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ResourceTraining 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.

Webinar thumbnail for the WestEd Leading Together Webinar Series featuring the session title "Language at Work: Building Reading Comprehension Through Writing"
ResourceGuide

Leading With Urgency: 5 Levers for Effective School Improvement and Lasting Change 

Part of WestEd’s VITAL Education Series, Leading With Urgency introduces a practical, field-tested framework designed to help K–12 principals navigate the complex challenges of leading meaningful school change efforts.

Leading With Urgency 5 Levers for Effective School Improvement and Lasting Change by Joseph G. Sassone
ResourceTraining 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.

Webinar thumbnail for the WestEd Leading Together Webinar Series featuring the session title "Beyond Language Development: Designing Quality Opportunities to Learn for Newcomer Students."
ResourceReport

Evaluation of Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers (M3T): Analysis of Student Math Achievement Data in West Virginia

This WestEd report of West Virginia’s Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teacher (M3T) project examines whether developing teacher leadership improves student achievement, finding promising gains in grades 6 through 8 after sustained exposure to Math Teacher Leaders.

Cover page of a WestEd report titled "Evaluation of Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers (M3T): Analysis of Student Math Achievement Data in West Virginia" by Joshua Valcarcel, Kevin Huang, Bryan Matlen, and Rebecca Perry, June 2026.
ResourceBrief

Declining Enrollment in America’s Public Schools: How States Can Respond Strategically

This WestEd and Bellwether policy brief examines sustained K–12 enrollment decline and offers three recommendations to help state leaders align funding, build local capacity, and strengthen public confidence in public schools.

Cover page of a Bellwether and WestEd policy brief titled "Declining Enrollment in America's Public Schools: How States Can Respond Strategically" by Carrie Hahnel and Jason Willis, June 2026, featuring a photo of empty classroom desks and chairs.
ResourceReport

Evaluating the Impact of Innovamat Elementary Math Curriculum on Student Learning: A Quasi-Experimental Matched-Comparison Study

This study examines the effects of Innovamat, a mathematics curriculum and
instructional approach that aligns classroom practice more closely with
research in mathematics education on math achievement.

Cover page of a WestEd report titled "Evaluating the Impact of Innovamat Elementary Math Curriculum on Student Learning: A Quasi-Experimental Matched-Comparison Study" by Mingyu Feng and Kevin Huang, June 2026.
ResourceReport

Improving American Indian Student Outcomes in Nevada

An impact story describing how the Western Educational Equity Assistance Center (WEEAC) at WestEd partnered with Nevada’s Office of Indian Education to develop the Plan to Improve Outcomes for American Indian Students in Nevada 2025–2030.

Cover page of a 2026 WEEAC and Utah Education Policy Center impact story titled "Improving American Indian Student Outcomes in Nevada," describing WEEAC's technical assistance to Nevada's Office of Indian Education in developing a 5-year improvement plan.
ResourceTraining and Professional DevelopmentGuide

Reading to Learn: A 7-Step Framework for Optimizing Comprehension, Pre-K–12

Part of WestEd’s VITAL Education Series, this practical book provides a research-based, 7-step process to develop reading comprehension skills across all content areas and grade levels.

Cover page of the VITAL Education Series resource titled, "Reading to LEARN: A 7-Step Framework for Optimizing Comprehension," by Kevin Perks and Melissa Strand.
ResourceReport

Beyond Curriculum Adoption: What District Leaders Are Saying About Using Illustrative Mathematics

This report draws on interviews with leaders in seven Massachusetts districts to examine how they implemented Illustrative Mathematics in grades 6–8, with practical lessons for high-quality instructional materials adoption.

Cover page of a WestEd report titled "Beyond Curriculum Adoption: What District Leaders Are Saying About Using Illustrative Mathematics" by Maggie Hannan, Sarah Rainier, and Rebecca Perry, featuring a photo of smiling educators collaborating at a conference table.
ResourceResearch and Evaluation

Integrated Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning: A New Rigorous and Relevant Mathematics Course for 3rd- and 4th-Year High School Students

In this webinar, WestEd and the Charles A. Dana Center introduce Integrated Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning (ISQR), a new 3rd- and 4th-year high school math course developed with the Charles A. Dana Center. Learn how ISQR is being piloted in districts across multiple states and how it can support students in their own context.

Webinar: Integrated Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning