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 | A Policymaker’s Primer on Education Research: How To Understand, Evaluate & Use It [Online tool] |
| | Afterschool Training Toolkit |
| | Asking the Right Questions: A School Change Toolkit |
| | Balanced Leadership Profile™ |
| | Meeting the needs of emergent readers: Bert and Ernie to the rescue! |
| | PreK-12 Standards: Keys to Learning |
| | Technology Funding |
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| | 100 Most Frequent Words in Books for Beginning Readers |
| | A Framework for Early Literacy Instruction: Aligning Standards to Developmental Accomplishments and Student Behaviors |
| | Explorers Through Time: An Eighth-Grade History Unit |
| | Lesson Plan Library: A collection of lesson plans, activities, and curriculum resources that link to corresponding standards from the McREL Standards Database |
| | Math Mountain: Online math problems for grades 2-6 |
| | Shapes, Shapes Everywhere! A Second/Third Grade Unit |
| | Whelmers: McREL's Accessible Science Series |
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| | Access To Supplemental Educational Services in the Central Region States |
| | Awash in a Sea of Standards |
| | Building Better Instruction: How Technology Supports Nine Research-Proven Instructional Strategies |
| | Collaboration for a Change: Teacher-Directed Inquiry about Performance Assessments |
| | Comprehensive Accountability Systems: A Framework for Evaluation (revised edition) |
| | Digging Deeper: Where Does the Public Stand on Standards-based Education? |
| | Does Your District Need a Technology Audit? (Learning & Leading with Technology, April 2007) |
| | Dynamics of Alliances |
| | Examining Comprehensive School Reform in Schools Serving Native American Communities: Case Study Report (updated version) |
| | Examining the meaning of accountability: Reframing the construct |
| | High School Standards and Expectations for College and the Workplace |
| | How Do You Know --- Scientifically Speaking? |
| | Imagine the Unimaginable |
| | Implementing Education Reform: Strategies Used by States, Districts, and Schools |
| | Including At-Risk Students in Standards-Based Reform: A Report on McREL's Diversity Roundtable II |
| | Including Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Standards-Based Reform: A Report on McREL's Diversity Roundtable I |
| | Including Special Needs Students in Standards-Based Reform: A Report on McREL's Diversity Roundtable III |
| | Leading Schools: Distinguishing the Essential from the Important |
| | McREL Insights - Professional Development Analysis |
| | McREL Insights - Schools that "Beat the Odds" |
| | McREL Insights - Standards-based Education: Putting Research into Practice |
| | McREL Insights - The Teacher Learning Continuum |
| | Meeting the Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Special-Needs Students in Rural Communities: A Report on McREL's Diversity Roundtable IV |
| | Norms and Tools: A Roadmap to Professional Practice |
| | Noteworthy Perspectives on Comprehensive School Reform |
| | Noteworthy Perspectives on Implementing Standards-Based Education |
| | Noteworthy Perspectives: Exploring Beliefs and Research to Promote Thoughtful Practice |
| | Noteworthy Perspectives: Out-of-School Time Programs for At-Risk Students |
| | Noteworthy Perspectives: Success in Sight |
| | Noteworthy Perspectives: What's Noteworthy on Learners, Learning, and Schooling |
| | Noteworthy Perspectives: What's Noteworthy on...Education Issues in the Heartland |
| | Scaffolded Writing: A Successful Strategy for Promoting Children's Writing in Kindergarten |
| | Standards in the Early Childhood Classroom |
| | Success in Sight: A Comprehensive Approach to School Improvement (report) |
| | Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom (Learning & Leading with Technology, March 2007) |
| | The Fall and Rise of Standards-Based Education: A National Association of School Boards of Education (NASBE) Issues in Brief |
| | The Leadership We Need: Using research to strengthen the use of standards for administrator preparation and licensure programs |
| | Using Strategy Instruction to Help Struggling High Schoolers Understand What They Read |
| | What States Can Learn About State Standards and Assessment Systems from No Child Left Behind Documents and Interviews with Central Region Assessment Directors |
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| | Asking why when observing classrooms [Fall 2007 Changing Schools article] |
| | Changing Schools, Fall 2001 |
| | Changing Schools, Fall 2002 |
| | Changing Schools, Fall 2003 |
| | Changing Schools, Fall 2005 |
| | Changing Schools, Fall 2006—Time: Making the most of a precious resource |
| | Changing Schools, Fall 2007—The Importance of Asking Why |
| | Changing Schools, March 2000 |
| | Changing Schools, May 2000 |
| | Changing Schools, September 2000 |
| | Changing Schools, Spring 2001 |
| | Changing Schools, Spring 2002 |
| | Changing Schools, Spring 2003 |
| | Changing Schools, Spring 2004 |
| | Changing Schools, Spring 2005 |
| | Changing Schools, Spring 2007—Getting a new perspective on school improvement |
| | Changing Schools, Summer 2001 |
| | Changing Schools, Summer 2002 |
| | Changing Schools, Summer 2003 |
| | Changing Schools, Summer 2004 |
| | Changing Schools, Summer 2005 |
| | Changing Schools, Summer 2006—Preparing students for a technology-rich, global marketplace |
| | Changing Schools, Winter 2001 |
| | Changing Schools, Winter 2002 |
| | Changing Schools, Winter 2003 |
| | Changing Schools, Winter 2004 |
| | Changing Schools, Winter 2005 |
| | Changing Schools, Winter 2006—Stopping the pendulum: How to turn change into progress |
| | Changing Schools, Winter 2008—Creating Purposeful Communities |
| | Understanding resistance: Lessons from a river [Fall 2007 Changing Schools article] |
| | Why one size doesn't fit all [Fall 2007 Changing Schools article] |
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| | Policy Brief - Charter School Equity Issues: Focus on Minority and At-Risk Students |
| | Policy Brief - Creating Conditions for Leadership Effectiveness: The District's Role |
| | Policy Brief - Early Literacy: New Issues and New Challenges |
| | Policy Brief - Ensuring Quality Teachers Through Alternative Certification Programs |
| | Policy Brief - High-Stakes Testing: Trends and Issues |
| | Policy Brief - Improving Teacher Quality: Issues and Policies |
| | Policy Brief - Is a Laptop Initiative in Your Future? |
| | Policy Brief - No Child Left Behind: Realizing the Vision |
| | Policy Brief - Raising the Achievement of Low-Performing Students |
| | Policy Brief - Reducing Class Size: Choices and Consequences |
| | Policy Brief - Resource Allocation: Targeting Funding for Maximum Impact |
| | Policy Brief - Rural Schools: Diverse Needs Call for Flexible Policies |
| | Policy Brief - School Finance: From Equity to Adequacy |
| | Policy Brief - School, Teacher, and Leadership Impacts on Student Achievement |
| | Policy Brief - Standards-Based Accountability Systems |
| | Policy Brief - Students With Disabilities and Standards-Based Reform |
| | Policy Brief - The Impact of Technology on Learning: Making Sense of the Research |
| | Policy Brief - The Reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Moving Toward a More Unified System |
| | Policy Brief - Toward a Comprehensive Approach to Teacher Quality |
| | Policy Brief: English Language Learners: A Growing Population |
| | Policy Brief: Focusing on the Basics in Beat-the-Odds Schools |
| | Policy Brief: Fulfilling the Promise of the Standards Movement |
| | Policy Brief: Preparing for an Uncertain Future |
| | State Policy Support for Professional Development in the Central Region |
| | Using Teacher Supply and Demand Analysis in Policymaking |
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| | Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District Leaders Presentation |
| | MCCC "Closing the Achievement Gap" Summit Presentation: Value Added Leadership |
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| | A Look at the Condition of Rural Education Research: Setting a Direction for Future Research |
| | A Monograph on Creating Organizational Change Using a Living-Systems Approach |
| | A New Era of School Reform: Going Where the Research Takes Us |
| | A Theory-Based Meta-Analysis of Research on Instruction |
| | Alternative Teacher Education: A Review of Selected Literature |
| | Alternative Teacher Education: Trends and Implications in Policies and Practices |
| | Balanced Leadership™: What 30 Years of Research Tells Us about the Effect of Leadership on Student Achievement |
| | Changing Omaha Classrooms: Collaborative Action Research Efforts |
| | Effective Standards-Based Practices for Native American Students: A Review of Research Literature |
| | Final Report: High-Needs Schools - What Does it take to beat the odds? |
| | Guiding Rural Schools and Districts: A Research Agenda |
| | Helping At-Risk Students Meet Standards: A Synthesis of Evidence-Based Classroom Practices |
| | How are Educators Using Data? A Comparative Analysis of Superintendent, Principal, and Teachers' Perceptions of Accountability Systems |
| | Laying the Groundwork: Kansas Teacher Qualifications and Demand |
| | Mathematics lesson Interactions and Contexts for American Indian Students in Plains Region Schools: An Exploratory Study |
| | National Geographic Society Eighth-Grade Geography Study |
| | Recruiting and Retaining Teachers with Alternative Pay |
| | Rural Schools that Beat the Odds: Four Case Studies |
| | Scaffolding Emergent Writing in the Zone of Proximal Development |
| | School District Leadership that Works™: The Effect of Superintendent Leadership on Student Achievement |
| | School Practices for Helping Children Meet Language Arts Standards: Preliminary Findings from McREL's Study of High-Performing, High-Needs Schools |
| | Standards in Classroom Practice Research Synthesis |
| | Systematic Evaluation for Continuous Improvement of Teacher Preparation |
| | Teacher Supply & Demand in the State of Colorado |
| | Teacher Survey of Standards-Based Instruction: Addressing Time |
| | The Effectiveness of Out-Of-School-Time Strategies in Assisting Low-Achieving Students in Reading and Mathematics: A Research Synthesis |
| | The Influence of Standards on K-12 Teaching and Learning: A Research Synthesis |
| | The McREL Rural Technology Initiative: Research and Evaluation Study |
| | The Tools of the Mind Project: A Case Study of Implementing the Vygotskian Approach in American Early Childhood and Primary Classrooms |
| | Understanding How Principals Use Data in a New Environment of Accountability |
| | Understanding How Superintendents Use Data in a New Environment of Accountability |
| | Understanding No Child Left Behind |
| | What Americans Believe Students Should Know: A Survey of U.S. Adults |
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| | A Distillation of Subject-Matter Content for the Subject Areas of Geography and History |
| | A Distillation of Subject-Matter Content for the Subject Areas of Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science |
| | A Report Documenting the Process for Developing an Integrated Standards-Based Instructional Unit |
| | A Teacher's Tool for Reflective Practice: Racial and Cultural Differences in American Indian Students' Classrooms |
| | A Technical Guide for Revising or Developing Standards and Benchmarks |
| | Afterschool Mathematics Practices: A Review of Supporting Literature |
| | Asking the Right Questions: A Leader's Guide to Systems Thinking About School Improvement |
| | Beginning with the end in mind: Aligning elementary literacy instruction with secondary literacy needs |
| | Can sea water freeze? [Lesson plan from Fall 2007 Changing Schools] |
| | Challenging Standards in English: Are High Schools Missing Essential Content? |
| | Challenging Standards in Mathematics: What Are High Schools Missing? |
| | Chopsticks and Counting Chips: Do Play and Foundational Skills Need to Compete for the Teacher's Attention in an Early Childhood Classroom? |
| | Connecting Ideas: A Strategy for Extending the Curriculum |
| | Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education |
| | Designing a Sustainable Standards-Based Assessment System |
| | Eight Questions You Should Ask Before Implementing Standards-Based Education at the Local Level |
| | English Language Learner Resource Guide: A Guide for Rural Districts With A Low Incidence Of ELLs |
| | Evaluating for Success: An Evaluation Guide for Schools and Districts |
| | Exemplary English Language Arts Standards Among the Seven States in the Central Region |
| | Exemplary Geography Benchmarks Among the Seven States in the Central Region |
| | Exemplary History Benchmarks Among the Seven States in the Central Region |
| | Exemplary Mathematics Standards Among the Seven States in the Central Region |
| | Exemplary Science Benchmarks Among the Seven States in the Central Region |
| | Finding the Time to Learn: A Guide |
| | Leadership Folio Series: Guiding Comprehensive School Reform |
| | Leadership Folio Series: Sustaining School Improvement |
| | Leadership for School Improvement |
| | Levers for Change: Transforming Teacher Preparation |
| | Models of Standards Implementation: Implications for the Classroom |
| | Noteworthy Perspectives: Classroom Strategies for Helping At-Risk Students |
| | Noteworthy Perspectives: Keeping the Focus on Learning |
| | Noteworthy Perspectives: Teaching to the Core - Reading, Writing, and Mathematics |
| | Principles of High-Quality Afterschool Mathematics Enrichment |
| | Professional Development Criteria: A Study Guide for Effective Professional Development |
| | Professional Development: Learning from the Best |
| | Scaffolding Early Literacy Through Play: How to Strengthen Play, Increase Oral Language, Encourage More Symbolic Thinking, and Support the Development of Concepts of Print and Writing |
| | Scaffolding Emergent Writing in the Zone of Proximal Development |
| | Self-regulation: A Foundation for Early Learning |
| | Sequenced Benchmarks for Geography and History |
| | Sequenced Benchmarks for K-12 Language Arts |
| | Sequenced Benchmarks for K-12 Mathematics |
| | Sequenced Benchmarks for K-8 Science |
| | Standards for Career Education |
| | Teacher Quality Toolkit |
| | Teacher Quality Toolkit 2nd Edition |
| | Teaching Writing in the Content Areas |
| | The Balanced Leadership Framework®: Connecting Vision with Action |
| | The Systematic Identification of Performance Standards |
| | Transforming Classroom Grading |
| | Uniquely Preschool |
| | What Works in Classroom Instruction |
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| | Teaching Reading in Mathematics, 2nd Edition (A Supplement to Teaching Reading in the Content Areas) |
| | Teaching Reading in Science (A Supplement to Teaching Reading in the Content Areas) |
| | Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: If Not Me, Then Who? |
