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Download full textCanavero, Steve; Buckner, Laura – WestEd, 2021
Strategic communications is important for building awareness, engagement, and commitment for serving children and youth. When this communication is bidirectional, it also creates avenues for state education agency (SEA) leaders to receive timely, honest feedback from stakeholders about the effectiveness of whole-person initiatives. This guide is…
Descriptors: Organizational Communication, Alignment (Education), Holistic Approach, State Departments of Education
Nilsen, Katy; Tyler, Burr; Arnett, Elizabeth; Britton, Ted; Estrella, Denise; Luttgen, Kim; Moyle, Patrick; Montoya, Robin – WestEd, 2020
The California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS) Toolkit for Instructional Materials Evaluation (TIME) is a suite of tools and processes for evaluating and selecting instructional materials aligned with the CA NGSS. This 11th report in the NGSS Early Implementers Initiative evaluation series is intended for school and district…
Descriptors: Vignettes, Media Selection, Science Instruction, Statewide Planning
Tyler, Burr; Britton, Ted – WestEd, 2018
The K-8 Early Implementers Initiative has found that careful planning is critical. With thin planning, unexpected detours or dead ends are likely. However, with solid planning, districts are more likely to achieve their implementation goals and may discover some express lanes for their implementation journey. This evaluation report documents…
Descriptors: National Standards, Academic Standards, Science Education, Program Implementation
Tyler, Burr; Estrella, Denise; Britton, Ted; Nguyen, Kimberly; Iveland, Ashley; Nilsen, Katy; Arnett, Elizabeth; Valcarcel, Josh – WestEd, 2020
Over the course of six years, a diverse group of school districts and charter management organizations in California ran a substantial experiment in implementing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in elementary and middle grades. WestEd led an extensive evaluation of that effort, the California K-8 NGSS Early Implementers Initiative,…
Descriptors: Science Education, State Standards, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students
Cerwin, Karen; DiRanna, Kathy; Grace, Jill; LaFontaine, Phil; Ritchie, Sue; Sherif, Jody; Topps, Jo; Tupper, David; Vargas, Claudio; Woods, Barbara; Tyler, Burr; Britton, Ted; Iveland, Ashley – WestEd, 2018
NGSS Early Implementers is a four-year initiative created to help eight California school districts and two charter management organizations, supported by WestEd's K-12 Alliance, implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Designed for professional developers and administrators, this report describes 10 tools and processes that are…
Descriptors: State Standards, School Districts, Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkPerry, Rebecca R.; Finkelstein, Neal D.; Seago, Nanette; Heredia, Alberto; Sobolew-Shubin, Sandy; Carroll, Cathy – WestEd, 2015
Math in Common® (MiC) is a five-year initiative that supports a formal network of 10 California school districts as they implement the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (CCSS-M) across grades K-8. In spring 2015, WestEd administered surveys to understand the perspectives on Common Core State Standards-Mathematics (CCSS-M) implementation…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Curriculum Implementation, Formative Evaluation, Teacher Evaluation
Burgoa, Carol; Izu, Jo Ann – WestEd, 2010
This guide presents a data-driven, research-based process--referred to as the "school-community forum process"--for increasing youth voice, promoting resilience, strengthening adult-youth connections, and ultimately, for improving schools. It uses a "student listening circle"--a special type of focus group involving eight to…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, School Community Relationship
