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Elementary School Profiles of Successful Programs and Middle Grades Profiles of Successful Programs
Each resource kit contains 26 profiles of model schools that were selected to make presentations at three recent Model School Conferences, plus a video presentation

Using Assessment for Instruction
Demystifies the assessment process and related data gathering and provides numerous examples and exercises for administrators and teachers

Strategies for High School Students with Disabilities in the General Education Curriculum
Describes support systems and classroom strategies, including co-teaching, that need to be put in place to sustain improved performance for student with disabilities

Personal Skill Development in Grades 6-12 — Enhancing Learning for 21st Century Success
When students learn to communicate effectively, respect others, accept responsibility, resolve problems, and work in teams, their academic achievement improves. This kit shows how to integrate personal skills into the overall school curriculum.

Extraordinary Teachers — Differences That Make a Difference
Based on a qualitative research study, the International Center has identified and validated 10 characteristics of extraordinary teachers.

Algebra Mastery Through Relevant Applications in Grades 6-10
Designed to increase algebra achievement by helping teachers think about and deliver instruction in a different and exciting way.

Student Engagement: Creating a Culture of Academic Achievement
Practical suggestions to assist school leaders and teachers in the complex task of increasing student engagement.

Recent Publications

Redefining Literacy in Grades 7-12 — Strategies for Document, Technological, and Quantitative Literacy
Strategies for teachers of all subjects to use in preparing students with the literacy skills they will need for success in a global economy.


Achieving AYP Using State-specific Curriculum Matrix Data
User-friendly crosswalks of state standards to state English, math, and science assessments; professional development activities; and 150 Gold Seal Lessons linked to essential skills for grades K-12.

Featured White Papers

NEW Color in an Optimum Learning Environment
by Dr. Willard R. Daggett, Jeffrey E. Cobble, and Steven J. Gertel.
Explains how color can affect the learning environment and provides advice on colors to use depending on the type of space and age of students.

NEW How Brain Research Relates to Rigor, Relevance and Relationships
by Dr. Willard R. Daggett and Dr. Paul D. Nussbaum
Makes connections between learning in grades K-12 and the expanding wealth of new information from cutting-edge research on the human brain.

The Environment of the Struggling Learner
by Dr. Willard R. Daggett, Jeffrey E. Cobble, and Steven J. Gertel
Explains why the most immediate improvement in student achievement happens in direct response to changes in the physical learning environment.

What We Know About Adolescent Reading
by Dr. Willard R. Daggett and Dr. Ted S. Hasselbring
Describes the key issues in adolescent literacy and suggests a plan based on data, research-based models, and successful practices to address reading skills for all students.

Globalization - Tipping the Scale of Economic Supremacy
by Willard R. Daggett and Jerry Pedinotti
Addresses the shifts occurring in our global economy and the need to continue to support and invest in American education.

Where in the World Is Technology Going?
by Willard R. Daggett and Jerry Pedinotti
Provides a look at emerging technologies such as the Semantic Web, DNA computing, and Quantum computing.

Achieving Academic Excellence through Rigor and Relevance
by Willard R. Daggett
Describes why state tests should be the starting point for a rigorous and relevant education, not the finish line.

Preparing Students for Their Future
by Willard R. Daggett
This paper, presented at the 2005 Model Schools Conference, describes four major trends – globalization, changing demographics, technology, and changing values and attitudes – that must be addressed to assure that students are prepared to meet the challenges of the future.

Successful Schools: From Research to Action Plans
by Willard R. Daggett
School districts are seeking innovative ways to give technical assistance to teachers. The International Center specializes in providing the data and methods necessary to offer all students a rigorous and relevant education, as described in this 2005 Model Schools Conference paper.