What's New at REL Southwest
FEB 17
Supporting Your Middle or High Schooler’s Writing Skills
at Home
This resource, co-developed by REL Northwest and REL
Southwest, describes several approaches that families and
caregivers can use to support their middle or high
schooler’s writing skills.
FEB 17
Tool for Assessing the Health of Research-Practice
Partnerships
Research-practice partnerships provide structures and
processes to help bridge education research and practice and
ultimately improve student outcomes. Our new tool provides
guidance on formatively assessing the health of an RPP and
is designed so even Individuals with limited RPP or
evaluation experience can use it.
JAN 21
Addressing Collective Trauma and Supporting the Well-Being
of Students and School Staff
Join REL Southwest for a free virtual event on collective
trauma in the current context of COVID-19 and social
injustice, including a four-step model for working through
collective trauma.
JAN 19
Partnering to Examine Career and Technical Education
Outcomes in Round Rock, Texas
The video presents key findings from REL Southwest’s report
Examining High School Career and Technical Education
Programs and the Postsecondary Outcomes of Career and
Technical Education Students in the Round Rock Independent
School District.
Latest from the REL Southwest Blog
Building a Diverse Educator Workforce
Districts may lose—or fail to attract—teachers of color at
multiple points in the educator pipeline. Lisa Lachlan,
director of strategic partnerships for the Center on Great
Teachers and Leaders, discusses actions that states,
districts, and schools working to increase teacher diversity
can take to dismantle pipeline and workforce inequities.
Resource Roundup: Career and Technical Education
These resources from the REL network highlight the growing
research base on career and technical education (CTE), as well
as federal guidance on CTE and ways to improve equity and
school culture in CTE programs.
