Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
In this video, Scott Kuren, Director of the Office of School Climate and Well-Being at the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), discusses how a research-to-practice partnership with REL Mid-Atlantic helps advance the state’s efforts to create more supportive learning environments.
This video was prepared under contract 91990022C0012 by the Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, administered by Mathematica. The content does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of IES or the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
In this video, Scott Kuren, Director of the Office of School Climate and Well-Being at the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), discusses how a research-to-practice partnership with REL Mid-Atlantic helps advance the state’s efforts to create more supportive learning environments.
This video was prepared under contract 91990022C0012 by the Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, administered by Mathematica. The content does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of IES or the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.








![Using Exemplar Texts to Highlight Text Features – Grade 6 English Language Arts (REL Pacific)
Observe a sixth-grade class use the instructional strategy of color-coding to identify key elements of policy arguments. This video, created by REL Pacific, is part of Module 1 in the Secondary Writing Toolkit.
Access the Secondary Writing Toolkit here: [insert link]
Access the Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively Practice Guide here: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/practiceguide/22
This video was prepared under Contract #91990022C0010 by Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, administered by McREL International. The content does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of IES or the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Using Exemplar Texts to Highlight Text Features – Grade 6 English Language Arts (REL Pacific)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mUI3mudSkqk/mqdefault.jpg)

