The McREL Institute
Research-based professional learning, coaching, and school improvement resources to help teachers and school leaders make a bigger difference for their students and schools.
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Getting Students Interested In and Committed to Learning (McREL)
Discover how to capture attention and spark lasting motivation with this 2-day McREL session on engaging students from the very start of learning.
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Helping Students Focus on and Make Sense of Their Learning (McREL)
Learn how to help students stay focused and make meaning of new learning in this 2-day McREL session grounded in brain-based strategies.
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School Leadership That Works: From Research to Action (McREL)
In-person - Strengthen your impact with this 2-day McREL session focused on research-based leadership practices that drive school improvement.
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School Leadership That Works: From Research to Action (McREL)
Online - Strengthen your impact with this 2-day McREL session focused on research-based leadership practices that drive school improvement.
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Helping Students Extend and Apply Their Learning (McREL)
Help students make learning stick with this 2-day McREL session focused on deepening understanding and applying knowledge in meaningful ways.
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Using Cognitive Interest Cues to Help Students Become Interested in Learning (McREL)
Learn how to use cognitive interest cues: research-based strategies that spark curiosity, boost motivation, and draw students into learning from the start.
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Using Cognitive Interest Cues to Help Students Become Interested in Learning (McREL)
Learn how to use cognitive interest cues: research-based strategies that spark curiosity, boost motivation, and draw students into learning from the start.
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Article
14 Teaching Strategies for Best First Instruction in All Classrooms
One of the most effective ways to ensure the success of all students is to concentrate on providing high-quality Tier 1 foundational instruction in every classroom, every day, for every student. The McREL Institute, along with others, refers to this as “best first instruction.” Through our research for The New Classroom Instruction That Works, we […]
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Student Goal Setting: A Key Strategy for Academic Success and Lifelong Skills
At various professional learning events over the last couple of years, I’ve shared that there’s scant scientific evidence that posting learning objectives improves student learning. It sometimes ruffles some feathers with educators remarking, “What?! How can that be when so many teachers are required to post learning objectives in their classrooms?” But here’s the reality: […]
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McREL Blog
Explore research-based insights and practical strategies to strengthen teaching, leadership, and student learning.
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Program Support
Balanced Leadership
Learn and apply research-based leadership strategies, tools, and coaching to drive immediate improvements and long-term gains in student achievement and school success.
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Learning That Sticks: 6-Phase Model for Learning
Learn and apply a research-based 6-phase approach to create engaging lessons that strengthen student understanding, retention, and real-world application.
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Classroom Instruction That Works
Provides research-based teaching strategies and professional learning resources that help educators deliver highly effective Tier 1 instruction for all students.
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ESC Region 13 Announces Partnership with McREL International
Education Service Center (ESC) Region 13 is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with McREL International, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization known for advancing effective teaching, school leadership, and student success. Through this partnership, ESC Region 13 becomes the new home for McREL’s professional learning and consulting services, as well as its suite of research-based […]
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Six-Phase Model for Student Learning That Sticks
McREL's Six-Phase Learning Model is designed for educators, using research on brain science. By using what we know about how students (and all people) process information and build memory, teachers can plan for learning in a way that provides students with a g
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McREL professional learning and support
The McREL Institute at ESC Region 13 helps schools, districts, education agencies, and other organizations across the U.S. and around the world improve educator efficacy and student learning. We provide:
- Evidence-based, practice-proven professional learning and coaching for teachers, principals and school leadership teams, instructional coaches, and district/system administrators to advance their professional expertise and capacities.
- Analysis, alignment, and improvement of strategic plans, policies, programs, and processes, to make sure your system components are working together cohesively, efficiently, and effectively to support higher levels of success for students and educators.
- School improvement consulting, strategies, action planning, implementation support, and technical assistance to support quick wins and sustainable long-term success.
Need to get in touch?
Contact a member of our team for more information.
Bryan Goodwin, 512-919-5302 Elise Arzola, 512-919-5282