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Monday, May 15, 2006
Bridging Cultures
 May 17 - Free Online Event
Participants in this interactive event will learn about the differences between more collaborative and individualistic cultures, and how some of those differences can show up in school settings. Using case material developed by the teacher action-researchers who originated the Bridging Cultures work, Noelle Caskey, Senior Research Associate at WestEd, will lead participants in an exploration of alternative ways of understanding the values and behavior of children and families from non-mainstream cultures that are collaboratively oriented. Free registration required.
Online Event Archives
 Special Education Series Now Archived
Last month we highlighted resources related to special education and hosted three new Online Events focused on the topic. Those Online Events are now all archived. You can watch and listen to the presentations, questions, and discussions at any time. For the archives of “Standards-Based Instruction: Could it Happen in Special Education?,” “Successful Strategies for Middle and High School Inclusion,” and “IDEA and Literacy,” go to our Online Event Archives. Free registration required.
High Expectations Help High School’s Student Achievement Soar
Located in the heart of California’s central valley, with a highly diverse population that includes 69% socioeconomically disadvantaged and 24% English learners, Selma High School has achieved a nearly 20% growth in state test scores over the last four years, rising from 589 in 2001 to 704 in 2005.
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