Linking Research to Practice
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
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Grades 3-5 Number Sense and Algebraic Reasoning
Explore the big ideas of number sense and algebraic reasoning relevant to grades 3-5.
Products
This "how-to" guide provides teachers, administrators, and team leaders with practical strategies, models, and tools that result in improved learning outcomes for their students.
Featured Stories
NWREL’s National Mentoring Center Co-Hosts Conferences for Federal Grantees
NWREL’s National Mentoring Center, working in partnership with California-based EMT Associates to manage the Mentoring Resource Center (MRC), provides training, technical assistance, publications, research, and consultation to school-based mentoring programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
Current Projects
Meeting Regional Needs
REL Northwest is federally funded to respond to the region's educational needs by providing access to scientifically valid education research. Recent reports include Analysis of Title IIB Mathematics and Science Partnerships in the Northwest Region and Supplemental Educational Services and Implementation Challenges in the Northwest Region States.
About NWREL
40-plus years of linking education research to practice
The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's goal is to make a positive difference in the lives of students and the educators who support their learning. We work closely with schools, districts, and other agencies to develop creative and practical solutions to important educational challenges.
NWREL's core beliefs:
- Learning is a lifelong process in which all can succeed
- Schools and communities share responsibility for providing equitable access to and support for high-quality teaching and learning
- NWREL's role is to provide evidence-based tools and strategies that build capacity to improve learning
NWREL's Research Studies
- Parent Involvement Activities in School Improvement Plans in the Northwest Region
- Analysis of Title IIB Mathematics and Science Partnerships in the Northwest Region
- "Coach" Can Mean Many Things: Five Categories of Literacy Coaches in Reading First
- How Northwest Region States Are Responding To Schools In Need of Improvement
Quick Links
- 6+1 Trait® Wee Writers' Institute - Sold Out! (Jan 27–28, 2009)
- 6+1 Trait® Writing Training of Trait Presenters (Portland, OR) (Mar 4–6, 2009)
- High School Learning Communities National Conference (Jun 22–24, 2009)
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