WESTED

REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES (REL) 2012-2017. THE CONTRACTOR IN THE WEST REGION PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PERFORMS RESEARCH, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE REGION.

REGIONAL EDUCATION LABORATORY - WESTERN REGION

"OTHER FUNCTION" IGF::OT::IGF THE EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM ACT (ESRA) MANDATES THAT THE DEPARTMENT AWARD AND ADMINISTER TEN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES (RELS). ESRA DEFINES THE TERM OF EACH REL, FIVE YEARS, AND THE CURRENT COHORT OF REL CONTRACTS EXPIRES JANUARY 2, 2017. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR REL WEST. EACH REL IS CHARGED WITH PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING THREE PRIMARY TASKS APPLIED RESEARCH WHERE EACH REL WILL ADDRESSES COMPLEX QUESTIONS ABOUT TEACHING, LEARNING, ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS, EDUCATION ACCESS, AND EDUCATION ATTAINMENT TRAINING, COACHING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WHERE EACH REL WILL DESIGN THESE SERVICES TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS, AND, WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE EDUCATION RESEARCH SECTOR. THE CONTENT OF ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED WITHIN THIS AREA OF WORK MUST BE CAREFULLY ASSESSED AGAINST THE RESEARCH BASE. DISSEMINATION WHERE REL DISSEMINATION FACILITATES THE WIDE SHARING OF RESEARCH EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH-RELATED INFORMATION TO SPARK NEW IDEAS, INTRODUCE INDIVIDUALS TO OTHERS WORKING ON SIMILAR ISSUES, AND REDUCE UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION. EACH TASK BUILDS ON THE OTHER, AND EACH INDIVIDUAL REL CONTRIBUTES TO AN OVERALL INCREASE IN EDUCATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS ALL STATES AND TERRITORIES.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS TO AWARD THE REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY PROGRAM (REL), 2022 - 2027 FOR THE WESTERN REGION.

THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO PERFORM DATA COLLECTION, DATA ANALYSIS, RISK ASSESSMENT, GRANTEE MONITORING, AS WELL AS THE OPERATIONS, SUSTAINMENT, DOCUMENTATION, TRAINING, AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ON-LINE SYSTEM.

CENTER FOR IDEA FISCAL REPORTING

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS TO AWARD THE REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY PROGRAM 2022-2027 CYCLE FOR THE NORTHWEST REL

"OTHER FUNCTION" IGF::OT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROCURE GRANTEE MONITORING AND DATA COLLECTION SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT'S CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE DATA COLLECTION AND GRANTEE MONITORING ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES AND CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION GRANT PROGRAMS.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENT AT WESTED

THE POLICY AND PROGRAM STUDIES SERVICE (PPSS) IN THE OFFICE OF PLANNING, EVALUATION AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) OFFICIALS WITH EVALUATIONS OF FEDERAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND (NCLB). MOST RECENTLY, PPSS HAS BEEN TASKED BY THE SECRETARY TO COORDINATE AN NCLB PROMISING PRACTICES INITIATIVE (PPI) THAT WILL FEATURE PRACTICES THAT APPEAR TO BE PROMISING BASED ON THE BEST EVIDENCE AVAILABLE. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE PPI, THIS TASK ORDER CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR EVALUATIONS OF THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES IN PRIORITY AREAS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY. IN ORDER TO DESIGNATE A PRACTICE AS PROMISING, THE BODY OF STUDIES ON THE PRACTICE MUST MEET QUALITY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY ED AND THE FINDINGS ACROSS STUDIES MUST INDICATE THAT THE PRACTICE RESULTS IN A DESIRED OUTCOME. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO 1) CONDUCT EVALUATIONS OF THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING 256 EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND 2) TO CREATE PRACTICE DESCRIPTIONS, IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS AND CASE STUDIES FOR THOSE PRACTICES FOUND TO BE PROMISING. IF THIS CONTRACT IS EXTENDED FOR THE 2 OPTION YEARS, THE CONTRACTOR WILL PERFORM THE TASKS OF THIS CONTRACT FOR 192 ADDITIONAL PRACTICES. PRACTICES THAT ARE FOUND TO BE PROMISING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET TO 1) INFORM THE WORK OF FEDERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM GRANTEES AND 2) GUIDE DECISION-MAKING IN THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER TO IMPROVE EDUCATION FOR SECONDARY ENGLISH LEARNERS

READING APPRENTICESHIP FOR ACADEMIC LITERACY LEARNING (RA4ALL)

THE EARLY MATH INITIATIVE: TIERED SUPPORT TO PREPARE NATIVE AMERICAN AND OTHER HIGH-NEED CHILDREN FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS

ACCELERATING LITERACY THROUGH SELF-REGULATION, COLLABORATION AND PERSISTENCE: READING APPRENTICESHIP IN NORTH CAROLINA

CITIZEN MATH: USING MATH CLASS TO CREATE INFORMED, THOUGHTFUL, AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS

DOING WHAT WORKS CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT REQUIREMENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, CONTENT DISSEMINATION, AND SUPPORT FOR UTILIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTENT ON EDUCATIONAL AREAS

OII RESEARCH SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

EAC REGION IV--WESTERN EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ASSISTANCE CENTER

ADDRESSING EQUITY IN DUAL ENROLLMENT MATHEMATICS: AN EFFICACY STUDY OF AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING QUANTITATIVE REASONING

UNDER THIS FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF MONITORING AND DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES, BUILD ON THESE CURRENT MONITORING AND DATA COLLECTION PLATFORMS, AND DEVELOP MATERIALS TO INCLUDE THE NEW CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (CMO) GRANT PROGRAM.

INDIAN EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT ADDRESSES A NATIONAL NEED DATA FLUENT TEACHERS WHO ARE WELL PREPARED TO INTEGRATE DATA INTO EARTH SCIENCE LEARNING FOR THEIR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

UPDATING NAEP FRAMEWORKS FOR READING, MATHEMATICS, AND OTHER SUBJECTS

PROJECT PATHWAYS: CREATING THE PATHWAYS TO IMPROVE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

FURTHERING RURAL ADOPTION OF COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTISTIC LESSONS (FRACTAL)

A SYSTEMATIC REPLICATION STUDY OF INTERLEAVED MATHEMATICS PRACTICE

NATIONAL REPLICATION STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF SELF-AFFIRMATION ON BLACK AND LATINX STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC, DISCIPLINARY AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL OUTCOMES IN DIFFERENT SCHOOL SETTINGS

CENTER FOR IDEA FISCAL REPORTING AT WESTED

ADULT NUMERACY IN THE DIGITAL ERA: ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR QUANTITATIVE AND DIGITAL LITERACY

STUDY TO RECOMMEND CUT SCORES FOR THE 2009 GRADE 12 READING AND MATHEMATICS NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS TO REFERENCE PREPAREDNESS FOR COLLEGE COURSE PLACEMENT AND POST SECONDARY JOB TRAINING COURSE

SYSTEMATIC REPLICATION OF PRE-K MATHEMATICS TUTORIAL: THE EFFECT OF VARIATION IN THE INTERVENTION DELIVERY MODEL ON MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF AT-RISK PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF MATHBYEXAMPLE

IMPROVING CHILDREN’S MATH SKILLS THROUGH A PERSONALIZED EARLY LEARNING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION: AN EFFICACY STUDY

IMPROVING OUTCOMES AND ACCELERATING COMPLETION WITH COREQUISITE REMEDIATION IN MATHEMATICS: AN EFFICACY STUDY

BOOSTING DATA SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN STEM

SUPPORTING TEACHERS APPROPRIATION OF AMBITIOUS TEACHING PRACTICE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTING COMPLEX MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS -EXPECTATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT LEARNING IN SCIENCE ARE EXPANDING TO INVOLVE STUDENTS IN MAKING SENSE OF AND ADDRESSING REAL QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM. AT THE SAME TIME, SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE SEEKING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO SUPPORT TEACHERS TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT STUDENTS? PERSPECTIVES AND USES THOSE PERSPECTIVES TO TEACH SCIENCE. WESTED, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, RAND, AND NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY ARE COLLABORATING ON THIS PROJECT THAT SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND HOW A LARGE, URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT IMPLEMENTS A PRACTICE-BASED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS. THE PROGRAM EMPLOYS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS AS A LEVER FOR INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT BY ELICITING, CENTERING, AND ADVANCING STUDENTS? THINKING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASSROOMS. THE PROJECT USES A DESIGN-BASED IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH APPROACH, WHICH MEANS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INNOVATION IS COUPLED WITH STUDY OF HOW THE INNOVATION PLAYS OUT. DATA ARE COLLECTED TO INFORM IMPROVEMENT OF THE APPROACH IN REAL TIME, EXAMINING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM AS IT WORKS THROUGH EXISTING SCHOOL AND DISTRICT STRUCTURES. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON TEACHER SUPPORT, AND THE RESEARCH OF HOW THIS SUPPORT PLAYS OUT IS DESIGNED TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER, UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS, HOW, AND WHY SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS THAT IS GEARED AROUND THE ENACTMENT AND PRINCIPLED ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS SHAPES TEACHERS? PRACTICES. DATA COLLECTED INCLUDE OBSERVATIONS, SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS, AND ARTIFACTS ACROSS MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND THE RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP. THE RESEARCH ENHANCES UNDERSTANDING OF (1) HOW AND WHY PRACTICE-BASED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT USES PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS AS A LEVER FOR INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTS CHANGES IN SCIENCE INSTRUCTION, (2) WHAT IT TAKES TO SUPPORT TEACHERS IN RECOGNIZING, ENGAGING WITH, AND BUILDING ON STUDENTS? ASSETS WITHIN AND BEYOND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE ASSESSMENTS, AND (3) THE WAYS IN WHICH ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AND CONDITIONS INTERSECT WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PL PROGRAM AS THE PARTNERSHIP WORKS TO TRANSFORM INSTRUCTION ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THE PROJECT IMPACTS DIRECTLY 70 MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS AND THEIR 18,000 STUDENTS DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD. THE RESEARCH PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP ALSO IS BUILDING CAPACITY FOR ADAPTATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING MODEL TO NEW GRADES AND SCHOOLS AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPEN-ACCESS SET OF TOOLS DESIGNED TO BE USED FLEXIBLY BY EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE DISCOVERY RESEARCH PREK-12 PROGRAM (DRK-12) IS AN APPLIED RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT SEEKS TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) BY PREK-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. PROJECTS IN THE DRK-12 PROGRAM BUILD ON FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN STEM EDUCATION AND PRIOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS THAT PROVIDE THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL JUSTIFICATION FOR FUNDED PROJECTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY FOR MATH INSTRUCTION IN ADULT EDUCATION

THIS PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE DATA ANALYSIS FOR THE FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED IN TITLE IV, PART A, SUBPART 2, CHAPTER I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.

EVALUATING CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THE CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

UPDATE TO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS FRAMEWORK FOR SCIENCE, AND ANOTHER SUBJECT

REGION 14 BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION (BIE) COMPREHENSIVE CENTER

ELEVATING ENGINEERING WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS

LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE CHILDREN’S UNDERSTANDING OF MATHEMATICAL EQUIVALENCE

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT BUNDLING LITERACY AND ELEMENTARY SCIENCE IN THE NGSS

DEVELOP FRAMEWORK AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE 2012 NAEP IN TECHNOLOGOCAL LITERACY

COMPLIANCE MONITORING FOR MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

SUB-BACCALAUREATE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION: A STUDY OF INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES, LABOR MARKET DEMAND, AND STUDENT OUTCOMES IN FLORIDA

IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPERVISION SYSTEM FOR COMPLIANCE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (

COLLECTIVE IMPACT FOR PART C CHILD FIND

"OTHER FUNCTION" IGF::OT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROCUREMENT IS TO OBTAIN TECHNICAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE CHARTER SCHOOLS PROGRAM GRANTEE MONITORING AND RISK MANAGEMENT.