Jan. 8, 2025 | McREL is pleased to announce a partnership with Education Walkthrough, a leader in K–12 classroom walkthrough software, to make McREL’s Power Walkthrough® framework and instructional observation tools available within Education Walkthrough’s software.
January 2025 | As part of the Pacific West Comprehensive Center outreach efforts, members of McREL’s staff visited with officials from the Public School System (PSS) of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The meeting involved discussions about the technical assistance supports the Comprehensive Center
December 2024 | A recent efficacy study conducted by McREL International of the Math Basecamp program developed by Legends of Learning found compelling data demonstrating the effectiveness of the ed-tech math program.
December 2024 | McREL’s Bryan Goodwin and Jess Nastasi co-authored an article on project-based learning for the December 2024/January 2025 issue of Educational Leadership magazine, which is now available online.
November 2024 | In his latest article in Educational Leadership magazine, McREL CEO Bryan Goodwin and McREL Chief Research and Evaluation Officer Matt Linick review findings about ways to help students more thoughtfully and skeptically engage with artificial intelligence (AI).
October 2024 | While the principle that high expectations can drive better student outcomes has been confirmed in multiple studies, a new study looking at how teacher expectations transmit to students offers fresh insights on effective teaching practices, McREL’s CEO Bryan Goodwin writes in his latest column in Educational Leadership magazine.
Oct. 1, 2024 | The U.S. Department of Education last week awarded McREL International five-year grants to operate the Region 8 and Region 13 Comprehensive Centers from October 2024 to September 2029.
September 2024 | As districts react to teacher shortages by hiring more alternatively certified educators, school leadership can provide practical supports to help these new teachers get acclimated, McREL CEO Bryan Goodwin writes in his latest Research Matters column in the September issue of Educational Leadership magazine.
July 2024 | DENVER—McREL International is pleased to announce that the National Center for Education Research (NCER) has awarded McREL a $4 million research grant to support a 4-year impact study of the Balanced Leadership© professional learning and coaching program. McREL is partnering on the project with the Region 13 Education Service Center in Texas, researchers from Ohio State University, and Gibson Consulting Group.
May 2024 | There is an important distinction between equality and equity in the classroom, Dr. Karen Baptiste, McREL’s senior consultant, explains in the latest issue of EdWeek’s Classroom Q&A column with Larry Ferlazzo. “Equality pushes for everyone to get the same thing, while equity is about giving every student what they need to be successful,” she writes.
