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This two-day institute addresses misconceptions about, and provides research-based strategies for, teaching English learner students and students with disabilities.
Delivered through a tablet-based app, Healthy U is a first-of-its-kind teen pregnancy prevention program for young males in a juvenile justice environment.
WestEd projects are featured in the 5th annual STEM for All Video Showcase. The event features over 240 innovative projects aimed at improving STEM learning and teaching, which have been funded by the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies. During the week-long event (May 13-20), researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and members of the public are […]
How can research findings from cognitive and learning sciences be applied in authentic settings to improve student learning outcomes in mathematics?
Explore more than 70 resources designed to help educators at the state and local levels integrate evidence-based SEL and school safety practices into teaching and learning.
Access school climate and culture research, webinars, and services designed to help schools and districts increase student attendance and achievement and improve school safety.
Judith Haymore Sandholtz with the University of California, Irvine, and WestEd researchers Cathy Ringstaff and Bryan Matlen publish longitudinal case studies, supported by the National Science Foundation, that demonstrate how teacher professional development can hold promise in promoting effective early elementary science instruction, and offer guidance on how to cope with school-level factors that change over time.
New research suggests middle school students practicing Transcendental Meditation as part of the widely implemented school Quiet Time program can significantly improve their social-emotional competencies and alleviate psychological distress.
In response to the January 2019–20 California State Budget Proposal, this policy and practice brief offers four recommendations for designing a single, web-based reporting platform for K–12 education agencies through a process that values end users and fosters innovation.
Preliminary evidence suggests that restorative justice practices may have positive effects across several outcomes related to discipline, attendance, graduation, climate, and culture.