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ASCD blog features Bryan Goodwin & Kris Rouleau discussing The New CITW

By McREL in the News

January 2023 | McREL’s Bryan Goodwin and Kristin Rouleau address the topic of what’s new in The New Classroom Instruction That Works in this ASCD blog post, A New Distillation of What Works in Classroom Instruction. The latest edition is truly new, from top to bottom, they write. The book incorporates insights into the science of learning and highlights strategies proven to work toward ensuring a more equitable

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McREL CEO Bryan Goodwin writes about the power of hope in the classroom

By McREL in the News

Nov. 1, 2022 | Hope is more than just a feel-good emotion; it’s a powerful mental state and predictor of student success, McREL CEO Bryan Goodwin writes in his most recent Educational Leadership column.

Research shows that students excel when they can craft good goals, chart clear paths to achieve them, and fuel their determination with the belief that they can accomplish those goals.

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The New Classroom Instruction That Works: The Best Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement Has Arrived!

By Press Releases

November 30, 2022—ASCD, the nation’s leading association for K–12 educator professional development, announced the publication of The New Classroom Instruction That Works: The Best Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, copublished with McREL International. Authored by Bryan Goodwin and Kristin Rouleau, the new streamlined edition distills McREL’s comprehensive review and analysis of hundreds of scientific studies into 14 easy-to-implement and proven instructional strategies that yield significant positive effects for a diverse array of students.

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Keys to Success for the First 5 Days of School

By McREL in the News

August 2, 2022 – In this Edutopia post, McREL instructional expert Cheryl Abla gives teachers several quick and easy tips for creating a “just right” classroom environment during the first five days of school.

With the school year starting soon across the U.S., teachers in any school can use these strategies and activities to help all of their students feel welcomed in the class and prepared to have a productive, engaged, and rewarding school year.

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On AEA’s 365 Blog, McREL staff give tips on valuing context during evaluations

By McREL in the News

Several members of McREL’s Research & Evaluation team contributed to a special series about preK–12 program evaluation on the American Evaluation Association’s 365 Blog. The blog provides “a tip a day by and for evaluators.” In posts published May 1-4, they covered improving one’s listening skills, conducting research in ways that promote deep collaboration with Native Hawaiian communities, and finding inputs other than the normal data points to tell the true story of how a program impacts a school community.

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McREL’s Tonia Gibson reveals her best PD experience to EdWeek’s Larry Ferlazzo

By McREL in the News

March 31, 2022 | Teacher/blogger Larry Ferlazzo asked panelists on his Education Week blog, Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo, about their best PD experience, and McREL Senior Managing Consultant Tonia Gibson shared hers: peer coaching with a colleague from a different grade level. The teachers at her school in Australia (where there are no formal, high-stakes evaluations) found that a little distance made it easier to focus objectively on teaching practices. Visiting one another’s classrooms four times a year, the peer coaches learned to focus on what students were learning as opposed to what they were doing.

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