Ione Heigham

Making Work-Based Learning Work: Practical Guidance for Districts and Schools

How does REL Northwest work make a difference for kids? In our nine-part blog series, you'll learn the different ways we serve students, educators, and policymakers across the Pacific Northwest. We start in Portland, Oregon, where REL Northwest is partnering with Portland Public Schools (PPS) to improve student engagement and high school graduation rates, directly addressing educational equity.

Does your teacher evaluation tool include these six key elements of effective teaching? Effective teachers improve student outcomes, both academic and behavioral. Below we summarize six, research-based elements of effective teaching.