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Since 1966, McREL has been translating rigorous research into products and services that help teachers, administrators, and policymakers improve student achievement.
McREL's Products
McREL offers an extensive library of practical tools and publications, many of which are available for download at no charge from this Web site. For a complete list of our products, download our catalog.
Classroom Instruction that Works.
Learn about McREL’s expanding array of products, professional development offerings, and free resources related to our best-selling ASCD publication.
Some of our most widely used products include
Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. This ASCD-published book presents nine categories of instructional strategies that are proven effective in maximizing student achievement.
Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners. This book, also 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.
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 ASCD book identifies key responsibilities of effective school leaders.
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McREL's Services
McREL offers a variety of consulting and training services to meet your professional development and school improvement needs. Our services include
- Workshops & training. McREL experts provide brief (1-3 day) workshops — at our training facilities in Denver or in your school or district — that help participants learn from research to gain basic knowledge & fundamental skills.
- Professional development programs. In addition to
brief seminars and workshops, McREL offers comprehensive, intensive
professional development programs, such as our Mathematics
Leadership Institutes, Designing Effective Science
Lessons program, or Balanced
Leadership™ consortia that
not only build knowledge and skills, but also change educators’ practices.
- School improvement guidance. McREL has helped schools
from across the country learn how to use research to raise student
achievement. Our Success in Sight approach to school improvement shows
school leaders how to engage in continuous improvement efforts guided
by the research-based practices described in our popular manuals, including
Classroom Instruction that Works and School Leadership that Works.
- Technical assistance/consulting. McREL can also serve as your "critical friend" helping your organization conduct research, evaluate programs, analyze standards and curricula, conduct public outreach, or fill gaps in your knowledge or skills. When you partner with McREL, you get a world-class team of researchers, professional developers, and school improvement experts ready to help you address your challenges.
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