Linking Research to Practice
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
ARRA Clearinghouse
Northwest Education Recovery Clearinghouse
Information and assistance about the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as it applies to schools and districts in Northwest states.
Services
Grades K-8 Number Sense and Algebraic Reasoning
A series of workshops exploring instructional strategies teachers can use to support children's development of these mathematical concepts.
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 Celebrates 43 Years of Serving Educators and Communities
Northwest Lab observed its 43rd anniversary on June 25, celebrating a year of accomplishments that included providing services to more than 23,000 people in the region and beyond.
Current Projects
Guidance for Youth Mentoring Programs
The National Mentoring Center helps youth mentoring programs build agency capacity, resources, and community links. Services include MentorExchange, a practitioner listserv of more than 1,600 mentoring leaders, and a Lending Library which makes the latest in mentoring research available to the general public.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 (Chicago, IL) (Jul 13–14, 2009)
- School-Based Mentoring: Understanding the Evidence Seminar (Portland, Oregon) (Jul 27–27, 2009)
- 6+1 Trait® Writing Assessment: Introduction to the Traits Institute (East Elmhurst, NY) (Aug 4–6, 2009)
- Mathematics Institutes for Teachers of Grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 (Spokane, WA) (Aug 10–13, 2009)
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