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Discover how STEM teachers can use generative AI for real instructional impact, with research insights on current use, barriers, and the supports needed for student-centered learning.

Join WestEd expert Brent Jackson at the 2026 Michigan Adult Education and Training Conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 5–7, 2026.

Join WestEd expert Sterling Smith at the 2026 Correctional Education Association (CEA) Forum, May 3–5, 2026, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Join WestEd at the 2026 BOOST Conference, April 28–May 1, 2026, at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California.  

With funding from The Wallace Foundation, WestEd and the NAESP Foundation are launching two national projects to modernize how school principals are evaluated.

This WestEd resource explains the statewide BHSSA evaluation, a multi-year study assessing how California’s school behavioral health investments are strengthening student wellness systems across county and local education agency partnerships.

This WestEd resource describes the Youth Engagement Cohort model, a student-centered process in which young people examine data, share perspectives, and present recommendations to shape California’s school behavioral health systems under the BHSSA.

Katie D’Silva is an expert in K–16 STEM education, with a deep commitment to ensuring positive outcomes for all. She partners with teachers, college faculty, districts, education product developers, and other researchers to boost the impact of their programs and increase opportunity and success for all students.

In this Spotlight, we explore three recent WestEd resources that examine what it takes to build assessment systems, practices, and tools that genuinely support teaching and learning.

Join WestEd expert Brent Jackson for an exciting session at the 2026 Pennsylvania Association for Adult Continuing Education Conference held both in-person in State College, Pennsylvania, and virtually.