Additional Resources

This REL Corner shares resources on embedding authentic formative assessment.

This collection of Handle With Care (HWC) resources can assist district and school staff monitor implementation and student outcome data for the HWC program. HWC fosters collaboration among local law enforcement, first responders, mental health providers, and school staff to identify and support students who experience trauma. Use these resources to learn more about HWC and using data for decisionmaking.

This Action Agenda was developed in partnership with the Cross-State Collaborative to Support Schools in the Opioid Crisis to propose a vision and path forward for a broad coalition of partners to bring inclusive, equitable, and evidence-based supports to students and educators experiencing trauma and transform outcomes in the Appalachian region.

This REL Corner provides educators and education leaders with a compilation of resources organized by topic, to support the reflection of their practice this summer and planning for the school year ahead.

This REL Corner shares resources on social emotional learning and growth mindset that help educators celebrate who their students are as people and as learners and support a culture of respect.

This REL Corner shares resources on social emotional learning.

REL Appalachia introduced the College Access Evidence Matrix, an informational resource designed to help college-access providers and educational leaders easily find proven interventions, aligned to the highest Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) evidence standards, that can increase the likelihood that students successfully transition to postsecondary education and training.

This REL Corner shares resources that support educators in ensuring student access to technology and other supports, as well as strengthening student engagement post-pandemic.

This REL Corner provides educators and education leaders with a compilation of resources organized by topic, to support the reflection of their practice this summer and planning for the school year ahead.

This infographic highlights the top career and technical education credentials Virginia high school graduates earned between 2011 to 2017, the period before and immediately following a change in graduation requirements. In 2017, six of the top ten credentials Standard diploma graduates earned were broad credentials, which according to empirical evidence, may hold little value in the labor market.

REL Appalachia (REL AP) staff introduced a new resource compilation for school counselors that shares research and strategies to promote non-academic skills to strengthen students' transition to postsecondary education and training.

This systemic review sought to identify nonacademic interventions with evidence of positive effects on postsecondary enrollment, academic performance, persistence, and completion, particularly with rural and high-poverty populations. The review identifies three nonacademic interventions with evidence of potentially positive effects on postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion for rural or high-poverty populations, but more research is needed at the intersection of these variables.

This document shares takeaways from a convening of experts on supporting and measuring career readiness. At the convening, researchers identified four hot topics in career readiness that educators and researchers are exploring across the nation. The document provides an overview of each hot topic, a summary of common challenges, and a list of practical resources that may be useful to educators and researchers grappling with the issue in their own work.

This REL Corner shares resources on college and career readiness.

This infographic highlights the current status of the alignment between educational opportunities and labor market projections. State leaders are working to stimulate the economy by attracting new industries, e.g. aerospace and technology and information services.

In this video, Dr. Patricia Kannapel dives deeper into the findings and implications of REL Appalachia's study on the implementation of dual credit programs in Kentucky. The study found that although Kentucky's districts are keenly promoting dual credit programs to further college and career readiness, program implementation varied widely among the six districts in the study. Dr. Kannapel discusses these findings and possible solutions to ensure equitable access to dual credit programs across school districts.

This collection of continuous improvement resources was designed to support education leaders in Kentucky as they strengthen implementation of evidence-based practices to boost student achievement. The collection includes a facilitator workbook, slide decks, and short videos to orient users to the resources. Dive into these resources to learn more about the continuous improvement process.

This REL Corner provides educators and education leaders with a compilation of resources organized by topic, to support the reflection of their practice this summer and planning for the school year ahead.

This REL Corner shares resources on how educators and district leaders can rethink data use to support student learning during and after COVID-19.

This infographic displays the educational outcomes of different student groups who completed Algebra I in grades 7, 8, and 9 in Virginia.

REL Appalachia partnered with the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS) to host this webinar on the capabilities, products, and services available to Kentucky school districts and practitioners through KCEWS and the Kentucky Longitudinal Data System (KLDS).

This collection of Handle With Care (HWC) resources can assist district and school staff monitor implementation and student outcome data for the HWC program. HWC fosters collaboration among local law enforcement, first responders, mental health providers, and school staff to identify and support students who experience trauma. Use these resources to learn more about HWC and using data for decisionmaking.

This REL Corner shares resources on how to best engage students, despite challenges related to COVID-19.

This whiteboard animation captures the important steps in building functional EWS data visualizations.

This infographic summarizes EWS data at a state, district, or school level using a dashboard. REL Appalachia will focus on EWSs that display information that is easy to understand and actionable for education stakeholders.

Attendees discuss several different types of Early Warning Systems. Participants also explore how other types of state, district, or national accountability systems can be marshalled to serve as a type of EWS or an alternative model for a system.

This Action Agenda was developed in partnership with the Cross-State Collaborative to Support Schools in the Opioid Crisis to propose a vision and path forward for a broad coalition of partners to bring inclusive, equitable, and evidence-based supports to students and educators experiencing trauma and transform outcomes in the Appalachian region.

This video introduces REL Appalachia's Community Math Nights and the new toolkit, Community Math Nights Facilitators' Toolkit. This descriptive transcript is intended to support web accessibility for this video.

This REL Corner shares resources from across the REL program on strategies and best-practices educators can use to promote deeper learning and skills related to Virginia's Five C's: critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creative thinking, and citizenship.

To increase the use of instructional practices that help students succeed in math, consider these six steps to integrate research and educator expertise into professional learning.

This collection of continuous improvement resources was designed to support education leaders in Kentucky as they strengthen implementation of evidence-based practices to boost student achievement. The collection includes a facilitator workbook, slide decks, and short videos to orient users to the resources. Dive into these resources to learn more about the continuous improvement process.

This REL Corner shares resources that support educators in ensuring student access to technology and other supports, as well as strengthening student engagement post-pandemic.

This REL Corner provides educators and education leaders with a compilation of resources organized by topic, to support the reflection of their practice this summer and planning for the school year ahead.

This REL Corner shares resources from across the REL program that support educators and education leaders in learning more about assessment practices and grading policies to support student success.

This infographic displays examples of feedback and strategies educators can use to support student learning in remote or hybrid settings beyond COVID-19.

This REL Corner shares resources to support educators and education leaders interested in promoting student summer learning and preventing summer learning loss.

This REL Corner shares resources to support educators in adapting and differentiating instruction to meet learning needs now and post COVID-19.

This REL Corner shares resources on how educators and district leaders can rethink data use to support student learning during and after COVID-19.

This REL Corner shares resources that educators can use to create communities within classrooms to provide students with targeted supports.

This REL Corner shares resources to support educators' and school leaders' understanding of cultural responsiveness to create more inclusive experiences for students and families.

This REL Corner shares resources to support the transition of professional learning to virtual environments.

This REL Corner shares resources for building greater understanding of cultural responsiveness and creating inclusive environments for all students, especially students with disabilities.

This REL Corner shares resources on online/digital learning for supporting educators and students in K–12 and higher education.

This REL Corner shares resources on implementing quality instruction, creating collaborative and worthwhile and meaningful learning experiences, and adjusting for diverse learners.

This REL Corner shares resources on redefining teacher and student roles.

This REL Corner shares resources on implementing quality instruction to help educators grow and improve their practice.

This REL Corner shares resources on competency-based learning and supporting skills related to Virginia's Five C's: critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creative thinking, and citizenship.

This REL Corner shares resources from across the REL program on policies and practices to equitably support students' academic achievement and well-being.

This infographic displays the educational outcomes of different student groups who completed Algebra I in grades 7, 8, and 9 in Virginia.

This set of resources can help educators and program leaders enhance their understanding of ESSA evidence levels and learn to apply the ESSA evidence framework to postsecondary transitions practices.

This summary of research findings identifies interventions that have been studied and have results verified by independent sources.

This summary of research findings identifies interventions that have been studied and have results verified by independent sources.

This summary of research findings identifies interventions that have been studied and have results verified by independent sources.

This memo describes the available evidence base for four early literacy summer programs and indicates where additional reviews would be helpful to determine their effectiveness.

This REL Corner provides educators and education leaders with a compilation of resources organized by topic, to support the reflection of their practice this summer and planning for the school year ahead.

These resources include a methodological summary and slide deck that describe how REL Appalachia (REL AP) and the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and KDE staff generated statistical models to predict school performance and changes in school performance over time based on the demographic makeup of schools and shifts in these student populations over time. The resources also describe results from quantitative analyses of schools' adjusted school-level gains in grade 3 mathematics and reading performance over five school years, regardless of their starting point with respect to student performance.

This infographic shares the role of community partners and strategies for promoting math learning in K-12 settings.

This video introduces REL Appalachia's Community Math Nights and the new toolkit, Community Math Nights Facilitators' Toolkit. This descriptive transcript is intended to support web accessibility for this video.

To increase the use of instructional practices that help students succeed in math, consider these six steps to integrate research and educator expertise into professional learning.

These how-to analysis resources include a memo and a graph template to support Virginia school division leaders and mathematics content experts with using data to inform and improve decisions about policy and practice related to mathematics coursetaking pathways.

This REL Corner provides educators and education leaders with a compilation of resources organized by topic, to support the reflection of their practice this summer and planning for the school year ahead.

These resources include a methodological summary and slide deck that describe how REL Appalachia (REL AP) and the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and KDE staff generated statistical models to predict school performance and changes in school performance over time based on the demographic makeup of schools and shifts in these student populations over time. The resources also describe results from quantitative analyses of schools' adjusted school-level gains in grade 3 mathematics and reading performance over five school years, regardless of their starting point with respect to student performance.

This infographic displays the educational outcomes of different student groups who completed Algebra I in grades 7, 8, and 9 in Virginia.

This REL Corner shares resources on STEM.

This REL Corner shares resources on teaching and learning mathematics.

This webinar shared research-based strategies that support all learners in preparing for algebra I, including English learner students and students who are struggling. Presenters focused on the use of visual representations to support mathematics content learning and reviewed mathematics tasks to demonstrate using visual representations to see algebraic relationships.

This infographic displays research on the importance of mathematics from success in elementary school to college and careers. It is intended to support family members in understanding how mathematics learning influences their child's future and provide simple ways that family members can encourage positive mathematics attitudes and learning.

REL Appalachia held a webinar on instructional strategies for improving instruction on rational numbers, a critical concept area in middle school mathematics. The webinar addressed the reasons students struggle with rational numbers and why it is a difficult subject to teach. It also provided specific, research-based strategies for teaching foundational concepts within the subject area.

This webinar provided recommendations for instruction to improve students' problem-solving skills, along with strategies for division-level leaders as they make curricular decisions and develop and implement professional development for teachers. This event focused on the research and recommendations found in IES Practice Guides "Improving Mathematical Problem Solving in Grades 4 through 8" and "Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention (RtI) for Elementary and Middle Schools."

This REL Corner shares resources that support educators in ensuring student access to technology and other supports, as well as strengthening student engagement post-pandemic.

This REL Corner provides educators and education leaders with a compilation of resources organized by topic, to support the reflection of their practice this summer and planning for the school year ahead.

This infographic displays examples of feedback and strategies educators can use to support student learning in remote or hybrid settings beyond COVID-19.

This REL Corner shares tips and strategies for creating an online culture that supports the well-being and success of students and educators during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This REL Corner shares resources to support hard-to-reach populations and students with special needs through remote learning, including virtual and distance learning models.

This resource shares evidence-based online learning resources to support students.

This REL Corner shares resources on online/digital learning for supporting educators and students in K–12 and higher education.

This infographic shows how members of the school community can use a continuous improvement approach to examine school culture, make adjustments to practices or programs, gather data to inform changes, and study the effect of any changes on outcomes of interest.

This REL Corner shares strategies and recommendations educators and schools can implement to support students' well-being, academic progress, and social-emotional learning during the transition to hybrid or in-person learning settings.

This REL Corner shares resources to support the transition of professional learning to virtual environments.

This REL Corner shares resources on how to best engage students, despite challenges related to COVID-19.

This REL Corner shares resources on school culture and engagement.

This REL Corner shares resources on equity.

This Action Agenda was developed in partnership with the Cross-State Collaborative to Support Schools in the Opioid Crisis to propose a vision and path forward for a broad coalition of partners to bring inclusive, equitable, and evidence-based supports to students and educators experiencing trauma and transform outcomes in the Appalachian region.

This collection of continuous improvement resources was designed to support education leaders in Kentucky as they strengthen implementation of evidence-based practices to boost student achievement. The collection includes a facilitator workbook, slide decks, and short videos to orient users to the resources. Dive into these resources to learn more about the continuous improvement process.

This systemic review sought to identify nonacademic interventions with evidence of positive effects on postsecondary enrollment, academic performance, persistence, and completion, particularly with rural and high-poverty populations. The review identifies three nonacademic interventions with evidence of potentially positive effects on postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion for rural or high-poverty populations, but more research is needed at the intersection of these variables.

REL Appalachia hosted an informative presentation on the latest research pertaining to dual enrollment programs and their relationship to high school graduation, college enrollment, and college retention. The panel included both dual enrollment research experts and school administrators with hands-on experience in dual enrollment programs.

REL Appalachia introduced the College Access Evidence Matrix, an informational resource designed to help college-access providers and educational leaders easily find proven interventions, aligned to the highest Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) evidence standards, that can increase the likelihood that students successfully transition to postsecondary education and training.

This pilot study resource provides a 7-step process for education leaders and researchers interested in implementing an initiative on a small scale first.

REL Appalachia has been working to incorporate multiple perspectives in its research and technical assistance projects around the region. As part of this effort, in July 2016, REL Appalachia partnered with REL Mid-Atlantic and REL Northwest to hold a conference on postsecondary readiness in rural communities. The conference featured perspectives of researchers, practitioners, and students.