Strategies to Support Black Students, Teachers, and Communities in Schools
Honoring Black History Month means supporting Black communities in schools all year long. In this blog, we share some ideas on how to make that commitment in your own school.
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How to Level Up Your Online Conferences
Learn how to level up your next online conference. This infographic offers a checklist for making virtual conferences and meetings just as engaging and useful as in-person events and also provides four recommendations that can help you think outside the box about video conferences.
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What Is Career and Technical Education, and Why Does It Matter?
By Erin Flynn | February 19, 2021
With many industries facing a shortage of skilled labor, employees who can hit the ground running are in high demand. Career and technical education (CTE) has been hailed as one solution: It prepares students with the on-the-ground competencies they need to succeed in today’s labor market. Education Northwest’s Erin Flynn explains how CTE is changing the education landscape, why it complements traditional academic courses, and what the future of CTE may hold.
Consultation
We offer literacy expertise across the spectrum, from early literacy to postsecondary and from English learners to special education students and children with dyslexia. We offer training and technical assistance specifically designed for educators and educational leaders to build the strengths and literacy of all students.
Leadership Development
We partner with educators to find solutions to their unique literacy needs that includes supporting students with disabilities. Drawing from a wide range of evidence-backed strategies that match specific learning environments, we collaborate with our clients to identify the content and delivery methods that best meet their needs.
Program Evaluation
We provide data and analysis to help our clients assess their literacy efforts. We work closely with leaders to create customized evaluations in areas ranging from early literacy to adolescent reading. We also have deep experience with literacy research and have served literacy policy consultants to lawmakers and school leaders.
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REL Northwest
Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest is one of 10 regional educational laboratories across the nation dedicated to improving the use of research and data in policy and classroom practice. REL Northwest is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences.
Region 17 Comprehensive Center
The Region 17 CC at Education Northwest is part of a national network of 19 CCs funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The network’s goal is to provide high-impact training and technical services to education leaders across the country.
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