To help educators translate research into practice, McREL develops practical and popular tools and resources to use right away. Many of our educator favorites are available for download at no charge from this Web site. For a complete list of our products, visit our online catalog.
Some of our best-known and most widely used products include these:
Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
This powerful book, published through ASCD, presents nine categories of instructional strategies that are proven effective in maximizing student achievement.
Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners.
This book, published through ASCD, demonstrates how the strategies in Classroom Instruction That Works can be applied to teaching students who are English-language learners.
School Leadership that Works: From Research to Results.
Based on our meta-analysis of research on the effect of school leaders on student achievement, this book, published through ASCD, identifies key responsibilities of effective school leaders.
Teaching Reading in the Content Areas, If Not Me, Then Who?
This popular manual offers 40 simple, yet effective, classroom
strategies and a model for instruction.
Principles in Action: Stories of Award-Winning Professional Development. This DVD video, available in VHS and DVD format, shows how two schools and two districts encourage and support an environment for teacher and administrator learning.