New REL West Equity-Focused Partnerships Launching in 2022
Approximately ten new REL West partnerships are launching in 2022, each of which have a distinct set of short, medium, and long-term goals to achieve measurable educator or student outcomes.
Approximately ten new REL West partnerships are launching in 2022, each of which have a distinct set of short, medium, and long-term goals to achieve measurable educator or student outcomes.
The pandemic has significantly impacted assessment and accountability systems. Recently, WestEd's experts met to discuss lessons learned from the pandemic and implications for the future.
WestEd’s Elsa Billings and Aída Walqui explore the “zone of proximal development,” perhaps one of the most common and yet misunderstood terms in education.
English learnersEquityProfessional developmentSchools and districts
The two resources highlighted in this Spotlight support state education agency leaders in identifying and addressing long-standing systemic inequities.
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The theme of this year’s conference is “From Reckoning to Racial Justice: Centering Underserved Communities in Research on Educational Effectiveness.”
WestEd is pleased to announce the agency is awarded a new five-year contract from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to operate the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) West, furthering WestEd’s 60-year history of committed partnership with state departments of education, districts, and schools to improve the lives of students throughout the West region.
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Collaborating with REL West, districts identified areas of opportunity and developed a strategy to improve safety, well-being, and engagement for Black and Latinx students.
RIDE will work closely with Carnegie Math Pathways at WestEd and other partners to pilot a course that combines student-centered pedagogy and a real-world curriculum to strengthen students' pre-algebra skills while encouraging their social and emotional development.
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This month, WestEd highlights resources that help early childhood professionals provide a calm environment where infants, toddlers, and young children can thrive.
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