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Training and Professional Development

Statewide Technical Assistance for Charter Schools (STACS) Webinar Session 3: Designing High-Impact and Inclusive Academic Instruction 

This session explored a set of High-Leverage Practices (HLPs) for special educators and general education teachers, published by the Council for Exceptional Children in partnership...
Leading for Better Outcomes Webinar

Training and Professional Development

Leading for Better Outcomes: 10 Recommendations for Stronger Special Education Systems 

In this 30-minute session, presenter Tori Ballew shares what the on-the-ground data reveals: the systemic gaps that surface in most districts reviewed and the top 10 recommendations proven to close them.
Beyond Grade Level: Meeting Advanced Readers Where They Are and Where They Can Go

Training and Professional Development

Beyond Grade Level: Meeting Advanced Readers Where They Are and Where They Can Go

This 30-Minute Leading Together webinar examines what the research tells us about reading development at the upper end of the continuum: why advanced readers still benefit from explicit instruction, how comprehension deepens through disciplinary reading and critical analysis, and what it looks like to design experiences that genuinely stretch capable readers.
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Research and Evaluation

Preliminary Findings From the BHSSA School Behavioral Health Systems Survey

Get early insights from the statewide Behavioral Health Student Services Act (BHSSA) evaluation by WestEd in collaboration with the California Commission for Behavioral Health.
Reading Comprehension Is More Than Decoding

Training and Professional Development

Reading Comprehension Is More Than Decoding

This 30-minute Leading Together webinar takes educators beyond the “crack the code” view of reading to explore what actually drives comprehension: the rich web of background knowledge, vocabulary, inferencing, and language understanding that readers bring to a text.  
Language at the Center: Expressive and Academic Language as the Engine for Reading Comprehension

Training and Professional Development

Language at the Center: Expressive and Academic Language as the Engine for Reading Comprehension

This 30-minute Leading Together webinar examines how oral language development, including syntax, vocabulary depth, and discourse structure, underpins the ability to construct meaning from complex texts. 
Comprehension Without Compromise: High Expectations for Every Reader

Training and Professional Development

Comprehension Without Compromise: High Expectations for Every Reader

This 30-minute Leading Together webinar examines how educators can use evidence-based accommodations and tiered instructional approaches to maintain curriculum depth while removing barriers to engagement.
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Training and Professional Development

Language at Work: Building Reading Comprehension Through Writing

In this 30-minute webinar, we explore how writing about content, in students’ own voices and in the language of each discipline, can build and hone the skills that complex texts demand. We offer practical strategies for K–12 classrooms and content areas throughout.
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Training and Professional Development

Beyond Language Development: Designing Quality Opportunities to Learn for Newcomer Students

In this recorded webinar, explore how schools can support newcomer English Learners through integrated, simultaneous language and content instruction, and preview how QTEL Summer Institutes deepen this work through sustained professional learning.