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Merging Cognitive Science and Curriculum to Strengthen Middle School Math
WestEd's National Center on Cognition & Mathematics Instruction is conducting research to evaluate the effectiveness of a seventh grade math curriculum that has been revised to incorporate cognitive science principles. Learn about the center's efforts in this free article.
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Equity-Focused Schools Carry All Students to High Levels
Growing Into Equity: Professional Learning and Personalization shares lessons gleaned from public, high-poverty schools that have sustained high achievement through personalized learning. This free article describes the main findings detailed in the book.
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Rural Turnaround Challenges and Opportunities
The strength and commitment of local community members in a rural area can provide one of the biggest boosts to school turnaround efforts. Learn why in this free article.
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Never Too Late: Boosting Reading Skills in Community College
Learn how community college instructors use the research-based Reading Apprenticeship approach to help students collaborate with one another to identify and address their specific reading challenges.
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Academy Breaks the Isolation of Special Education Directors
The Special Education Leadership Academy in Massachusetts addresses professional isolation and potential burnout by bringing special education directors together for much needed networking, professional development, and updates in their field. Learn more in this free download.
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Helping English Learners Rise to the Challenge of Complex Texts
English language learner students at the secondary level can learn rigorous content and academic English language skills much more quickly than educators have traditionally believed. Read about an instructional approach designed to help achieve this goal.
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A Call to Action on Behalf of U.S. Babies
For Our Babies is a national initiative to promote healthy development in U.S. children. In this article, learn about this initiative and how brain research shows that a healthy, nurturing, and engaging first three years of life are critical to babies' brain development, which supports success in school and life.
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How the Common Core Shifts the Focus of Mathematics Learning
Download this paper to read how the Common Core is shifting the focus of mathematics learning and strategies to help address the challenges.
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Support for a Big Opportunity: Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards
LAPDS team members are drawing on successful strategies to help teachers shift what and how they teach in order to effectively meet the new standards. Learn more about these strategies in this free paper.
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WestEd Experts Offer Common Core Guidance
As educators, administrators, and policymakers throughout the nation prepare to implement the Common Core State Standards, WestEd staff have worked hard to provide the support needed to meet the challenges of this process.
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Building a Next-Generation Assessment System Aligned to the Common Core
Read this paper to learn more about how this next-generation assessment system will be aligned to the Common Core.
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Parents as Partners in Student Achievement
Parent-teacher conferences are key to boosting students' academic success, and have long been the primary tool that schools use to promote school-family engagement. Through one case study, learn how WestEd's Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT) project put a new and effective twist on parent-teacher interaction.
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Mentoring Program Supports Collaborative School Culture
Creating a mentoring program for new teachers is an effective best practice being adopted by many school districts. It's a practice that offers teachers an opportunity to purposefully build their instructional skills from their first days in the classroom. While a mentoring program is usually designed for developing and retaining novice teachers, it can also be used to promote ongoing teacher learning.
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Conquering the Pitfalls on the Pathway to Math Success
Research shows that exposure to WestEd's Math Pathways & Pitfalls curriculum can be transformative in moving students to a more confident and successful experience, and raising both standardized and project-administered test scores. Learn more in this article.
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Students Take an Alternative Route to Algebra 1 Success
The Aim for Algebra curriculum has shown impressive results—not only with secondary students, but also those in middle school. Get the scoop on this WestEd project.
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