TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
24,993 people participated in training and
technical assistance.
A total of 24,993 people gained new knowledge and skills for improving education through participation in 1,421 NWREL workshops, conferences, and consultation sessions in 2001. Training and technical assistance activities provided by NWREL ranged from large national and regional conferences to workshops on single topics to one-on-one consultations.
The largest category of participants—11,971—were teachers, principals, and other school building-level staff members. Another 3,346 participants were superintendents and other staff members at the district level.
NWREL's largest event was the annual Education Now and in the Future conference providing professional development that bridges the gap between research and action for nearly 1,100 educators. The conference highlights research-based products, processes, and tools for implementing best practices designed to improve educational results.
Major national conferences conducted by NWREL during 2001 included:
- Eisenhower Professional Development Evaluation Conference
- National Service Symposium
Regional conferences conducted and hosted by NWREL during 2001 included:
- Implementation of standards and assessment in the Northwest states
- Pacific Equity Academy
- Regional Mentoring Training Conferences
Many workshops and technical assistance sessions were conducted to assist schools in implementing and using NWREL-developed models and processes for becoming high-performing schools:
- Onward to Excellence II comprehensive school reform model
- Trait-based assessment models in writing, reading, Spanish writing, and mathematics problem solving
- Assessment Matrix for Classroom Instruction
- Science Inquiry
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs
Topics of other NWREL workshops included:
- Contextual teaching and learning strategies
- Literacy, mentoring, and tutoring
- Youth development
- Middle school reform
- Bilingual education
- Educational equity
- Literacy development
- Parents as teachers
