REL West Blog
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December 13, 2021
Family and Caregiver Activities for Young English Learners: A Growing Resource Collection
REL West chatted with D’Lisa Crain, Administrator for the Department of Family-School Partnerships in Washoe County School District, Nevada about how she has been using the Family and Caregiver Activities with families of young English learners and with other departments in the district. -
December 1, 2021
Equity in Action
Learn how equity teams in five California school districts are developing their capacity to address racial inequities and create environments that value the cultural assets of their students and families. -
September 14, 2021
High-Quality Tutoring: An Evidence-Based Strategy to Tackle Learning Loss
As schools recover from the pandemic, educators are faced with the challenge of addressing student learning loss. In this blog, read about high-quality tutoring as an evidence-based strategy to accelerate student learning. Register to attend our upcoming webinar to learn more about implementing high-quality tutoring programs. -
August 10, 2021
Recovering from the pandemic: What can we learn from research on disruptions to K-12 education?
Read about research on addressing K–12 learning loss. -
July 22, 2021
Ask Questions, Gather Data, Apply Findings...Repeat
In recent years, Arizona educators have been focused on meeting the state’s early literacy goals and expanding support for English learners in more rigorous and inclusive learning environments. Read this blog to learn how the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is using data to better understand LEA implementation of new Structured English Immersion models and is enhancing supports to LEAs as they improve their instructional services for English learners. -
July 12, 2021
Training the Next Generation of Youth-Serving Professionals in California's Central Valley
REL West has been supporting efforts in the Central Valley to support emerging health and education leaders and foster cross-sector collaboration. -
May 25, 2021
Improving Instruction with Teacher Learning Huddles and Inquiry Cycles
Elementary school teachers in Washoe County School District in Reno, Nevada, use rapid inquiry cycles to examine classroom data and improve how they teach reading and writing. Read about how teachers are learning to conduct inquiry cycles and how this is shifting their instructional practice and how they collaborate. -
May 17, 2021
Scaling Formative Assessment in an Arizona School District
Learn about how one district adopted formative assessment practices for all students in every classroom and how they center conversations around student learning goals and instructional supports. -
April 7, 2021
Education Leaders Learn from "Bright Spot" Mathematics Classrooms in Utah
Read about a research-practitioner collaboration in Utah that surfaces and shares what's working well in K–12 mathematics instruction. -
February 23, 2021
How Technology Brings Health Care to Students at School
Learn how school-based telemedicine makes it possible to keep students in school. -
December 15, 2020
Supporting Students at a Distance: A Discussion with Two Rural School Psychologists on Challenges and Opportunities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Perspectives from two rural school psychologists as they navigate school building closures and consider the return to in-person learning. -
December 15, 2020
Now Is the Time for Teachers to Use Data-Based Inquiry Cycles
In this COVID-19 era, teachers are having to quickly learn how to teach differently, but how do teachers know if a new instructional approach is helping students to learn? Without a blueprint to follow, it’s time for teachers to innovate, try new ideas, and understand what is and is not working for their students according to data from their classroom. Learn how data-based inquiry and prototyping can support the testing of new ideas and the adjustments needed to improve teaching. -
December 1, 2020
How Cross-Sector Partnerships Use Data to Improve Rural Career Pathways
Learn how cross-sector partnerships in rural California are collaborating across K–12, higher education, and industry to increase their capacity for data-driven decisionmaking in order to improve students’ career pathways in their region. Read the blog to learn about the rural partnerships’ shifts in data-oriented practices and the benefits of participating in REL West’s California Rural Partnerships Alliance. View the webinar to hear leaders of the partnerships discuss research-based tools and strategies they have used in their collaborative, data-driven, decisionmaking work. -
September 18, 2020
Engaging Students and Families from Diverse Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Learn about our recent webinar and hear from the presenters about some of the main takeaways to consider for supporting students and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
August 12, 2020
Culturally Affirming Care for Rural Students During the Pandemic: A Karuk Perspective
Read our blog post on how a social worker provides culturally responsive, trauma-informed supports for children in the Karuk tribe, in rural California. -
July 23, 2020
School Social Work in the Time of COVID-19: When Human-Centered Work Moved Online
Panelists will share evidence-based information about social and emotional competencies that educators can use to rebuild conditions of success for students. -
July 9, 2020
How "Classrooms on Wheels" Continue to Reach Rural Preschoolers During the Pandemic
Read how staff in rural Nevada are ensuring kindergarten readiness and pivoting their programming during the pandemic. -
July 7, 2020
How a recent study is shaping the dissemination and development of an English transition course for high school seniors
Learn about how our study on California's Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum is influencing support for teachers and dissemination. -
June 19, 2020
Reaching, Teaching, and Empowering Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read an interview with leaders of the Parent Institute for Quality Education, a family engagement and empowerment organization in California. -
June 5, 2020
Flagstaff High School: Supporting Students' College, Career, and Life Readiness During COVID-19
Learn how leaders at Flagstaff High school in Arizona are continuing to support students’ postsecondary plans during the COVID-19 pandemic – from the back of a vintage VW van. -
May 4, 2020
A message from our director: REL West's COVID-19 response
Our REL West Director provides an update about how REL West is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
April 30, 2020
Preventing Students from Dropping Out During COVID-19 School Closures
REL West's BethAnn Berliner discusses students vulnerable to dropping out with Dr. Russell W. Rumberger, one of the nation's leading dropout prevention scholars. -
April 1, 2020
Improving Access to High-Quality Preschool in California's Central Valley
Read our update from the Central Valley Rural Education and Health Alliance about how REL West is supporting innovations in early childhood education. -
February 1, 2020
"Data Is Driving the Strategy": How REL West is Helping One Arizona High School Focus on College and Career Readiness
Read about how Flagstaff High School, with the help of REL West, is transforming its culture and creating cross-sector partnerships to support students' postsecondary pursuits. -
January 1, 2020
From the REL West Reference Desk: How an Ask a REL Memo Helped Teachers Understand Student Motivation
Read our REL West blog about how a recent Ask a REL submission originated and was shared by teacher and blogger Larry Ferlazzo. -
November 1, 2019
REL West and REL Northeast and Islands Host Webinar on Promoting Kindergarten Readiness for Dual Language Learners
Presenters shared strategies for supporting young students' English proficiency and enhancing vocabulary development. -
October 1, 2019
Evidence in Education Is All the Buzz in the Beehive State
Learn about a series of workshops in Utah designed to support local education entities to implement evidence-based interventions under ESSA. -
August 1, 2019
Expanding Evidence-Based Supports for School Leaders in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah
How is REL West helping to strengthen states' abilities to provide evidence-based supports for principals? -
December 1, 2018
Do You Have Research Questions About Education Policies, Programs, and Practices? Ask A REL Can Help!
Introduction to the REL's free reference and referral service that's helping to answer education questions and support research-based decisionmaking nationwide. -
December 1, 2018
A "Change in Philosophy": How ESSA is Asking Education Decisionmakers to Think Differently
Learn about how REL West is working with state education leaders to understand requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and implement interventions. -
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