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Spotlight on the Common Core and More: SchoolsMovingUp/date - May 2012
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  • May 15 Webinar, Key Features of Comprehensive Principal Evaluation Systems
  • May 30 Webinar, The Common Core: The Foundation of the RtI Framework
  • June 5 Webinar, Personalize Learning to Meet the Common Core
  • June 6, 13, 20 Webinar Series: Advancing STEM Education K-8 in California
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SchoolsMovingUp/date - April 2012: Spotlights on Online Learning and Equity
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  • Apr 26 Webinar, How Online Professional Development Can Support the Common Core Standards Roll-Out—Arizona's Vision
  • May 2 Webinar, A National Perspective of K-12 Online and Blended Learning: Current Issues and Trends in Policy and Practice
  • May 7 Webinar, Discipline that Does No Harm: Improving Academic Outcomes for African American Male Students

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SchoolsMovingUp/date - March 2012: Spotlight on the Common Core and on Online Professional Developme
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  • Mar. 21 Webinar, Turnaround Schools in California: The Story of General Grant Middle School
  • Mar. 29 Webinar, Designing Quality Units Aligned to the ELA Common Core State Standards
  • Apr. 19 Webinar, E-Learning for Educators: Effects of Online Professional Development on Teachers and their Students
  • Apr. 26 Webinar A Case Study of Online Professional Development at the State Level to Support the Common Core

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SchoolsMovingUp/date - February 2012: Spotlight on Equity
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  • 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

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SchoolsMovingUp/date - January 2012: New Year's Edition
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  • 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

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SchoolsMovingUp/date - December 2011: Spotlight on Webinar Archives
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SchoolsMovingUp/date - November 2011: Spotlight on District Improvement
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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
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SchoolsMovingUp/date October 2011 - Spotlight on Diverse Learners
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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

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SchoolsMovingUp/date - September 2011: Spotlight on School Improvement
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  • 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"

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SchoolsMovingUp/date - August 2011: Welcome Back to School!
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  • September 14 Webinar, "Common Core Standards and Math Placement: Lessons Learned, Moving Forward"
  • October e-Workshop on Classroom Management

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SchoolsMovingUp/date - July 2011: Summer Reading Picks
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SchoolsMovingUp/date - June 2011: Effective Principals
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New Effective Principals Section WestEd Staff Summer Reading Selections by WestEd's Leadership Initiative Director Karen Kearney
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SchoolsMovingUp/date - May 2011: More Ways to View Webinar Archives
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  • 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"

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SchoolsMovingUp/date - April 2011: Using Time Effectively and More
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April 6 Webinar, "Enhancing Infant and Toddler Care through Reflective Practice, Part IV"
  • April 7 Webinar, "Making Every Minute Count"
  • April 20 Webinar , "EdSteps: Using Student Work to Teach & Assess 21st Century Knowledge & Skills"
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  • SchoolsMovingUp/date - March 2011: The Common Core State Standards...and More
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    • 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"
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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - February 2011: Common Core and English Learners
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    Members' Picks by Molli Sipe, Lead Technical Assistance Coach, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
  • February Webinars on English language learners
  • March Webinars on the Common Core State Standards

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date January 2011: Special Education Students and English Learners
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    • January 19 Webinar, "Programs and Practices for Effective Sheltered Content Instruction"
    • January 26 Webinar, "Journey Toward Special Education Improvement"

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - December 2010: A Spotlight on Members
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    Members' Picks by Elvia Teixeira, Title III COE Regional Lead, Region 4, and English Learner Coordinator, Contra Costa County Office of Education
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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - November 2010
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    • 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"

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date October 2010: A Focus on English Learners
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    Top Reading Picks on English Language Learners by WestEd's Comprehensive School Assistance Program Staff Member Robert Linquanti
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    September 2010 SchoolsMovingUp/date - New Webinar Series on English Learners
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    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"

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    August 2010 SchoolsMovingUp/date - Webinar Archives
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    • September 22 Free Webinar, Achieving Dramatic Improvement: An Exploratory Study
    • Current Webinar Archives

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    July 2010 SchoolsMovingUp/date - Serving English Language Learners
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    • Top Reading Picks by WestEd's Comprehensive School Assistance Program Staff Member Zoe Ann Brown
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    June 2010 SchoolsMovingUp/date - WestEd Staff Summer Reading Picks
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    • WestEd Staff Summer Reading Selections by WestEd's School Turnaround Center Co-Director Fred Tempes
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    April 2010 SchoolsMovingUp/date - A Focus on Differentiated Instruction
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    • April 28 Webinar, "Engaging, Differentiated Grammar Lessons to Promote Student Success in Writing"
    • May 5Webinar, "Infusing Culturally Responsive Instruction into Daily Teaching"

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - February 2010
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    • 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"

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - January 2010
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    • 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"

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    SchoolsMovingUp's e-Workshop: Academic Vocabulary for English Learners
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    • February 3, 10, 17, & 24 & March 3, 2009 e-Workshop Series, " Academic Vocabulary Instruction for English Language Learners in Pre-K to Grade 2"

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - November 2009
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    • 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?"

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    SchoolsMovingUp/Date - October 2009
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    • October 14 Webinar, "Reducing School Dropout Rates"
    • December 8 Webinar, "What Happens to High School Dropouts Who Return to School?"

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - August 2009
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    • 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"

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    Introducing SchoolsMovingUp's e-Workshop Series
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    • September 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2009 e-Workshop Series, " Academic Vocabulary Instruction for English Language Learners in Pre-K to Grade 2"

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - May 2009
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    • 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)"

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - April 2009
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    • 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)"

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - March 2009
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    • 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)"

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - February 2009
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    • 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"

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - January 2009
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    • 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

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - September 2008
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    • 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

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    Schools Moving Up/date - May 2008
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    • 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

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    SchoolsMovingUp/date - March 2008
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    • 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

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    Schools Moving Up/date - December 2007
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  • 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
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  • SchoolsMovingUp/date - November 2007
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  • 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
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  • SchoolsMovingUp/date - October, 2007
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  • 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
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  • SchoolsMovingUp/date - September 2007
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  • 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
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  • SchoolsMovingUp/date - June 2007
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  • 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
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  • SchoolsMovingUp/date - April 2007
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  • 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
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  • SchoolsMovingUp/date - March 2007
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  • 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
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  • SchoolsMovingUp/date - February 2007
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  • 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

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  • SchoolsMovingUp/date - January 2007
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  • 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"
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  • SchoolsMovingUp/date - November 2006
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  • 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"
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