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81.  Organizing Instruction and Learning to Improve Student Learning [3-12]

This practice guide from the National Center for Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences, offers teachers ways to improve their instruction and their students' study habits to enhance learning and remembering information. It offers seven of the more concrete and applicable recommendations available for improving instruction and student learning. The guide is available for downloading at http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/practiceguides/20072004.pdf

Relevancy: 22.50% Published: 11/2/2007 4:34 PM

82.  A Parent's Guide to Response to Intervention [K-12]

NCLD has written a Parent's Guide to Response to Intervention to provide an overview of the RTI process, describe how it is implemented in schools and offer questions that parents can ask. This Guide is available at http://www.ncld.org/images/stories/Publications/AdvocacyBriefs/ParentGuide-RTI/ParentsGuidetoRTI.pdf

Relevancy: 22.50% Published: 6/19/2006 12:44 PM

83.  What is Scientifically Based Research? [K-3]

This 8-page brochure is a condensed version of Using Research and Reason in Education. It outlines the basic guidelines in evaluating educational research and using the scientific method in the classroom. This publication is produced by the Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort of National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the U.S. Department of Education, and the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Scientifically Based Research HTML (19.8 KB) Scientifically Based Research PDF (664 KB) Relevancy: 22.50% Published: 5/31/2006 3:26 PM

84.  Field Studies of RTI Programs [K-12]

This article from the RTI Action Network reviews published field studies on the effectiveness of different RTI models. It is available for download here.

Relevancy: 8.93% Published: 4/22/2009 11:57 AM

85.  Response to Intervention: Select State Programs [K-12]

This policy analysis, developed by NASDSE, describes RTI implementation in six states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The document describes information found on state websites and subsequently provided by state staff in the areas of RTI structure, administration, implementation, data and outcomes and challenges.

RTI: Select State Programs (175.93 KB) Relevancy: 5.84% Published: 1/20/2010 2:45 PM

86.  Questions and Answers on Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), Evaluations and Reevaluations [K-12]

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) has issued a revised Q&A document to provide States, State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), parents, and other stakeholders with information regarding the IDEA requirements relating to individualized education programs (IEPs), evaluations, and reevaluations. This document (revised June 2010) is available online at http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/iep-qa-2010.pdf.

Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 6/22/2010 1:13 PM

87.  Effective Practices for English Language Learners: Principals from Five States Speak [K-12]

This document developed by the Center on Instruction addresses questions about how best to assist students who face the significant dual challenge of acquiring the content knowledge necessary for academic success and simultaneously developing their English language competency. Looking at key practices in schools with high populations of non-native speakers of English that have achieved exemplary academic success in their second, acquired language, this document details findings from 49 school principals on nine factors, including school and student characteristics, instructional supports and strategies for ELLs, and barriers to effective instruction for ELLs.

Effective Practices for English Language Learners: Principals from Five States Speak (630.61 KB) CBI: Effective Practices for ELLs: Principals from 5 States Speak (23.36 KB) Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 4/27/2010 9:18 PM

88.  Identifying Professional Development Needs in Mathematics: A Planning Tool for Grades 3-7 [3-7]

This resource from the Center on Instruction identifies professional development needs specific to mathematics. It includes a series of guiding questions that help SEAs evaluate their existing programs and identify professional development activities that meet their needs. It is designed to be used by Regional Comprehensive Centers in their work with State Departments of Education but may also be used by SEAs and districts independently. A Word version of the tool itself is provided for easy use.

Identifying Professional Development Needs in Mathematics (1.57 MB) Word Version: Planning Tool for Identifying PD Needs in Mathematics (178 KB) CBI: Identifying PD Needs in Math (23.63 KB) Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 9/18/2009 9:09 AM

89.  Preparing Elementary School Teachers in the Southeast Region to Work with Students with Disabilities [K-5]

This report developed by the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences examines the extent to which elementary education teacher preparation programs in 36 randomly selected colleges and universities in the six southeast Region states integrate content related to students with disabilities.

Preparing Elementary School Teachers in the Southeast Region to Work with Students with Disabilities (1.38 MB) Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 4/20/2009 8:23 AM

90.  Response to Intervention: The Future of Secondary Schools [6-12]

This article is the first in a two-part series on RTI at the secondary level in the March 2008 issue of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Principal Leadership. It includes a general explanation of RTI, its importance to secondary school principals, and a description of the components of effective RTI programs. It is available for download at http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/RTI%20Part%201-NASSP%20February%2008.pdf

Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 3/13/2009 12:16 PM

91.  Choosing a Progress Monitoring Tool that Works for You [K-12]

This PowerPoint presentation from the National Center for Student Progress Monitoring 2006 Summer Institute introduces participants to a process review method to help them identify their needs and goals regarding student progress monitoring. It then explains how to use the information from the National Center on Student Progress Monitoring review of tools to assist in choosing a scientifically based progress monitoring tool that fits their specific needs. The worksheet used in the presentation is also available for download.

PowerPoint: Choosing a Progress Monitoring Tool that Works for You (2.04 MB) Handout: Worksheet Decisions Related to Developing Early Intervening (156.83 KB) Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 12/22/2008 10:01 AM

92.  A Synopsis of "The Power of Feedback" [K-12]

Feedback, defined as information about performance, is an integral aspect of instruction and learning. In their article "The Power of Feedback" published in the Review of Education Research (Review of Education Research, 77, 81-112), Hattie and Timperley synthesized the results of 12 meta-analyses of 196 studies that included feedback as an instructional strategy. The Center on Instruction synopsis of this article highlights the findings from their analysis, reviews the evidence related to its impact on learning, and suggests applications in the context of overall classroom instruction as well as interventions with students who are struggling or who have learning disabilities. The original article is available from Sage Publications for a fee for non-subscribers.

A Synopsis of "The Power of Feedback" (306 KB) CBI: Synopsis of "The Power of Feedback" (25.1 KB) Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 4/25/2008 1:55 PM

93.  State Implementation & Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices (SISEP) [K-12]

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has recently funded the Center for State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices (SISEP) to focus on smart and strategic implementation strategies. It will work to improve state capacity to carry out implementation, organizational change, and systems transformation strategies to maximize achievement outcomes for all students. The co-directors are Dean Fixsen and Karen Blase of the University of South Florida. For more information, visit http://www.scalingup.org.

Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 3/19/2008 2:21 PM

94.  Curriculum-Based Measurement in Mathematics: An Evidence-Based Formative Assessment Procedure [K-12]

This report describes M-CBM (Mathematics Curriculum-Based Measurement) including a brief history, basic procedures, implications for practice, and further resources. It also reviews the research that supports the use of M-CBM.

Curriculum-Based Measurement in Mathematics: An Evidence-Based Formative Assessment Procedure (241.74 KB) CBI: Curriculum-based Measurement in Mathematics (20.49 KB) Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 9/24/2007 6:34 PM

95.  Effective Instructional Practices for Students with Difficulties in Mathematics: Findings from a Research Synthesis [K-9]

This PowerPoint, presented at the November 13-14, 2006, Math Summit: Providing Evidence-Based Practices and Implications of NCTM Focal Points, provides a review of meta-analysis findings on effective instructional practices for elementary and middle school students in the delivery of mathematics instruction.

Effective Instructional Practices for Students with Difficulties in Mathematics: Findings from a Research Synthesis/Gersten, Baker, and Chard (159.08 KB) Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 4/12/2007 11:18 AM

96.  Principles of Effective Assessment for Screening and Progress Monitoring [K-12]

This PowerPoint, presented at the November 13-14, 2006, Math Summit: Providing Evidence-Based Practices and Implications of NCTM Focal Points, reviews key principles for conducting screening and progress monitoring in mathematics with key examples of measures provided.

Principles of Effective Assessment for Screening and Progress Monitoring/L. Fuchs (890.78 KB) Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 4/12/2007 11:10 AM

97.  Curriculum Focal Points for PreK-Grade 8 Mathematics: A Quest for Coherence [K-12]

This PowerPoint, presented at the November 13-14, 2006, Math Summit: Providing Evidence-Based Practices and Implications of NCTM Focal Points, provides a review of the the new NCTM focal points and the process of constructing the focal points.

Curriculum Focal Points for PreK-Grade 8 Mathematics: A Quest for Coherence/Fennell (355.4 KB) Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 4/12/2007 11:03 AM

98.  Early Mathematics Assessment [K-1]

This PowerPoint, presented at the November 13-14, 2006, Math Summit: Providing Evidence-Based Practices and Implications of NCTM Focal Points, provides a review of the advances made in screening kindergarten and first grade students for mathematics difficulty.

Early Mathematics Assessment/Clarke and Gersten (198.36 KB) Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 4/11/2007 2:40 PM

99.  National Center for Learning Disabilities [K-12]

The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) works to ensure that the nation's 15 million children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work and life. NCLD provides essential information to parents, professionals and individuals with learning disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and opportunities. To visit its website, go to http://www.ncld.org.

Relevancy: 5.58% Published: 8/16/2006 3:43 PM

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