A Selection of REL-Developed Tools and Research for Rural Practitioners

Time: TBD

Description: This event will feature two back-to-back, 1-hour-long session presentations by REL researchers at the National Forum to Advance Rural Education. The first session will provide examples of REL-developed tools for instructional improvement (REL Central), continuous improvement (REL Northeast and Islands and REL Midwest), counseling guidance on postsecondary planning (REL Northwest), and evidence-based career counseling (REL Southeast). The second session will provide information on projects focusing on teacher recruitment, mobility, and retention (REL Central and REL Northwest), and on the integration of technology into instructional practices (REL Midwest). Both sessions will also include a brief presentation about the Ask A REL process.

Partnership or Research Alliance: Rural Education Research Alliance

Audience: The target audience includes school and district administrators, school counselors, and teachers from rural settings.

Speakers: Facilitator: Douglas Gagnon (REL Central) Presenters: David Yanoski (REL Central); Pamela J. Buffington (REL Northeast and Islands); Jacqueline Raphael (REL Northwest); Kevin Smith (REL Southeast); Jonathan Margolin and Marshal Conley (REL Midwest); Stephen J. Meyer, Emma V. Espel, and Shelley H. Billig (REL Central); and Ashley Pierson (REL Northwest)