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RtI Math > Overview & Tools
The visual diagram illustrates three essential practices (universal screening and progress monitoring, content focus, and explicit teaching instruction) based on the recommendations in the Practice...
Visual Diagram
Increased Learning Time > Overview & Tools
This diagram serves as a visual overview of practices recommended by the IES Practice Guide, Structuring Out-of-School Time to Improve Academic Achievement. District and school administrators,...
Organize Your Teaching > Overview & Tools
Organizing teaching and learning experiences so that students both remember and understand has a number of facets. Four research-based practices for improving student learning are represented in...
Dropout Prevention > Overview & Tools
This diagram represents the strategies for districts and schools to understand the scope of the dropout problem and design a coordinated and coherent approach targeted to the needs of the students....
Data for Instruction > Overview & Tools
This diagram serves as a visual reminder of the five interrelated practices that are recommended for using student achievement data effectively to support instructional decision making. A...
School Turnaround > Overview & Tools
School turnaround efforts aim to improve student outcomes in chronically low-performing schools by changing how schools and classrooms operate. This diagram shows an approach that integrates four...
Adolescent Literacy > Overview & Tools
This diagram serves as a visual overview of four recommended practices based on the Improving Adolescent Literacy Practice Guide. The diagram can be used by presenters or professional developers to...
Reading Comprehension > Overview & Tools
The diagram serves as a visual overview of three recommended practices based on the Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade Practice Guide—teach comprehension strategies,...
Fractions > Overview & Tools
This diagram serves as a visual overview of the recommended instructional practices for teaching fractions in elementary and middle school, along with information on the knowledge teachers need to...
Writing > Overview & Tools
Use this diagram as a visual reminder of the four interrelated practices that are recommended for helping elementary school students become effective writers. Teachers need to provide daily time...
Problem Solving > Overview & Tools
The visual diagram illustrates three essential practices (preparation of problems, instructional approaches, and reflection and monitoring) based on the recommendations in the Practice Guide,Visual...
English Learners
In this video, students work together to rewrite a scientific text with the support of their teacher.
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