Division 5: Evidence
What Works?
Best Evidence Website
Best Evidence Encyclopaedia - Johns Hopkins University source of reviews for teachers, executives, researchers, policy makers for elementary and middle school: http://www.bestevidence.org
What Works Clearinghouse
What Works Clearinghouse Home: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
CASEL Guide (Social-Emotional Learning) http://casel.org/guide/: The 2013 CASEL Guide identifies well-designed, evidence-based social and emotional learning programs with potential for broad dissemination to schools across the United States. In addition, the Guide shares best practices for district and school teams on how to select and implement social and emotional learning programs.
American Psychological Association
10 teaching modules created to reflect the array of challenges teachers may face in the classroom: http://www.apa.org/education/k12/curricular-materials.aspx
Classroom management online resources - http://www.apa.org/ed/schools/cpse/activities/class-management.aspx
UK Education Endowment Fund (Teaching Learning Toolkit)
The Sutton Trust-EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit is an accessible summary of educational research which provides guidance for teachers and schools on how to use their resources to improve the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/toolkit/
International Bureau of Education
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/services/online-materials/publications/educational-practices.html
Published by the IBE in collaboration with the International Academy of Education (IAE), these booklets describe in a simple language some ten to twelve universally applicable principles identified by research and scholarship.
RAND Corporation Research site – Education Research Portfolio
http://www.rand.org/topics/education-and-the-arts.html
Center on Great Teachers and Leaders
Lots of evidence-based material: http://www.gtlcenter.org/
The Center on Great Teachers and Leaders (GTL Center) is dedicated to supporting state education leaders in their efforts to grow, respect, and retain great teachers and leaders for all students.
Visible Learning
Visible Learningplus is a professional development program for teachers that explores how evidence can be used to create innovation in the learning environment: http://visiblelearningplus.com/