Research-based early learning practices can support students' academic success into adolescence and even adulthood. This Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southwest video introduces the Leading Early Childhood Achievement and Development (LEAD) professional learning series, which aims to increase teachers’ use of play-based learning and high-quality teacher-student interactions in the classroom. The video includes interviews with prekindergarten (Pre-K) and kindergarten teachers and school leaders who participated in the first cohort of the professional learning. REL Southwest is partnering with the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) and school districts in Oklahoma to build educator capacity to implement research-based early learning practices that can improve outcomes for young students.
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