Resources

The Center strives to provide policymakers and practitioners compelling and actionable information that can lead to improvements in the field. Publications, briefs, professional learning activities, and webinars are just some of the resources we offer.

Resources: Teacher brief

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Join Us for the Fifth Session of Our Webinar Series

Join us for the fifth session of our webinar series, Where the Evidence Leads: Preliminary Findings From IES-Funded English Learner...

Celebrating Latino Heritage Month

Once a year, between October and November, the U.S. celebrates National Hispanic Heritage month. In this brief note, I will use the term...

What Schools Can Do So They Don’t Exclude English Learners From Core Courses

Ilana Umansky and Karen Thompson, Center investigators, found evidence that English Learners in both Oregon and Michigan were excluded...

Join Us for the Fourth Session of Our Webinar Series

Join us for the fourth session of our webinar series, Where the Evidence Leads: Preliminary Findings From IES-Funded English Learner...

English Learners Less Likely to Have Access To Core Content Across States And Subjects, Researchers Find

Certain state policies and practices may help reverse this detrimental pattern FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Francisco. English Learners...

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“You Are Invited,” Says Growing Network of English Learner Researchers and Educators 

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 . ....

Join Us for the Third Session of Our Webinar Series

Join us for the third session of our webinar series, Where the Evidence Leads: Preliminary Findings From IES-Funded English Learner...

Second Annual IES Research and Development Centers Conference

Second Annual IES Research and Development Centers Conference on Improving Instruction, Assessment, and Policies for Secondary English...

Q and A with Aída Walqui on How to Make the Science of Reading Work for Adolescent English Learners and Newcomers

Leslie Villegas interviewed Center director, Aída Walqui, "to learn more about how the needs of adolescent ELs and older newcomers should...

Trending: English Learner Teaching Models Driven by Research — Summer Conference

This June, hear directly from leading researchers about a growing national and international trend: Teaching and learning models driven...

Observations Matter: Listening to and Learning from English Learners in Secondary Mathematics Classrooms

April is National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month and Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month. Inside IES Research asked...

April is National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month

Now is the time to reaffirm, celebrate, and advocate for educational and social equity for our English Learners.

“Quality Interactions” Are Crucial, Especially for Those Learning English

Written by Aída Walqui, director, IES-funded National R&D Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners Perhaps never in...

How to Engage English Learners in Mathematics: Q&A with Dr. Haiwen Chu

Research on math instruction reveals that some lesson designs contribute to deeper and more meaningful learning for all students,...

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Join Us for the Second Session of Our New Webinar Series

Join us for the second session of our new webinar series, Where the Evidence Leads: Preliminary Findings From IES-Funded English Learner...

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Save the Date: 2024 Webinar Series

Where the Evidence Leads—Preliminary Findings From English Learner Research Studies Join researchers from the National Research &...

Six Key Ways Teacher Developers Can Support Educators Who Work With English Learners

To deepen expertise in teachers working with English Learners in secondary schools, the National Research & Development Center to Improve...

Top 10 Takeaways From the 2023 IES-Funded English Learner Research Centers Conference

In the spring, nearly 300 guests attended the Improving Instruction, Assessment, and Policies for Secondary English Learners Across the...

Four Policy Levers May Increase English Learner Students’ Participation in Required Academic Courses

State, district, and school leaders can improve outcomes for students who are classified as English learners through the use of specific...

Districts Are Ramping Up Standards for ELL Materials. Here’s How to Meet Rising Expectations

Companies need materials that weave content with language learning, says Gabriela Uro, Council of the Great City Schools director of...

One group of students saw unexpected gains on the ‘Nation’s Report Card’ during the pandemic

“We know that many states had very limited assessment in 2020, or 2021 in some places. … That likely led to more students remaining in...

How can middle and high schools improve support for English learners?

Federally funded research aims to find ways to increase English learners’ access to rigorous courses for high school completion. K12...

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