Teachers & Leaders How a Simulation Game Prepares Educators to Lead Professional Learning

COLLEGE & CAREER California College Promise Project: Improving Affordability, Access, and Completion

In California and throughout the U.S., there is rising demand for a college-educated workforce, but the increasing cost of college can impede access to higher education for students from low- and middle-income families. College Promise programs can help address this challenge.

The programs incentivize college enrollment, persistence, and completion by offering financial, academic, and other support services to students based on where they live or attend school. With 43 College Promise programs, California has the largest number in a single state.

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AGENCY NEWS Join WestEd at AERA 2018

WestEd staff will participate in more than 20 sessions during the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) annual meeting, April 13–17, in New York City. Check out a list of our presentations, and be sure to visit our booth to learn about research, resources, and services, as well as career opportunities.

Save the Date! Come to the WestEd AERA Reception, a great opportunity to enjoy good conversation and delicious food, as well as spectacular views of Times Square. Saturday, April 14, 7–10pm, Sky Room, 330 West 40th Street. Download an invitation.

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TEACHERS & LEADERS Teacher Leadership Works

Learn how teacher leaders play a critical role in addressing the increasing demands placed on administrators; retaining quality teachers; and providing meaningful professional learning.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Register for Summer Institutes Designed to Support English Learner Students

Improve teaching and learning for English language learners and other culturally and linguistically diverse students. Check out these summer offerings held in California and New York.

• California ELA/ELD Framework: Intensive Summer Institutes
  These three-day institutes are designed to deepen and broaden your understanding of the California ELA/ELD Framework, the California ELD Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards.
• Supporting English Language Learners in Math: Summer Institutes
  Math success depends on a student's ability to explain mathematical thinking and reasoning in both spoken and written English. These two-day institutes are designed to help you teach math and English language development in tandem.
• English as a New Language: Intensive Instructional Institute
  This three-day intensive institute for New York educators focuses on understanding the components of high-quality instruction that integrates English as a New Language content with New York State Standards.

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, & MATHEMATICS Developing District Plans for Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Implementation

What are the benefits and challenges of developing a plan to implement Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? This new report dives into the processes, challenges, and lessons learned from a cohort of school districts that are escalating their NGSS planning efforts.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS English Learner Master Plan Development and Implementation

Collaborate with WestEd to create a master plan designed to help your English learner students develop new conceptual understandings, disciplinary-specific language uses, and the analytical practices they need to graduate ready for college and career.

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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING Register Now for Spring and Summer Professional Learning

Whether you're modeling reading strategies for college freshmen, improving instruction for English learners with disabilities, or engaging students by putting a new twist on the classic properties of matter, WestEd services build your knowledge and skills, and present strategies designed to help all learners succeed.

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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING Don't Miss These Webinars

Sign up for upcoming webinars that will explore such topics as strategies for supporting students in the stressful final months of the school year and how to help students use argumentation to make sense of texts.

• April 11, 2018, 11am (Pacific Time)
  Crossing the Finish Line: Student Wellness and End-of-Year Transitions
• April 25, 2018, 3pm (Pacific Time)
  Evidence-Based Argumentation in Science: A Reading Apprenticeship Approach

Moving Leadership Standards into Everyday Work: Descriptions of Practice, Second Edition, 30% Discount 

What does effective leadership look like, not just in theory but in action? This book describes the strategies and practices reflected in each stage of leadership development that supports all students to learn and thrive.

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The Center on School Turnaround: Building the Capacity of State Education Agencies to Support Rapid School Improvement

The Center on School Turnaround at WestEd (CST) is one of 22 federal Comprehensive Centers charged with increasing state education agencies' ability to help districts and schools meet student achievement goals.

CST's most recent school turnaround resource for states, districts, and schools, Four Domains of Rapid School Improvement: Indicators of Effective Practice, describes a set of indicators that may be used to track progress across each practice within the four domains framework.

Visit the Center on School Turnaround website to learn more about this initiative and to download resources.

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