This IES practice guide provides evidence-based practices that can help teachers tailor their instructional approaches and/or their mathematics intervention programs to meet the needs of their students.
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Video: Supporting Black students’ excellence
Teachers and administrators in Wisconsin’s Racine Unified School District are implementing several strategies to improve educational outcomes for Black students. This video connects these strategies with a REL Midwest research review of promising practices educators can use to support Black students.
Tool for Assessing the Health of Research-Practice Partnerships
Research-practice partnerships (RPPs) provide structures and processes to help bridge education research and practice and ultimately improve student outcomes. This tool from the W.T. Grant Foundation provides guidance on formatively assessing the health of an RPP in collaboration with partnership members. Aligned to the most commonly cited framework for assessing RPPs.
Getting it Right: Reference Guides for Registering Students with Non-English Names, 2nd Edition
When students register for school, it is critical that in-take procedures follow culturally appropriate naming conventions for multilingual learners whose home language is other than English. School staff will find the answers and needed support to get the job done with this useful resource. This reference guide outlines the issues related to appropriate naming conventions and practicalities of school databases, […]
Facilitating Professional Learning Communities that Support Struggling Readers Who are English Learners in the Southwest
This infographic provides an overview of the REL Southwest’s Professional Learning Communities (PLC) Facilitator’s Guide for supporting English learners who need extra support with reading instruction. This resource aligns with the What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Science’s Practice Guide, Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle Schools. Get a sneak preview of the PLC […]