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Fall Institute: Classroom Instruction That Works: Leveraging What We Know to Help All Students Succeed, San Diego, Calif., November 11–13, 2010

These What Works in Schools® resources will help you identify strengths and weaknesses at the school, classroom, and student levels. Once these are identified, you will learn how to overcome challenges with research-based action steps that will enhance student achievement.

What Works in Schools Conferences and Institutes

Classroom Instruction That Works: Leveraging What We Know to Help All Students Succeed, San Diego, Calif. November 11–13, 2010
Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners, Houston, Tex. February 3–5, 2011
Building Background Knowledge Through Vocabulary Development, San Francisco, Calif., March 25, 2011
Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That Works, San Francisco, Calif., March 25, 2011

What Works in Schools Videos

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Connecting Differentiated Instruction, Understanding by Design and What Works in Schools: An Exploration of Research-Based Strategies (2008)
Best Practices in Action: Using Analogies to Enhance Background Knowledge (2006)
Best Practices in Action: Using Visualization to Enhance Background Knowledge DVD (2005)
Building Academic Background Knowledge DVD and Online Facilitator's Guide (2005)
Classroom Management That Works DVD and Facilitator's Guide (2004)
What Works in Schools DVD and Facilitator's Guide (2003)

What Works in Schools Books

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A Handbook for Classroom Management That Works (2005)
School Leadership That Works: From Research to Results (2005)
Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement: Research on What Works in Schools (2004)
Classroom Management That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Every Teacher (2003)
What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action (2003)
A Handbook for Classroom Instruction That Works (2001)
Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (2001)

What Works in Schools Mixed Media

Making School Improvement Happen with What Works in Schools: An ASCD Action Tool Set (Three Tools) (2004)

What Works in Schools Professional Development Online Courses

What Works in Schools: An Introduction
What Works in Schools: What Schools Can Do To Improve