Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Program

Multilingual learners bring a wealth of resources and perspectives to their school and classrooms that can strengthen learning for all students. This infographic discusses how the terminology we use to describe and identify multilingual learners can help signal an asset-based approach that helps to ensure students' experiences are acknowledged, valued, and incorporated. https://lnkd.in/gMEBxQbh

Join REL Southwest on November 7th at 3:00pm CST for an informative webinar: Reimagining K–12 Student Advising Systems for Stronger Outcomes for All Students! Districts and states are rethinking how they approach career planning for students—including starting the process in the early grades and involving more school staff. This webinar is designed for leaders and practitioners at the state, district, and school levels who are committed to improving career pathway access for all students. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of whole-school career planning, the benefits of comprehensive advising systems, and strategies to boost career readiness. Featuring insights from V. Scott H. Solberg and panelists from Texas Education Agency, Kansas State Department of Education, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and Boston Public Schools, this webinar will highlight key elements of a whole-school planning model that involves staff beyond guidance counselors or administrators. Join the conversation! #EdLeaders #CareerPathways #IESREL #StudentSuccess Register today: https://lnkd.in/eR34gjqA

REL Northeast & Islands’ New Hampshire Partnership to Increase Early Learning Outcomes Through Play focuses on supporting the implementation of play-based learning in #kindergarten classrooms. This video highlights the teacher’s role in a three-part model for guided play. During guided play, children are encouraged to lead and direct their own play with facilitation from teachers to help them reach specific learning goals. The video showcases guided play in action in kindergarten classrooms in New Hampshire, demonstrating how teachers plan and facilitate learning through play. https://lnkd.in/e-8Usn-4 #EarlyChildhood 

A new REL Mid-Atlantic report shows how stabilizing measures of school performance improves accuracy and can help states identify schools and student groups most in need of support. Using advanced statistical modeling and data provided by the New Jersey Department of Education, REL Mid-Atlantic stabilized scores for most student subgroups and indicators used in New Jersey’s accountability processes.       ➡ Stabilization made test-based performance measures are more reliable, especially for small groups of students. Measures of high school graduation and chronic absenteeism, however, were less suitable for stabilization.       ➡ Stabilizing scores is likely to produce changes in lists of schools identified as low-performing, making it more likely that such schools are identified based on true performance rather than random flukes.       States can use this approach to promote equity by including results for groups as small as 10 students (potentially including intersectional groups) while maintaining accuracy.       📃Download the full report and study snapshot here: https://lnkd.in/eYwCSGRw

Partnership spotlight! To help each student meet their full potential, REL Pacific’s Hui for All to Benefit from Hawaiian Education partnership is promoting ‘āina-based, place-based, and project-based learning by grounding instruction and assessment in shared ways of being, knowing, and doing to respond to the needs of Hawai‘i students and their families. Learn about how the partnership is participating in a networked improvement community to positively affect school performance and accountability policy for Hawai‘i schools. https://lnkd.in/eBtFchUD  

Located on the ancestral lands of the Red Lake Nation in rural north-central Minnesota, Red Lake School District is committed to creating a learning environment that celebrates students' Ojibwe (oh-jib-way) language and culture. Although the district primarily serves Ojibwe students, the staff is more diverse. Over the past year, leaders at the Red Lake Elementary Complex for prekindergarten–grade 2 worked with REL Midwest to strengthen the staff's Indigenous cultural proficiency. #CulturalCompetency From Ojibwe language revitalization to teacher peer support, learn how Red Lake Public Schools in Minnesota and REL Midwest are fostering cultural proficiency through this project: https://lnkd.in/e4EzBMtM  #IndigenousEducation 

Teacher attrition, particularly since the emergence of COVID-19, is a nationwide concern. This resource from REL West’s Early Career Teacher Retention Partnership shares lessons from stay interviews of early career teachers in four Utah school districts: https://lnkd.in/eG9fWiE5  

Join REL Pacific, education researchers and practitioners on October 23 to learn about and discuss concrete examples of what culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) looks like in the classroom, in teacher preparation programs, and in state-level policy. During this 90-minute webinar, the presenters will define CSP and its relationship to student outcomes, review the four elements of CSP outlined in the REL infographic What is Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy?, discuss how they support or promote CSP in their role or context, and engage in question-and-answer opportunities. REL Pacific will also highlight available open-source resources related to CSP and equity. #IESREL #CulturallyRelevantEducation #CulturallySustainingPedagogy #Equity #InstructionalEffectiveness #StudentDiversity #TeacherEffectiveness Register here: https://lnkd.in/eTk7CBUm

Early experiences shape the foundation for all future learning, with critical brain development occurring before age five. Learn how REL Northwest and its partners at the Children’s Institute compiled accessible, evidence-based resources to support Oregon’s Early Literacy Success initiative here: https://lnkd.in/ebnBatEU  

The What Works Clearinghouse practice guide Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively is a free resource for educators that provides three evidence-based recommendations for supporting students in grades 6–12 to develop effective writing skills. Effective writing can be defined as the skillful composition of text that achieves the writer’s goals, aligns with the specific audience and context, articulates ideas with clarity, and prompts the intended response from the reader. The recommendations in this practice guide are rooted in two themes: writing encourages critical thinking and writing occurs in every discipline. Check out this REL Pacific infographic for an overview of the practice guide and toolkit which is coming soon. #IESREL #WhatWorksClearingHouse #SecondaryWriting #WritingToolkit https://lnkd.in/ejX5VzMc