Free Publications
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Strengthening the Clinical Orientation of Teacher Preparation Programs
This paper identifies key levers to put high-quality clinical experience—that is, the opportunity to practice the work of teaching in classrooms—at the center of teacher preparation
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Building Strong Partnerships to Improve Clinically Oriented Teacher Preparation
This paper describes how CSU campuses and their partner school districts strengthened their relationships and developed strategic partnerships for high-quality, clinically oriented teacher preparation reform.
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The NGEI Approach to Improving Teacher Preparation in the CSU Through a System of Supports
This paper reviews the evolution of a system of support for NGEI campuses that included targeted grant requirements, coaching and technical assistance, and a learning community to help partnerships share problems of practice.
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Integrating Social and Emotional Learning throughout the School System: A Compendium of Resources for District Leaders
This compendium provides resources for district leaders to consider as they seek to implement evidence-based supports to ensure social and emotional learning (SEL) is fully integrated into educational experiences.
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Seizing the Moment: Race Equity Mindsets, Social and Emotional Well-Being, and Outcomes for Students
Join REL West, the Region 15 Comprehensive Center, and the Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety for a free webinar and panel discussion on the interrelationships among race equity mindsets, social and emotional well-being, and outcomes for Black, Latinx, and other students of color.
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NGSS in the Classroom: What Early Implementer Science Instruction Looks Like
What does NGSS science teaching look like in the classroom? The report discusses teachers’ experiences with four instructional practices that promote equitable instruction, an explicit feature of the NGSS.
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California Special Education Funding System Study: A Descriptive Analysis of Special Education Funding in California
This report details the current special education funding system in California, its history, and the role of the state and intermediaries in the distribution and use of those resources.
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Ready Now: Science and Engineering EdTech Guide
This digital EdTech guide contains a variety of K-12+ education technology offerings focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: Part 1 – The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
This report can help charter school authorizers and other sector stakeholders recognize signs of distress in schools in their unique contexts and take action towards the goal of school improvement.
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Lesson Planning for English Learners in Distance Learning Environments: Elementary Educators
In this archived webinar, the presenters demonstrate how elementary educators can adapt and implement lessons in a distance learning environment to support English learners and language development.
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Evidence-Based Support for LGBTQ Middle and High School Students
This free archived webinar brings WestEd, Gender Spectrum, and GLSEN together to explore the research about the experiences of LGBTQ students in middle and high schools and discuss how educators can best support the needs of LGBTQ students.
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Keep Teaching Science! Successful Strategies to Adapt K–12 Science Experiences for Distance Learning
This report from the NextGenScience team highlights strategies and hands-on examples of effective and equitable adaptations for science teaching and learning at a distance.
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Keep Teaching Science: Successful Strategies to Adapt K–12 Science Experiences for Distance Learning
Explore how science lessons and units can be adapted for distance learning while maintaining or enhancing the vision of the Next Generation Science Standards.
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Six Years of Scaling Up: Districtwide Implementations of the Next Generation Science Standards
This 12th report in WestEd's NGSS Early Implementers evaluation series for policymakers, school and district administrators, and professional learning specialists describes the Initiative’s scale-up in its later years to reach all K–8 science teachers.
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It’s About TIME: A Rigorous New Process for Selecting Instructional Materials for Science
This report provides an overview of the California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS) Toolkit for Instructional Materials Evaluation (TIME) process, participants’ perceptions of TIME, a detailed description of statewide TIME trainings, challenges to implementing the TIME process, and recommendations for adoption committees supporting districts’ NGSS implementation.
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