Rebecca Schmidt, CJ Park & Laura Kassner, | December 13, 2021
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Rebecca Schmidt, CJ Park & Laura Kassner | December 13, 2021
Rigorously designed experimental and quasi-experimental studies can provide educators the strongest evidence of what works to solve their problem. But what if strong evidence doesn't exist to address a need? This blog details one such case and explains how REL Appalachia worked with experts to identify practical solutions and move the research forward.
Mary Klute | December 10, 2021
Educators are faced with the challenge of supporting students who are struggling academically, socially, and emotionally. What if there was a way to gather information about how well a new strategy or intervention was working, before investing resources into broad implementation? Implementation pilot studies can do just that.
Nancy Perez | December 8, 2021
Students are facing increased stressors and trauma stemming from the consequences of the opioid epidemic, racial injustices, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic which are contributing to a range of negative social-emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes in school performance.Archived Blogs
College and Career Pathways
Julie Harris & Laura Kassner | July 8, 2021
Rebecca A. Schmidt & CJ Park, REL Appalachia | April 20, 2021
CJ Park | April 19, 2021
Miya Warner, REL Appalachia | March 19, 2021
CJ Park & Ashley Campbell | February 12, 2021
Julie Harris & Miya Warner | August 14, 2020
Stephanie Suarez & Jill Marcus | June 5, 2020
Julie Harris | May 11, 2020
Stephanie Suarez | December 18, 2019
Alexandra Ball & Miya Warner | August 29, 2019
Megan Cox & Kaily Yee | July 31, 2019
Kerry Friedman | June 27, 2019
Aliya Pilchen | September 10, 2018
Kori Hamilton Biagas & Aliya Pilchen | November 30, 2017
Data Use
Mary Klute | December 10, 2021
Jaunelle Pratt-Williams & Laura Kassner | November 18, 2021
Mary Klute, REL Appalachia | July 12, 2021
CJ Park & Ashley Campbell | February 12, 2021
Julie Harris & Miya Warner | August 14, 2020
Jaunelle Pratt-Williams & Jessica Mislevy | May 28, 2019
Stephanie Nunn, Todd Grindal, & Sean Campbell | April 22, 2019
Myles McMurchy & Camille Lemieux | September 28, 2018
Hannah Kistler & Stephanie Baird Wilkerson | August 10, 2018
Kerry Friedman | April 24, 2018
Early Childhood
Kerry Friedman, REL Appalachia | July 26, 2021
Stephanie Nunn & Sara Rutherford-Quach | October 28, 2019
Megan Cox & Kerry Friedman | March 11, 2019
Educator Effectiveness
Vencetia Flournoy & Laura Kassner | November 2, 2021
Leveraging Evidence-Based Practices at School and at Home: Making up for Lost Time in Early Literacy
Emnet Shibre | September 27, 2021
Stephanie Suarez & Laura Kassner | September 7, 2021
Daniela Saucedo & Cris Jimenez | July 20, 2021
CJ Park & Ashley Campbell | February 12, 2021
Laura Kassner, Kori Hamilton Biagas & Emma Pellerin | Jan 15, 2021
Emma Pellerin | July 29, 2020
Daniela Saucedo & Kori Hamilton Biagas | November 19, 2019
Carmen Araoz, Pamela Buffington, Jill Neumayer-DePiper, & Ryoko Yamaguchi
March 28, 2019
Equity
Daniela Saucedo & Cris Jimenez | July 20, 2021
Laura Kassner, Rebecca Schmidt & Deborah Jonas | November 6, 2020
Kirby Chow, Christopher Ortiz, & Stephanie Nunn | April 20, 2020
Meaghan Cochrane, Deborah Jonas, & Kerry Friedman | December 9, 2019
Kerry Friedman | March 12, 2018
Family & Community Engagement
Kerry Friedman, REL Appalachia | July 26, 2021
Stephanie Suarez & Jill Marcus | June 5, 2020
Megan Cox & Kerry Friedman | March 11, 2019
Anne Fikes | December 3, 2018
Aliya Pilchen | September 10, 2018
High School Completion
Laura Kassner, Deborah Jonas, & Steve Klein | May 18, 2020
Literacy
Leveraging Evidence-Based Practices at School and at Home: Making up for Lost Time in Early Literacy
Emnet Shibre | September 27, 2021
Stephanie Nunn & Sara Rutherford-Quach | October 28, 2019
Jennifer Nakamura, Stephanie Nunn, & Kirby Chow | January 29, 2019
Math
Kerry Friedman, REL Appalachia | July 26, 2021
Mary Klute, REL Appalachia | July 12, 2021
Laura Kassner, Rebecca Schmidt & Deborah Jonas | November 10, 2020
Meaghan Cochrane, Deborah Jonas, & Kerry Friedman | December 9, 2019
Carmen Araoz, Pamela Buffington, Jill Neumayer-DePiper, & Ryoko Yamaguchi
March 28, 2019
Megan Cox & Kerry Friedman | March 11, 2019
Kerry Friedman | March 12, 2018
Online Courses
Jaunelle Pratt-Williams & Laura Kassner | November 18, 2021
Vencetia Flournoy & Laura Kassner | November 2, 2021
Rebecca Anne Schmidt | February 19, 2021
Kirby Chow, Chris Ortiz & Jenn Nakamura | September 18, 2020
Kirby Chow, Christopher Ortiz, & Stephanie Nunn | April 20, 2020
Alexandra Ball & Daniela Saucedo | August 22, 2019
Rural Education
Rebecca Schmidt, CJ Park & Laura Kassner, | December 13, 2021
Vencetia Flournoy & Laura Kassner | November 2, 2021
Rebecca Anne Schmidt | February 19, 2021
CJ Park & Ashley Campbell, REL Appalachia | February 12, 2021
Sarah Mehrotra & Tali Klima | December 19, 2018
Anne Fikes | December 3, 2018
Betsy Davies-Mercier | May 21, 2018
Kori Hamilton Biagas & Aliya Pilchen | November 30, 2017
Kaycee Ensign | November 1, 2017
Kaycee Ensign | April 21, 2017
Elaine Mulligan | April 3, 2017
Social Emotional Learning
Nancy Perez | December 8, 2021
Jenna Rush | July 14, 2021
Stephanie Suarez & Jill Marcus | June 5, 2020
Laura Kassner, Deborah Jonas, & Steve Klein | May 18, 2020
Stephanie Suarez | December 18, 2019
Trauma, Behavior, and Mental Health
Nancy Perez | December 8, 2021
Jenna Rush | July 14, 2021
Kirby Chow, Chris Ortiz & Jenn Nakamura | September 18, 2020
Yunsoo Park, Jennifer Nakamura, Jenna Rush, & Shai Fuxman | June 2, 2020
Laura Kassner, Deborah Jonas, & Steve Klein | May 18, 2020
Kirby Chow, Jennifer Nakamura, & Stephanie Baird Wilkerson | March 24, 2020
Sarah Mehrotra & Tali Klima | December 19, 2018
Betsy Davies-Mercier | May 21, 2018