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NOV 12

Strategies for Success: Supporting English Learner Student Achievement

Join REL Midwest and REL Southwest for a free webinar showcasing how schools and districts can support the academic success of English learner students.

OCT 31

Video: Every Child Shines: Using Formative Assessment to Reflect on Children’s Individual Knowledge and Skills

The development of young children is complex and differs by child. This video provides an introduction to formative assessment, an effective way for prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers to learn about each child’s knowledge, skills, and abilities.

OCT 29

How Leaders Can Support Implementation of English Language Development

Join us in Albuquerque for a free half-day event on leadership practices for supporting English Language Development as a comprehensive system in schools and districts.

Latest from the REL Southwest Blog

Helping students thrive through Oklahoma Excel: Stories from a networked improvement community
We asked a district participant in Oklahoma Excel’s pilot program to take a look back at the pilot year and her experience in this networked improvement community, which is supported by a partnership between the Oklahoma State Department of Education and REL Southwest.

Ensuring an equitable education for all students: Remembering the Little Rock Nine
To mark the 65th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, our spring Governing Board meeting in Arkansas began with a tour of Little Rock Central High School. Learn how the event is inspiring our work.

Working toward student success: REL Southwest Governing Board meeting
At our spring Governing Board meeting in Little Rock, board members and staff worked together to ensure our work is relevant and actionable for educators in our region.

The power of logic models
REL Southwest designed hands-on logic model training to help guide a school improvement program underway in Texas, as well as to support the state’s school improvement strategy and future initiatives.

Featured Video

The development of young children is complex and differs by child. This video provides an introduction to the use of formative assessment to help prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers learn about and support each child’s knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Ask a REL

Ask A REL is a collaborative reference desk service provided by the 10 RELs and functions much in the same way as a technical reference library.

Works In Progress

Learn more about the research projects currently underway.

Learn more about the research projects currently underway

Featured Partnership

SWNIC partnership handout iamge Learn more about our Southwest Networked Improvement Communities Research Partnership in Oklahoma.

Featured Infographic

Strategies for Recruiting a Diverse Teacher Workforce
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Explore research-based recommendations for developing a teacher workforce that reflects diverse student populations.