Announcing New WestEd Division Directors: Susan Mundry and Ursula Wright
WestEd is pleased to announce the expansion of its senior leadership team with the appointment of two new Division Directors: Susan Mundry and Ursula Wright.
WestEd Announces 2020–2021 NextGenScience Peer Review Panel (PRP) Launch
The NextGenScience project at WestEd has finalized the selection of a Peer Review Panel to continue its work evaluating lesson sequences and units designed for the Next Generation Science Standards, and sharing selected high-quality examples online.
Supporting Your Successful Fall Restart: WestEd Shares Guidance with the Council of Chief State School Officers
WestEd recently partnered with the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to provide key guidance for the recently launched “Restart and Recovery: Considerations for Teaching and Learning”— a fully customizable series of vetted resources addressing system-level conditions, academics, and student wellbeing. “The WestEd team is glad to have supported CCSSO,” says Natalie Walrond, Director […]
WestEd Appoints Rena Dorph as New Board of Directors Chair
Rena Dorph is the newly elected chair of WestEd’s Board of Directors. Currently the Director of the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Dorph has three decades of experience in the field of education. She begins her one-year term as Board Chair on July 16, 2020.
WestEd Leads New National Research and Development Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners
WestEd is pleased to announce the agency has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Center for Education Research (NCER), within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), to lead one of two new national R&D centers that will focus on innovative solutions to improving opportunities and achievement for English Learners in secondary settings. The […]
Strategies for Trauma-Informed Distance Learning: Guidance from the Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety
To help educators use trauma-informed teaching practices in distance learning contexts, this brief offers strategies, with specific examples, for recognizing and responding to students’ social and emotional needs while teaching remotely.
A Message from Glen Harvey Regarding the Death of George Floyd
We need to acknowledge what happened to Mr. Floyd — and to acknowledge how many times similar acts of violence have been wrought on other members of the Black community.
Spotlight: Evidence and Research Use in Education Policy and Practice
Check out these tools and resources designed to assist educators and policymakers in shaping practice based on evidence in schools, districts, and across states.
NextGenScience at WestEd: Transforming Science Teaching and Learning
WestEd is pleased to announce the launch of NextGenScience—a new project and team focused on advancing science teaching, learning, and achievement nationwide through the implementation of rigorous science standards.