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Detailed Site Map
*Please note that the following five areas are interconnected
on the website, so you can often access all five using either as a starting
point.
WestEd Programs: WestEd’s areas of work are
organized by program. Program directors work with project directors to
capitalize on and develop staff expertise. Staff members within program
areas may focus their work in one project or may contribute to several
related projects.
http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/90
- By clicking on a program, you will link to an overview
of that program, including its mission and goals, associated staff,
and related topics, services, projects, and resources.
- Programs currently include Assessment and Standards
Development Services, Center for Educational Equity, Center for Prevention
and Early Intervention, Educational and Community Initiatives, and Science
and Mathematics Program.
WestEd Projects: Look here for a complete
listing of all current WestEd projects.
http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/128
WestEd Resources: Visit here for WestEd resources,
including the resource catalog, R&D Alert Newsletters, online publications,
a listing of related educational websites, and WestEd’s company store.
http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/resources.htm
- Resource Catalog: Topic areas include assessment,
standards, and accountability; curriculum and instruction; early childhood
and healthy development; language, culture, and equity; leadership and
professional development; school and district improvement; school to
work; and technology. You may also search through the resource catalog
by author, title, or topic.
http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/resources.htm
- R&D Alert Newsletters: WestEd publishes their
R&D Alert Newsletter three times a year. Each issue has a topic
of focus—examples include teaching and learning of reading, assessment
for education improvement, evaluation research, leadership and administration,
community, and literacy.
http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/resources_newsltrs.htm
- Education Publications: WestEd posts online free
education resources. You may view the publications list by date (with
or without cover illustrations) or by alphabetical title.
http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/resources_p&r.htm
- Education Websites: WestEd provides a list of educational
websites you can link to for relevant information and resources. Websites
are categorized as either Federally Funded Education Networks and Resources,
WestEd-Hosted Web Communities, Western Region State Departments of Education,
or other Research, Development, and Service Agencies
http://web.wested.org/pub/docs/resources_web.htm
- WestEd Company Store: you can purchase caps, shirts,
fleece pullovers, and accessories with the company logo on them.
http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/companystore.htm
WestEd Services: Here you will find a complete
list of WestEd’s available services.
http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/services.htm
Currently available services include the following:
- Assessment and Standards Development: Planning, developing,
implementing, and evaluating standards and assessment tools, methods,
and systems
- Curriculum and Product Development: Creating materials
for students, educators, families, community groups, and policymakers
- Educational Data Systems and Statistics: Help with
the design, use, and maintenance of data systems
- Information Dissemination and Conferences: Help reaching
audiences through workshops, meetings, conferences, materials, and online
- Networks and Collaborations: Help making connections
within and across groups
- Policy Studies: Providing issue-focused information
or analysis
- Professional Development: Working with child care
and other teaching professionals, school and community-based administrators,
and professional developers to improve their practice
- Program Development: Help conceptualizing, implementing,
and refining education and community programs
- Research and Evaluation: Conducting education- and
community-based research and evaluating programs, projects, and materials
- Systems Support: Helping organizations become increasingly
efficient and effective
- Technical Assistance/Consulting: Providing expert
support for the long or short term
Research Topics at WestEd: By clicking on
your topic of interest, you will see a short background on the topic area,
followed by a list of WestEd’s related programs, projects, and resources.
Note: these topics are also listed down the right side of the homepage.
http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/topics.htm
Topics currently include the following:
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