REL Midwest Videos
Foundational skills to support reading for understanding in kindergarten through 3rd grade
April 26, 2021
This video explains the need for systematic, direct, and explicit instruction in phonemic awareness and phonics and discusses the most effective evidence-based practices for teaching decoding to early readers.
Transforming the culture of education: Improving teacher working conditions
January 12, 2021
This documentary explores how districts and schools can create supportive working environments for teachers.
January 12, 2021
This documentary, produced in partnership with Twin Cities Public Television, highlights efforts across Minnesota to implement social and emotional learning for high school students.
Literacy instruction strategies for success: Multi-tier intervention in primary grades
December 17, 2020
This video discusses the most effective, evidence-based practices for identifying and assisting struggling readers.
Creating inclusive workplaces for Black teachers
November 25, 2020
This video explores why Black teachers leave the teaching profession and the best practices for retaining them.
October 19, 2020
This documentary, produced in partnership with the Chicago public broadcasting station WTTW, is about how community organizations can support the development of children’s early literacy skills.
September 3, 2020
This is the story of how a networked improvement community of teachers worked to improve graduation rates at alternative high schools.
Integrating play into literacy instruction: Interview with Tim Shanahan
July 24, 2020
This video features an extended interview with Tim Shanahan, Ph.D., and includes descriptions of research-based recommendations from the What Works Clearinghouse about how to teach literacy to young students.
Integrating play into literacy instruction: Strategies for your classroom
May 13, 2020
This video shows how to implement research-based literacy practices from the What Works Clearinghouse through play-based learning.
Healthy students = strong learners
February 5, 2020
This documentary, produced in partnership with WVIZ/PBS ideastream, highlights efforts across Ohio to improve the health and academic outcomes of students in public schools through expanding access to health care.
Supporting students with disabilities to become college- and career-ready: Lessons learned
January 30, 2020
Watch a video summary of a recent in-person event, co-hosted by REL Midwest and the Minnesota Department of Education, on effective strategies to help students with disabilities become college- and career-ready.
Heartbeat of the community: Recruiting and retaining teachers in rural schools
December 2, 2019
This documentary, produced in partnership with Detroit Public Television, is about the research on teacher recruitment and retention, specifically in rural Michigan, and the actions that state and local education leaders are taking to recruit and retain teachers.
High hopes and higher education: Honoring Black students’ aspirations
October 28, 2019
This REL Midwest documentary, produced in partnership with Wisconsin Public Television, explores evidence-based interventions taking place in high schools and colleges in Wisconsin that are associated with increased college access for black students.
Findings from our postsecondary pathways report
October 28, 2019
This video explains the key findings from REL Midwest’s study of the education and employment pathways taken by Minnesota high school graduates.
Understanding the ESSA tiers of evidence
September 19, 2019
This video explains the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) evidence standards and how they affect school and district leaders’ selection of school-improvement interventions.
Kindergarten: Where play and learning can meet
December 6, 2018
This documentary, produced in partnership with WTTW Channel 11, explores the advantages associated with a play-based approach in kindergarten and features stories of how two Illinois school districts—Valley View School District 365U and Elgin Area School District U-46—made the transition to play-based learning.
Making it: Latino students’ pathways to college
November 15, 2018
This documentary, produced in partnership with Detroit Public Television, shares evidence-based practices to support Latino students on their pathways to postsecondary education.
Ready for the future: Career preparation in rural communities
October 18, 2018
In partnership with Twin Cities Public Television, REL Midwest created a documentary about the unique challenges facing rural communities in Minnesota as students explore and prepare for careers.
Kindergarten entry assessments
July 25, 2018
This video discusses the need for kindergarten entry assessments, provides an overview of what kindergarten entry assessments are, and explains the uses and benefits of kindergarten entry assessments.
Supporting Black students’ excellence
June 22, 2018
This video highlights strategies teachers and administrators in Wisconsin’s Racine Unified School District are implementing to improve educational outcomes for Black students.
Alliance member snapshot: Leah Breen of the Midwest Alliance to Improve Teacher Preparation
February 20, 2018
This video provides an overview of the Midwest Alliance to Improve Teacher Preparation and its important work in Michigan, as described by alliance member Leah Breen.
Alliance member snapshot: Kim Nelson of the Midwest Early Childhood Education Research Alliance
February 20, 2018
This video provides an overview of the Midwest Early Childhood Education Research Alliance and its important work in Illinois, as described by alliance member Kim Nelson.
Research alliances: Structures for collaboration
February 26, 2018
REL Midwest is committed to using research in education. Our video highlights the role practitioners play in driving REL Midwest research activities and describes our research alliance structure.
Learning upgrade: Technology in Iowa schools
December 21, 2017
REL Midwest produced an informational video with Iowa Public Television that covers research-based strategies for the successful use of education technology.
State of teacher preparation: Research and stories from early years in the classroom
November 30, 2017
In partnership with Detroit Public Television, REL Midwest created a 30-minute, documentary-style public television program that covers evidence-based best practices for new teacher preparation and support.
Developing a collaborative research agenda
November 29, 2017
REL Midwest works closely with our partners to develop long-term research agendas. This video provides an overview of this research agenda-setting process and shares tips for how you, too, can develop a collaborative research agenda.
Learning English: Diverse students in American classrooms
October 2, 2017
In partnership with WVIZ/PBS ideastream, REL Midwest created a 30-minute, documentary-style public television program that presents the research on academic supports for English learner students.
August 16, 2017
Check out this video to learn all about what we do. REL Midwest does applied research and technical assistance to help our partners meet their goals and improve education for all students.