocated and how technical assistance should be designed to effectively support mental health services for students.
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What California Teachers Say About Their Instructional Materials For English Learner Students: New Data and Insights
This CALE knowledge brief summarizes California findings from a nationwide survey on teachers’ perceptions of their instructional materials for English learner students. It includes considerations for improvements in instructional materials and developing policies and professional learning systems.
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