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Event Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy: Bridging Theory and Practice Webinar | Oct 23, 2024

Date: October 23, 2024 Time: 12:30–2:00 p.m. HST, 3:30–5:00 p.m. PST, 6:30-8:00 p.m. EST Description: Join REL Pacific, education researchers and practitioners to learn about and discuss concrete examples of what culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) looks...
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Strengthening the Pennsylvania School Climate Survey to Inform School Decisionmaking

This study analyzed Pennsylvania School Climate Survey data from students and staff in the 2021/22 school year to assess the validity and reliability of the elementary school student version of the survey; approaches to scoring the survey in individual...
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Examining Implementation and Outcomes of the Project On-Track High-Dosage Tutoring Program

School districts in northeastern Tennessee have had persistently low proficiency rates in grade 3 English language arts, which were exacerbated by disruptions in schooling due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In response, the Niswonger Foundation, a technical...
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Assessing the Validity and Reliability of the Pennsylvania School Climate Survey for Elementary School Students

The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE’s) Office for Safe Schools partnered with REL Mid-Atlantic to conduct a study analyzing the validity and reliability from PDE’s school climate survey for elementary school students. This survey, which i...
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Changes in School Climate During COVID-19 in a Sample of Pennsylvania Schools

This REL Mid-Atlantic study assessed how school climate changed during the pandemic using data from the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s school climate survey, and found an unexpected improvement in school climate during the year when much instruction...
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Improving Adolescent Literacy
This infographic is based on the recommendations of the What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guide Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices. The infographic contains the four recommendations from the practice guide and...

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This video introduces the REL Appalachia Community Math Night, an engagement event that brings together educators, students, and families to learn about, talk about, and have fun with math. The goals of a Community Math Night include reinforcing positive...

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