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SchoolsMovingUp/date - February 2012: Spotlight on Equity
- Feb. 8 Webinar, Making Sense of SCIENCE: Going Deep to Go Far by Linking Science and Literacy Instruction
- Feb. 15 Webinar, Implementing a Seal of Biliteracy
- Feb. 22 Webinar, STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs): New Research on Design, Implementation and Results
- Feb. 29 Webinar, Common Core State Standards: An Integration of Systems and a Culture of Change with Comprehensive Local Assessments
SchoolsMovingUp/date - January 2012: New Year's Edition
- January 26 Webinar, Effective District Planning: Insights from Successful Districts
- February 8 Webinar, Making Sense of SCIENCE: Going Deep to Go Far by Linking Science and Literacy Instruction
- February 29 Webinar, Common Core State Standards: An Integration of Systems and a Culture of Change with Comprehensive Local Assessments
SchoolsMovingUp/date - December 2011: Spotlight on Webinar Archives
SchoolsMovingUp/date - November 2011: Spotlight on District Improvement
Staff Reading Picks by Sharon Tucker, Senior Program Associate, WestEd- November 30 Webinar, Strategies to Advance Student Success Through High School After-School Programs
- December 7 Webinar,Strategies for School Turnaround: School- and District-Level Perspectives
SchoolsMovingUp/date October 2011 - Spotlight on Diverse Learners
Staff Reading Picks by John Carr, Senior Research Associate, WestEd- October 19 Webinar, Articulating High Expectations from K-12: Valley High School's Story
- October 26 Webinar,After School Alignment With the Core Instructional Day in Support of STEM Learning
SchoolsMovingUp/date - September 2011: Spotlight on School Improvement
- September 28 Webinar, "Advancing Student Success: Aligning In and Afterschool Learning"
- October 13 Webinar , "Providing Rich Educational Offerings Despite Fiscal Constraints: Buena Park High School’s Story"
- October 19 Webinar, "Articulating High Expectations from K-12: Valley High School and Its Partners"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - August 2011: Welcome Back to School!
- September 14 Webinar, "Common Core Standards and Math Placement: Lessons Learned, Moving Forward"
- October e-Workshop on Classroom Management
SchoolsMovingUp/date - July 2011: Summer Reading Picks
SchoolsMovingUp/date - June 2011: Effective Principals
New Effective Principals Section WestEd Staff Summer Reading Selections by WestEd's Leadership Initiative Director Karen KearneySchoolsMovingUp/date - May 2011: More Ways to View Webinar Archives
- May 12 Webinar, "Making Choices to Prioritize Learning Time for Students"
- May 25 Webinar, "Behavior and Classroom Management: Online Professional Development Modules and Resources for Implementation"
- May 26 Webinar, "Using Additional Teacher Collaboration Time to Improve Student Achievement"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - April 2011: Using Time Effectively and More
- April 7 Webinar, "Making Every Minute Count"
- April 20 Webinar , "EdSteps: Using Student Work to Teach & Assess 21st Century Knowledge & Skills"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - March 2011: The Common Core State Standards...and More
- March 9 Webinar, "Enhancing Infant and Toddler Care through Reflective Practice, Part III"
- March 10 Webinar, "Implementing a SEAL of Biliteracy"
- March 23 Webinar, "Improving Educational Outcomes for English Language Learners: How ESEA Reauthorization Can Help"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - February 2011: Common Core and English Learners
- February Webinars on English language learners
- March Webinars on the Common Core State Standards
SchoolsMovingUp/date January 2011: Special Education Students and English Learners
- January 19 Webinar, "Programs and Practices for Effective Sheltered Content Instruction"
- January 26 Webinar, "Journey Toward Special Education Improvement"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - December 2010: A Spotlight on Members
Members' Picks by Elvia Teixeira, Title III COE Regional Lead, Region 4, and English Learner Coordinator, Contra Costa County Office of EducationSchoolsMovingUp/date - November 2010
- December 15 Webinar, "Enhancing Infant and Toddler Care through Reflective Practice, Part II"
- January 19 Webinar, "Programs and Practices for Effective Sheltered Content Instruction"
- February 9 Webinar, " English Language Development: Issues & Implementation at Grades Six Through Twelve"
SchoolsMovingUp/date October 2010: A Focus on English Learners
Top Reading Picks on English Language Learners by WestEd's Comprehensive School Assistance Program Staff Member Robert LinquantiSeptember 2010 SchoolsMovingUp/date - New Webinar Series on English Learners
SchoolsMovingUp's New English Learner Series- October 27 Webinar, "Effective English Literacy Instruction for English Learners"
- November 2 Webinar, "Research to Guide English Language Development Instruction"
- November 9 Webinar, "English Language Development: Foundations & Implementation in Kindergarten Through Grade Five"
August 2010 SchoolsMovingUp/date - Webinar Archives
- September 22 Free Webinar, Achieving Dramatic Improvement: An Exploratory Study
- Current Webinar Archives
- Top Reading Picks by WestEd's Comprehensive School Assistance Program Staff Member Zoe Ann Brown
June 2010 SchoolsMovingUp/date - WestEd Staff Summer Reading Picks
- WestEd Staff Summer Reading Selections by WestEd's School Turnaround Center Co-Director Fred Tempes
April 2010 SchoolsMovingUp/date - A Focus on Differentiated Instruction
- April 28 Webinar, "Engaging, Differentiated Grammar Lessons to Promote Student Success in Writing"
- May 5Webinar, "Infusing Culturally Responsive Instruction into Daily Teaching"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - February 2010
- February 17 Free Webinar, Lessons Learned from the Evaluation of the Texas School Dropout Prevention and Reentry Program Grants
- March 25, April 1, April 8, April 15, April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20 e-Institute Series, "Leadership Institute on English Language Learners: Aligning Theory, Policy, and Practice"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - January 2010
- January 27 Free Webinar, Hawthorne Math & Science Academy: Creating a Community of Learners
- February 3, 10, 17, & 24 & March 3 e-Workshop Series, "Academic Vocabulary Instruction for English Language Learners in Pre-K to Grade 2"
SchoolsMovingUp's e-Workshop: Academic Vocabulary for English Learners
- February 3, 10, 17, & 24 & March 3, 2009 e-Workshop Series, " Academic Vocabulary Instruction for English Language Learners in Pre-K to Grade 2"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - November 2009
- November 24 Webinar, "Assessing 21st Century Skills to Maximize Student Readiness for Higher Education and Careers"
- December 2 Webinar, "Making Mathematics Accessible for English Learners"
- December 8 Webinar, "What Happens to High School Dropouts Who Return to School?"
SchoolsMovingUp/Date - October 2009
- October 14 Webinar, "Reducing School Dropout Rates"
- December 8 Webinar, "What Happens to High School Dropouts Who Return to School?"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - August 2009
- August 20 Webinar, "English Learners and the Language Arts (Encore Presentation)"
- September 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2009 e-Workshop Series, " Academic Vocabulary Instruction for English Language Learners in Pre-K to Grade 2"
Introducing SchoolsMovingUp's e-Workshop Series
- September 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2009 e-Workshop Series, " Academic Vocabulary Instruction for English Language Learners in Pre-K to Grade 2"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - May 2009
- May 19 Webinar, "Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: Resources From Doing What Works"
- May 21 Webinar, "Math Pathways & Pitfalls: Jump-Starting Effective and Equitable Instruction"
- May 26 Webinar, "Recommendations for Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - April 2009
- April 21 Webinar, "Making Progress on Essential Standards and Assessment Reforms"
- April 22 Webinar, "Cesar E. Chavez High School: High Expectations, Empowerment, and Excellence"
- April 28 Webinar, "Word Generation: Using Online Tools To Support Effective Implementation of an Academic Language Program (SERP Institute)"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - March 2009
- April 7 & 9, 2009 Webinar, "Early Head Start: Providing a Quality Comprehensive Program for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families, Parts I & II"
- April 22, 2009 Webinar, "Cesar E. Chavez High School: High Expectations, Empowerment, and Excellence"
- April 28, 2009 Webinar, "Word Generation: Using Online Tools To Support Effective Implementation of an Academic Language Program (SERP Institute)"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - February 2009
- March 12, 2009 Webinar, "Monitoring Student Academic Progress throughout the School Year: Why, When, and How?"li>
- May 6, 2009 Webinar, "Algebra Intervention: Not Business as Usual"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - January 2009
- February 4 Webinar, “Response to Intervention: Online Professional Development Modules and Resources for Implementation” with Naomi Tyler, Kathy Strunk, Debbie Williams, and Silvia DeRuvo
- February 18 Webinar, “Response to Intervention: Online Professional Development Modules and Resources for Classroom Assessment” with Kimberly Skow, Debbie DeBerry, and Silvia DeRuvo
SchoolsMovingUp/date - September 2008
- October 8, 2008 Webinar, "English Learner Literacy Development through Formative Assessment of Oral Language," with Alison Bailey and Margaret Heritage
- October 15, 2008 Webinar, "English Learners and the Language arts," with Pamela Spycher
- October 22, 2008 Webinar, "Doing What Works : Teaching Elementary-School English Learners," with Nikola Filby
- October 28, 2008 Webinar, "What the Research Does—and Does Not—Say About Teaching English Language Learners," with Claude Goldenberg
- October 29, 2008 Webinar, "Building Oral Language into Content Area Instruction," with Diane August
- October 30, 2008 Webinar, "Taking Center Stage II : Ensuring Success for Middle Grades English Learners," with Carol Abbott and Jeanette Ganahl
- November 5, 2008 Webinar, "English Learners in Secondary Mathematics: Rigor and Excellence," with Leslie Hamburger
- November 12, 2008 Webinar, "Making Standards-based Lessons Understandable for English Learners: The SIOP Model—Encore Presentation," with Jana Echevarria
- November 18, 2008 Webinar, "Quality Teaching for English Learners: High Challenge and High Support," with Aída Walqui
Schools Moving Up/date - May 2008
- May 7, 2008 Online Event, "Snapshots of RTI Implementation," with Greg Roberts, Saro Mohammed, and Kathryn Tackett
- May 13, 2008 Online Event, "RTI Process Steps: An elementary School Approach to Implementation," with Silvia DeRuvo and Brad Barcus
- May 28, 2008 Online Event, "RTI in a Secondary School Setting: Riverbank High School Story," with Ken Geisick and Peggy Graving-Reyes
- February 7, 2007 Archived Event, "Response to Intervention (RtI) and the Connections to Neurodevelopment," with Leigh Burgess
SchoolsMovingUp/date - March 2008
- March 18, 2008 Online Event, "A School Immersed in Vocabulary," with Elfrieda H. Hiebert
- April 22, 2008 Online Event, "A County Immersed in Vocabulary," with Elfrieda H. Hiebert
- April 30, 2008 Online Event, "Critical Science Vocabulary," with Elfrieda H. Hiebert
- October 24, 2007 Archived Event, "Tools for Literacy: Technology to Support Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development," with Kathleen McClaskey and Joan Sedita
Schools Moving Up/date - December 2007
- December 5, 2007 Online Event, "Ideas in Action: Baldwin Academy," with Bonnie Wilson
- January 16, 2008 Online Event, "Ideas in Action: Central Union High School," with Emma Jones
- January 30, 2008 Online Event, "Data Use and Teacher Collaboration: One School's Success Story," with Michael Gulden
- November 13, 2007 Archived Event, "Data Analysis: One High School's Journey," with Shirley Houser
SchoolsMovingUp/date - November 2007
- December 5, 2007 Online Event, "Ideas in Action: Baldwin Academy," with Bonnie Wilson
- January 16, 2008 Online Event, "Ideas in Action: Central Union High School," with Emma Jones
- January 30, 2008 Online Event, "Data Use and Teacher Collaboration: One School's Success Story," with Michael Gulden
- November 13, 2007 Archived Event, "Data Analysis: One High School's Journey," with Shirley Houser
SchoolsMovingUp/date - October, 2007
- October 17, 2007 Online Event, "The Envision Schools Approach to Project-Based Learning" with Kyle Hartung and Bob Lenz
- October 24, 2007 Online Event, "Tools for Literacy: Technology to Support Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development" with Kathleen McClaskey and Joan Sedita
- November 8, 2007 Online Event, "Research from CREATE: Making Standards-based Lessons Understandable for English Learners: The SIOP Model" with Jana Echevarria
SchoolsMovingUp/date - September 2007
- September 19, 2007 Online Event, "Mentoring New Teachers Through Collaborative Coaching" with Kathy Dunne
- September 26, 2007 Online Event, "Building Choice: Improving Public School Choice Programs " with Pansy Houghton, Willie Poinsette, and Kristing Mitchell
- October 3, 2007 Online Event, "Reading Science for Understanding in Middle and High School" with Cynthia Greenleaf
- October 24, 2007 Online Event, "Tools for Literacy: Technology to Support Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development" with Kathleen H. McClaskey and Joan Sedita
SchoolsMovingUp/date - June 2007
- July 18 Online Event, "Standards-Based Instruction: Is It Possible for Students with Disabilities?" (Encore Presentation)
- Tips to Go feature highlighting "Full Inclusion Helps All Students"
- Schools on the Move feature highlighting Sanger High school in Fresno County, CA
SchoolsMovingUp/date - April 2007
- May 17, 2007 Online Event, "Promising Technology Practices for Struggling Readers" with Heidi Silver-Pacuilla
- May 23, 2007 Online Event, "New Tools to Make Benchmark Analysis Free and Painless" with Janice Morrison
- May 24, 2007 Online Event, "Word Lists: Choices and Uses" with Elfrieda Hiebert
- June 14, 2007 Online Event, "Findings from the National Literacy Panel on Language Minority Children and Youth" with Diane August
- Literacy Resources — featuring all of SchoolsMovingUp's literacy resources
SchoolsMovingUp/date - March 2007
- April 5, 2007 Online Event, "Double the Work: Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent ELLs," with Deborah Short
- April 25, 2007 Online Event, "Reading Science for Understanding in Middle and High School" with Cynthia Greenleaf
- June 14, 2007 Online Event, "Findings from the National Literacy Panel on Language Minority Children and Youth" with Diane August
- Literacy Resources — featuring all of SchoolsMovingUp's literacy resources
SchoolsMovingUp/date - February 2007
- February 27, 2007 Online Event, "District & School-based Professional Development Approaches for Content Area Literacy Improvement," with Diane Waff and Cathleen Kral
- April 25, 2007 Online Event, "Reading Science for Understanding in Middle and High School", with Cynthia Greenleaf
New, Enhanced Tips to Go - Tips to Go feature highlighting "Everyone is Involved in Assessment"
- Tips to Go feature highlighting "No Excuses University: All Students Can Go to College"
- Tips to Go feature highlighting "Endorsing the Endorsement Document"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - January 2007
- January 23, 2007 Online Event, "Response to Intervention (Rtl) and the Connections to Neurodevelopment," with Leigh Burgess
- January 29, 2007 Online Event, "What's Happening in Vocabulary Research?", with Elfrieda (Freddy) H. Hiebert
- January 30, 2007 Online Event, "Differentiated Instruction: An Overview and One Classroom's Transformation", with Melissa Storm and Lori Centerbar
- February 14, 2007 Online Event, "Resource Allocation to Support Student Achievement", with Jannelle Kubinec and Lori Van Houten
- Tips to Go feature highlighting "Shadow Classes"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - November 2006
- November 30, 2006 Online Event, "Teaching Science: How to Really Give Universal Access to English Learners," with John Carr and Ursula Sexton
- December 6, 2006 Online Event, "Using Formative Assessments to Improve the Achievement of All Students: Key Policy Questions and Practical Decisions" Part 1, with Robert Anderson
- December 13, 2006 Online Event, "Using Formative Assessments to Improve the Achievement of All Students: Key Policy Questions and Practical Decisions" Part 2, with Robert Anderson
- Tips to Go feature highlighting "A District Focuses on Customer Service"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - October, 2006
- October 11, 2006 Online Event, "Using Flexible Technology to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners," with Julie Duffield and Lisa Wahl
- November 30, 2006 Online Event, "Teaching Science: How to Really Give Universal Access to English Learners," with John Carr and Ursula Sexton
- Tips to Go feature highlighting "Preview and Review Gives Students a Leg Up on New Standards"
SchoolsMovingUp/date - September 2006
- September 21, 2006 Online Event, "Adapting a K – 12 Reading Model for Middle and Secondary Schools"
- September 28, 2006 Online Event, "What Does the Research Say About Designing Quality Literacy Instruction?"
- Tips to Go feature highlighting “Literacy Bags”
SchoolsMovingUp/date - August 2006
- Online Event Archive, "Schools on the Right Track: Mathson Middle School" with Kilian Betlach
- Online Event Archive, "Districts on the Right Track: Napa Valley Unified School District" with Elena Toscano
- Podcast feature highlighting "Schools on the Right Track: Monroe Elementary School"
- Podcast feature highlighting "Schools on the Right Track: Rio Linda High School"
- Podcast feature highlighting "Districts on the Right Track: Oxnard Union High School District"
- WestEd Staff Summer Reading Selections by WestEd's School Turnaround Center Co-Director Fred Tempes
July 2010 SchoolsMovingUp/date - Serving English Language Learners
- February 8 Webinar, Making Sense of SCIENCE: Going Deep to Go Far by Linking Science and Literacy Instruction
