The Virginia College Access Network (VCAN) conference is an annual convening of educators who come together to share and learn about postsecondary transition best practices.
REL Appalachia: Putting Research into Action
The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia translates research to practice in partnership with policymakers and practitioners in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The ten Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) work in partnership to conduct applied research and trainings with a mission of supporting a more evidence-based education system. Learn more about the REL Appalachia region.
What's New at REL Appalachia
The Virginia College Access Network (VCAN) conference is an annual convening of educators who come together to share and learn about postsecondary transition best practices.
Student Success in Mathematics Partnership Meeting
REL Appalachia staff will share updates and discuss a Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) memo the partnership is developing to guide their work.
Learn more about the research projects currently underway.
Ask A REL is a collaborative reference desk service provided by the ten Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) and functions much in the same way as a technical reference library.
Featured Publication
The purpose of the Teacher Data Use Survey is to provide district and school leaders with a survey instrument that will enable them to learn more about teachers' use of data, teachers' attitudes toward data, and teachers' perception of supports for using data.
Featured Video
Learn more about how REL Appalachia works in partnership with state and district educators and policymakers to improve educational practice, and hear about our current projects in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Many of us recall being in a class and hearing our teacher call out, "one, two, three, eyes on me," and every student knew to quiet down.
Developing phonological awareness is an essential step in learning to read.
The question of how schools can best prepare students to enter the workforce is raised constantly in settings from classrooms to boardrooms.