In my current position as principal, I have introduced many of the research-based strategies in [Classroom Instruction that Works]. Teachers are excited, students are learning and we are all looking for more effective ways to improve student performance!
Principal
Cape Girardeau, MO
Did You Know?
Researcher William Sanders and his colleagues have found that students with three consecutive years of instruction by effective teachers score as much as 50 percentile points higher on statewide assessments than students with a similar string of ineffective teachers.
About McREL
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) draws upon the best of more than 30 years of education research to create practical, user-friendly products that help educators create classrooms that provide all students with opportunities for success.
Based in Denver, Colorado, McREL was incorporated in 1966 as Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory, a nonprofit organization created to help educators in the nation's heartland bridge the gap between research and practice.
McREL continues to serve as the Regional Education Laboratory for the Central Region (serving Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming). Through its most recent five-year, $26 million competitive contract, awarded in early 2006, the laboratory will conduct and disseminate research related to the needs of schools in the Central Region. The results of this work are expected to help these schools meet the challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Since 1966, McREL has been translating rigorous research into products and services that help teachers, administrators, and policymakers improve student achievement.
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