New in 2026! CITW Facilitator Program
Become authorized to deliver McREL’s Classroom Instruction That Works professional learning sessions! Use our high-quality materials to deliver unlimited workshops to educators within your school, district, or regional education service agency area. Contact us today for more information about the onboarding process.
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Live PD Sessions for Teachers, Principals, and District Leaders
Helping Students Extend and Apply Their Learning
Phases 5 & 6 of the 6-Phase Model of Student Learning
Online Professional Learning Event for Teachers, Coaches, and Instructional Leaders
August 10-11, 2026
Online
Join expert facilitators from McREL for this 2-day online professional learning session to learn and explore:
- What brain science tells us about why students forget most of what they learn.
- The importance of reflective practice, mental schema, metacognition, and retrieval hooks to create lasting knowledge.
- How and when to use specific strategies from The New Classroom Instruction That Works aligned to this phase of learning: Retrieval Practice; Spaced, Mixed Independent Practice; Targeted, Scaffolded Support; Cognitive Writing; Guided Investigations; and Structured Problem Solving.
You’ll leave the session with 12.00 CPE credits and a toolkit of practical instructional strategies and resources you can use right away in your classroom/school.
District and Regional Education Agency PD Leaders: Get authorized by McREL to deliver our Classroom Instruction That Works professional learning workshops (like this one) to educators in your district or agency area. It’s a low cost, high impact way to strengthen your team’s instructional expertise and make learning more engaging and memorable for all students. Part of the training and approval process is to attend this session. Contact us today to learn more: info@mcrel.org.
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Getting Students Interested and Committed to Learning
Phases 1 & 2 of the 6-Phase Model of Student Learning
Online Professional Learning Event for Teachers, Coaches, and Instructional Leaders
January 25-26, 2027
Online
Today’s teachers need to know how to capture students’ attention at the start of a lesson or unit of study, generating students’ authentic interest in learning more. Join expert facilitators from McREL for this 2-day online professional learning session to learn:
- What brain science tells us about what it takes to grab and hold our mental attention in a distracted world.
- How and when to use specific strategies from The New Classroom Instruction That Works aligned to this phase of learning: Cognitive Interest Cues; Student Goal Setting & Monitoring.
You’ll leave the session with 12.00 CPE credits and a toolkit of practical instructional strategies and resources you can use right away in your classroom/school.
District and Regional Education Agency PD Leaders: Get authorized by McREL to deliver our Classroom Instruction That Works professional learning workshops (like this one) to educators in your district or agency area. It’s a low cost, high impact way to strengthen your team’s instructional expertise and make learning more engaging and memorable for all students. Part of the training and approval process is to attend this session. Contact us today to learn more: info@mcrel.org.
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Helping Students Focus on and Make Sense of Their Learning
Phases 3 & 4 of the 6-Phase Model of Student Learning
Online Professional Learning Event for Teachers, Coaches, and Instructional Leaders
February 8-9, 2027
Online
What are the brain-based best practices for helping students focus on what they’re learning, make sense of it, and connect it with prior knowledge? Join expert facilitators from McREL for this 2-day online professional learning session to learn:
- What brain science tells us about the limitations of “working” memory.
- How to help distracted students sustain interest and focus on learning in the classroom.
- Ways to help students make sense of what they’re learning, connecting current information and ideas with things they’ve previously learned.
- How and when to use specific strategies from The New Classroom Instruction That Works aligned to this phase of learning: Vocabulary Instruction, Strategy Instruction & Modeling, Visualizations & Concrete Examples, High-level Questions & Student Explanations, Guided Initial Application with Formative Feedback, and Peer-assisted Consolidation of Learning.
You’ll leave the session with 12.00 CPE credits and a toolkit of practical instructional strategies and resources you can use right away in your classroom/school.
District and Regional Education Agency PD Leaders: Get authorized by McREL to deliver our Classroom Instruction That Works professional learning workshops (like this one) to educators in your district or agency area. It’s a low cost, high impact way to strengthen your team’s instructional expertise and make learning more engaging and memorable for all students. Part of the training and approval process is to attend this session. Contact us today to learn more: info@mcrel.org.
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Helping Students Extend and Apply Their Learning
Phases 5 & 6 of the 6-Phase Model of Student Learning
Online Professional Learning Event for Teachers, Coaches, and Instructional Leaders
March 1-2, 2027
Online
Join expert facilitators from McREL for this 2-day online professional learning session to learn and explore:
- What brain science tells us about why students forget most of what they learn.
- The importance of reflective practice, mental schema, metacognition, and retrieval hooks to create lasting knowledge.
- How and when to use specific strategies from The New Classroom Instruction That Works aligned to this phase of learning: Retrieval Practice; Spaced, Mixed Independent Practice; Targeted, Scaffolded Support; Cognitive Writing; Guided Investigations; and Structured Problem Solving.
You’ll leave the session with 12.00 CPE credits and a toolkit of practical instructional strategies and resources you can use right away in your classroom/school.
District and Regional Education Agency PD Leaders: Get authorized by McREL to deliver our Classroom Instruction That Works professional learning workshops (like this one) to educators in your district or agency area. It’s a low cost, high impact way to strengthen your team’s instructional expertise and make learning more engaging and memorable for all students. Part of the training and approval process is to attend this session. Contact us today to learn more: info@mcrel.org.
Learn More & Register