How do informal, small-scale performance assessments support student learning? With high-quality PAs, teachers can connect with their students at every stage of the learning process by infusing teaching, learning, and assessment simultaneously. Read more: www.mcrel.org/getting-star...

Looking for high-impact strategies to build your students’ cooperation, learning engagement, and focus? Tilting Your Teaching features seven simple shifts teachers can use to get big results by managing their classrooms just a little differently. Learn more: store.mcrel.org/catalog/book...

Making sure every student receives best first instruction every day can help close achievement gaps and create joyful learning environments. Read more about how to unleash effective Tier 1 instruction. www.mcrel.org/unleashing-t...

A curriculum audit can help your school, district, or state evaluate the effectiveness, depth, and alignment of curriculum to ensure curricular pathways to success for all students. Curious to see what this looks like in practice? www.mcrel.org/standards-cu...

We’re having a great week of learning and discussion with instructional coaches and teachers about research-backed strategies that promote teaching and student success! #InstructionalLeadership #NewCITW

We’ve partnered with Education Walkthrough to make our Power Walkthrough® tool available on their platform. Power Walkthrough makes it easy for instructional coaches and principals to quickly gather data and insights on teaching and learning practices www.mcrel.org/mcrel-announ...

Many of the crucial skills that we take for granted that seem simple or intuitive are actually the result of lots of practice.

McREL staff members met with school system leaders in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to discuss ways the newly launched Pacific West Comprehensive Center can support student learning and readiness for college, careers, and life. Read more: www.mvariety.com/news/local/p...

How can we help students develop a “yearning for learning”? In Tools for Igniting Curiosity, you’ll find 21 classroom ready tools that guide students along a cognitive path that encourages deeper, more joyful learning. store.mcrel.org/catalog/book...

In-service training doesn’t have to be dreadful. Research points to strategies that can make professional learning for teachers and principals more engaging and authentic, and more likely to lead to lasting changes. www.mcrel.org/designing-be...

Research shows a strong link between student outcomes and the levels of collegiality, professionalism, self-efficacy, and collective efficacy that exist among teachers, support staff, and school leaders. Learn more: www.mcrel.org/balancedlead...

Next month, Bryan Goodwin and Jim Knight will host a unique PL opportunity that combines evidence-based teaching strategies with effective coaching. If you are an instructional leader aiming to make a significant difference, this event is for you. www.instructionalcoaching.com/workshop/eff...

In February, Bryan Goodwin and Jim Knight will lead a PL event that combines evidence-based teaching strategies with effective coaching techniques, both of which are proven to enhance teaching and learning outcomes. www.instructionalcoaching.com/workshop/eff...

We partner with K–12 ed-tech development companies to review and evaluate their products. We recently conducted an efficacy study of the Math Basecamp program developed by Legends of Learning and found compelling data demonstrating the effectiveness of the math program. bit.ly/3BOuscf

Due to the demands on teachers’ time and attention, it’s difficult to design and deliver reimagined learning experiences that spark student curiosity and authentic learning.

Instructional coaches, principals, and district-level admins: register now for a 4-day professional learning event in February with Bryan Goodwin and Jim Knight about powerful teaching strategies and effective coaching for best first instruction. www.instructionalcoaching.com/workshop/eff...

New principals, is your drive to succeed leaving your team behind? Check out this candid, real life reflection on how embracing staff feedback can build trust, foster collaboration, and turn challenges into success. www.mcrel.org/a-path-to-pe... #SchoolLeadership #GrowthMindset

Where should you focus your school improvement efforts? Using your own identified areas of need and school data, we can help you identify what matters most right now for your school to improve student outcomes. Contact us today to learn more www.mcrel.org/school-syste...

Advances in the science of learning can equip educators with strategies for boosting student engagement and success. The science of learning, which offers insights into how learning happens, has been shown to improve student outcomes in districts that adopt it. www.mcrel.org/is-your-scho...

Mark your calendars for this year’s Learning Forward conference December 8-11. Bryan Goodwin will present a session on “Designing and Implementing Joyful Professional Learning.” Check out our free whitepaper for a topic preview. #LearnFwd24 www.mcrel.org/designing-be...

Effective instructional coaching drives better learning outcomes. Join Bryan Goodwin & Jim Knight next February to explore research-backed strategies from The New Classroom Instruction That Works and proven coaching methods from The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching.

As we’ve shared in a recent client spotlight story, our partnership approach to school improvement typically starts with us providing a “critical friend” perspective on schools’ current efforts. Learn more about our approach here: www.mcrel.org/comprehensiv...

Even with the best lesson plans, teachers will still need to think on their feet. Our new 8-page quick reference guide offers practical guidance that teachers can reflect on, in the moment and after class, to help their students learn deeply. Learn more: store.mcrel.org/catalog/book...

Before new content can move into long-term memory, it must first activate a sense of wonder that makes students want to learn more. Strategies like cognitive interest cues can ignite curiosity and deepen learning from the start of each lesson. Learn more: www.mcrel.org/cognitive-in...