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         Classroom Instruction that Works

With more than a million copies sold, McREL's Classroom Instruction that Works is one of the most widely used professional development manuals in education today.

McREL offers products, workshops and training, and free resources to help educators translate guidance from this popular manual into results for students in the classroom.

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         McREL online teacher & principal evaluation systems
Measure what matters most and improve performance with McREL's personnel evaluation systems.
         Power Walkthrough® Seminar & Software
With McREL's Power Walkthrough software and training, school leaders can turn their regular classroom observations into "power walkthroughs" by using hand-held devices loaded with McREL software that uses our popular manual, Classroom Instruction that Works as the basis for observing teachers.
         Designing a District-wide Instructional Program
         Instructional Program Audit
         Classroom Instruction that Works Advanced Training
         Classroom Instruction that Works in Secondary Science
         Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners
         Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners: Training-of-Trainers
         Classroom Instruction that Works Workshop
         Classroom Instruction that Works: Apps That Work
         Designing Effective Science Instruction: What Works in Science Classrooms
         Dimensions of Learning Workshop
         Dimensions of Learning: Training of Trainers
         English Language Learner Leadership
         Online Professional Learning Communities (Webinar follow-up to workshops)
         Power Walkthrough® Informal Observation Seminar & Software
         Power Walkthrough® Informal Observation Webinar
         Power Walkthrough®: Train the Trainer
         Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works (Workshop)
         Vocabulary Instruction that Works Workshop
         Classroom Instruction that Works Posters (Set of 50 small posters, 11"x17")
         Including At-Risk Students in Standards-Based Reform: A Report on McREL's Diversity Roundtable II
         Including Special Needs Students in Standards-Based Reform: A Report on McREL's Diversity Roundtable III
         Noteworthy Perspectives: Classroom Strategies for Helping At-Risk Students
         Using Strategy Instruction to Help Struggling High Schoolers Understand What They Read
         Asking why when observing classrooms [Fall 2007 Changing Schools article]
         Changing Schools, Fall 2010: Ready, Set, Teach
         Changing Schools, Fall 2011: Re-Imagine High Performance
         Changing Schools, Summer 2008: Great Teachers, Great Teaching
         Changing Schools, Summer 2011: Supporting Success
         4th Annual Great Teachers for Our City Schools National Summit
         Building Better Instruction: How Technology Supports Nine Research-Proven Instructional Strategies
         Classroom Instruction that Works Second Edition Research Report
         Helping At-Risk Students Meet Standards: A Synthesis of Evidence-Based Classroom Practices
         High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the Central Region [Research in Brief]
         National Geographic Society Alliance Study: Eighth-Grade Geography
         Pedagogy: A McREL Report Prepared for Stupski Foundation's Learning System
         School Practices for Helping Children Meet Language Arts Standards: Preliminary Findings from McREL's Study of High-Performing, High-Needs Schools
         Teacher Survey of Standards-Based Instruction: Addressing Time
         McREL's Teacher Evaluation System
         A Handbook for Classroom Instruction that Works
         Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners
         Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
         Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (2nd Ed.)
         Designing Effective Science Instruction: What Works in Science Classrooms
         For the Love of Words: Vocabulary Instruction that Works
         Noteworthy Perspectives: Keeping the Focus on Learning
         Remove Limits to Learning with Systematic Vocabulary Instruction
         Simply Better: Doing What Matters Most to Change the Odds for Student Success
         Understanding Common Core State Standards
         Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That Works
         What We Know About Mathematics Teaching and Learning (3rd. Ed.)
         What Works in Classroom Instruction
         Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners Facilitator's Guide
         Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners Participant’s Workbook
         Classroom Instruction that Works: Participants' and Facilitators' Manuals

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