Topic: Academic Standards

This R7CC-developed rubric is based on Evidence for ESSA Standards and Procedures to identify research study evidence of program and practice effectiveness, meeting ESSA levels of evidence standards....

This brief reviews recent research and promising practices to identify important considerations for the how (features and formats) and what (content) of professional learning. Identified features and formats include peer collaboration, coaching, and follow-up meetings. Brief authors encouraged targeting...

This brief shares findings from 122 interviews and a review of secondary resources about the current state of curriculum-based professional learning. Findings are organized based on Bridgespan’s field-building framework and provide recommendations for building the knowledge base, “actors,” and...

This tool includes identified resources that educator preparation programs, districts/schools, and professional development providers can use to build educator awareness and apply research-based literacy practices....

This IES infographic summarizes several research findings related to diversity in the teacher workforce. It also includes recommendations for promising strategies related to recruiting and retaining a more diverse pool of classroom teachers....

This infographic provides a brief overview of how teachers, administrators, and policymakers can use the What Works Clearinghouse site to explore literacy resources. It also provides links to practice guides, study reviews, and other What Works Clearinghouse tools....

This brief from EdResearch for Recovery offers design principles to improve practice with instructional coaching based on a review of research. This short brief includes links to research as well as key considerations for designing an evidence-based coaching program....

As part of the Meadows Center “10 Key” series, this document provides ten research-based recommendations to support schools, districts, and states in identifying and implementing explicit instruction at the elementary and secondary levels. Several brief scenarios provide specific examples...

This REL Southeast infographic depicts the complex process of providing academic interventions to students at the high school level....

This resource from the English Learners Success Forum offers guidelines for intentional language support across mathematics curricula to ensure English learners can access grade-level content....