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Sharing Deep Understanding of Child Development to Support Better Outcomes

The Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement captures critical areas education leaders must consider when planning turnaround: leadership, talent, instruction, and culture. Join us to unpack specific practices, tools, and resources for each domain, with a focus on issues of cultural diversity and equity.

Now available are five new WestEd knowledge briefs that explore a variety of perspectives with results summarized from recent Rand Corporation Annual Educator Panel (AEP) surveys. The surveys asked teachers and principals for feedback on pressing issues in policy and practice.

• What California Educators Are Saying About Their Professional Learning and Materials Needs
• What California Educators Are Saying About Data Use and Continuous Improvement
• What California Educators Are Saying About School Leadership
• Comparing Attitudes and Practices Among California Educators Serving Different Proportions of English Learners
• Comparing Attitudes and Practices Among Educators Serving Large Proportions of English Learners in California and Three Other States

At upcoming national conferences WestEd will share promising new practices and research related to timely topics and pressing challenges, such as equity and fairness in school discipline, how to use data to inform practice, and how trauma affects the brain.

We hope to see you at our sessions and in the exhibit halls.

• American Evaluation Association, November 11-16
• American Society of Criminology, November 13-16
• California Educational Research Association, November 18-20
• Learning Forward, December 7-11

"A critical step in making schools places where all children can learn is for educators to first see how their own cultural values operate in the classroom." — from Bridging Cultures in Our Schools: New Approaches That Work

Our most popular resources examine and provide insights into critical issues facing educators today, including:

• How to bridge cultures in diverse classrooms and schools
• What leaders need to know and do at every stage of their professional careers
• Promising practices and strategies for supporting immigrant and refugee students

Download these and other popular resources.