<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[EL R&D Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[EL R&D Center]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 12:31:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[National R&#38;D Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners 2026 Conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you for your interest in our event! We have reached maximum capacity and are unable to accept additional registrations at this time. If you would like to be placed on a waitlist, please click on the button below and fill out the form. We will contact you as soon as a spot becomes available. Dear Colleagues, Representing Center colleagues, I am delighted to invite you to be our guest during a special conference held by the National Research and Development Center to Improve Education for...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/national-r-d-center-to-improve-education-for-secondary-english-learners-2026-conference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68eee811a71bf0378378602b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:23:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_d0134f002415471a993e8b16480f00a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aída Walqui</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join Us for the Fifth Session of Our Webinar Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us for the fifth session of our webinar series, Where the Evidence Leads: Preliminary Findings From IES-Funded English Learner...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/join-us-for-the-last-session-of-our-webinar-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6717e07d0680d658d1030c69</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:44:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_a5f6e2f7753c4c868d35227387d59e96~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating Latino Heritage Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once a year, between October and November, the U.S. celebrates National Hispanic Heritage month. In this brief note, I will use the term...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/celebrating-latino-heritage-month</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67044678ec79378cecfe7135</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 22:53:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_89aca64e99424b0a8a9542aa4284cd41~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aída Walqui</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Schools Can Do So They Don’t Exclude English Learners From Core Courses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ilana Umansky and Karen Thompson, Center investigators, found evidence that English Learners in both Oregon and Michigan were excluded...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/what-schools-can-do-so-they-don-t-exclude-english-learners-from-core-courses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66eb3af1cf23ab72ef430065</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:06:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_7ea728551a084c3b8d8ccf0e9d4fb29f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_625,h_338,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join Us for the Fourth Session of Our Webinar Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us for the fourth session of our webinar series, Where the Evidence Leads: Preliminary Findings From IES-Funded English Learner...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/join-us-for-the-fourth-session-of-our-webinar-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66e0f742bc9022957c4353d4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 01:51:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_61e77e38a1894f1797c94c07c57e12e4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[English Learners Less Likely to Have Access To Core Content Across States And Subjects, Researchers Find]]></title><description><![CDATA[Certain state policies and practices may help reverse this detrimental pattern FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Francisco.  English Learners...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/english-learners-less-likely-to-have-access-to-core-content-across-states-and-subjects-researchers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ceb18ec6441f3133dc4a6f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 05:21:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_ac431b3a5a144d0db6a5d3df616e05f1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“You Are Invited,” Says Growing Network of English Learner Researchers and Educators ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to the education of English Learners in America, “there is a need to engage in a rethinking and revisioning of our work . ....]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/you-are-invited-says-growing-network-of-english-learner-researchers-and-educators</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66be463e8695401a1aa83305</guid><category><![CDATA[Event]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:58:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_583da27a8c3c42c89b29cdae67a6c30a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join Us for the Third Session of Our Webinar Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us for the third session of our webinar series, Where the Evidence Leads: Preliminary Findings From IES-Funded English Learner...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/join-us-for-the-third-session-of-our-webinar-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66bab1517bf2cda978890ea4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_faf67c3b86b74ba58f85bf02a7a97b9f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Annual IES Research and Development Centers Conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Second Annual IES Research and Development Centers Conference on Improving Instruction, Assessment, and Policies for Secondary English...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/second-annual-ies-research-and-development-centers-conference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66bafdebfec70fb23241f159</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 06:40:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_88441bf8e74f492cb441bcc3a4d7a437~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q and A with Aída Walqui on How to Make the Science of Reading Work for Adolescent English Learners and Newcomers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leslie Villegas interviewed Center director, Aída Walqui, "to learn more about how the needs of adolescent ELs and older newcomers should...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/q-and-a-with-a%C3%ADda-walqui-on-how-to-make-the-science-of-reading-work-for-adolescent-english-learners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66633c7f59f65830e3e9bdbe</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:04:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_e6d16f1fcc8540d9b159b6b26c72720f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_818,h_422,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trending: English Learner Teaching Models Driven by Research — Summer Conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[This June, hear directly from leading researchers about a growing national and international trend: Teaching and learning models driven...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/trending-english-learner-teaching-models-driven-by-research-summer-conference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">663512d77be08c9a7de1d931</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 16:45:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_7a94dba7107343598a8e01dbe2c5b1dc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Observations Matter: Listening to and Learning from English Learners in Secondary Mathematics Classrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[April is National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month and Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month. Inside IES Research asked...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/observations-matter-listening-to-and-learning-from-english-learners-in-secondary-mathematics-classr</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6622c7bbd1fb00cd5a6f81c8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:38:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_ff352af58fdb4ce6b40623035b7c622d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[April is National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now is the time to reaffirm, celebrate, and advocate for educational and social equity for our
English Learners.]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/april-is-national-bilingual-multilingual-learner-advocacy-month-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">660ed804d03ebca5b6267f71</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:42:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_635984e0d39e442ea9e63293e2f17981~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Quality Interactions” Are Crucial, Especially for Those Learning English]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by Aída Walqui, director, IES-funded National R&#38;D Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners Perhaps never in...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/quality-interactions-are-crucial-especially-for-those-learning-english</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66070cbdaed28d1f247f2372</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:47:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_ad1e3456dcb944dc8496be6a929368c2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aída Walqui</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Engage English Learners in Mathematics: Q&#38;A with Dr. Haiwen Chu ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research on math instruction reveals that some lesson designs contribute to deeper and more meaningful learning for all students,...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/how-to-engage-english-learners-in-mathematics-q-a-with-dr-haiwen-chu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66071033e4fca8926626a91c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_a4e2c5bf87c24bc78e9dfdd61e9c722d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join Us for the Second Session of Our New Webinar Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us for the second session of our new webinar series, Where the Evidence Leads: Preliminary Findings From IES-Funded English Learner...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/join-us-for-the-second-session-of-our-new-webinar-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65fa21836773f6a5889df43a</guid><category><![CDATA[Event]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[English Language Arts Curriculum]]></category><category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category><category><![CDATA[Educator Development]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 23:57:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_831faed7a196453c8d05b5b238dd8ff7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Save the Date: 2024 Webinar Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where the Evidence Leads—Preliminary Findings From English Learner Research Studies Join researchers from the National Research &#38;...]]></description><link>https://www.elrdcenter.wested.org/post/2024-webinar-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65c186405f84a0afd2a21508</guid><category><![CDATA[Event]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Educator Development]]></category><category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category><category><![CDATA[English Language Arts Curriculum]]></category><category><![CDATA[Math Curriculum]]></category><category><![CDATA[Co-Teaching]]></category><category><![CDATA[Course Access]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 01:39:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5784a1_ac431b3a5a144d0db6a5d3df616e05f1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patricia Lopez-Hurtado</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Key Ways Teacher Developers Can Support Educators Who Work With English Learners]]></title><description><![CDATA[To deepen expertise in teachers working with English Learners in secondary schools, the National Research &#38; 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