Linking Research to Practice
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
NWREL Spotlight
Coming Soon! NWREL's 2009 Summer Mathematics Institutes for K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 educators. Add your name and email address to our registration interest list and we'll send you registration information as soon as it becomes available.
Services
Grades K-2 Number Sense and Algebraic Reasoning
A series of workshops exploring instructional strategies teachers can use to support children's number sense and algebraic reasoning.
Products
Doubloon Island: The traits of writing board game
Your students will love learning about the traits of good writing as they sail the high seas in this action-packed, pirate-themed board game.
Featured Stories
National Expert on Evidence-Based Education Reform Named NWREL Deputy Chief
Steve Fleischman, who has served as a vice president at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) since 2006, will join the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) as the second in command, beginning in mid-February.
Current Projects
Schools-Families-Communities Working Together
Learn to use culturally responsive, standards-based teaching to engage hard-to-reach students by tapping into their family, community, and culture. NWREL's Child and Family Program offers services and resources on this research-based process known as Classroom to Community and Back.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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