Teaching Math to Young Children focuses on five evidence-based recommendations based on children ages 3 through 6 who are enrolled in preschool, prekindergarten, and kindergarten programs. This Institute of Education Sciences (IES) guide highlights three common themes: Early math instruction should include multiple content areas; Developmental progressions can help guide instruction and assessment; and Children should have regular and meaningful […]
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The Hexagon: An Exploration Tool
This tool from the National Implementation Research Network helps teams discuss the feasibility and fit factors associated with the selection of potential programs and practices. The document provides a form to support team discussion and consideration of implementation site (i.e., capacity, fit, need) and program (i.e., evidence, usability, supports) indicators. The form has the benefit of promoting objective decision-making. The […]
Logic Models for Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation: Workshop Toolkit
This document from REL Northeast provides a guide for facilitators to build the capacity of audiences on logic model purpose, elements, and steps to develop for the purpose of program evaluation. The first section of this document outlines a proposed two-hour session which uses a case study approach to introduce logic model basics, including its key elements. The second part […]
Non-Regulatory Guidance: Using Evidence to Strengthen Education Investments
This document from the U.S. Department of Education describes the evidence requirement embedded in the Every Student Succeeds Act and provides non-regulatory guidance on its application. The document describes the statutory evidence definition and offers additional considerations for its interpretation based on previously established review criteria from the What Works Clearinghouse, under the Institute of Education Sciences. The resource also […]
Teaching Newcomer English Learners: Four Powerful Vocabulary Practices
This video clip provides four evidence-based practices on how to teach English learners in grades K-8 academic vocabulary. Drawing from the IES Practice Guide published in 2014 Teaching Academic Content and Literacy in Elementary and Middle School, the REL Northwest has developed a short video clip demonstrating how these practices can be carried out in the classroom. The four practices […]