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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
         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
         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
         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]
         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
         Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District Leaders Presentation
         MCCC "Closing the Achievement Gap" Summit Presentation: Value Added Leadership
         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
         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
         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?