Instructional Strategies
Using research-based instructional strategies maximizes teachers’ ability to enhance student achievement. Clear descriptions and concrete examples of how strategies look and sound in the classroom help teachers choose and implement strategies wisely.
- High Reliability Schools—Level 1: An Effective Climate and Collaborative Culture Focused on Student Success
Little Rock, Arkansas | November 10, 2026
The High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework of effective school reform emphasizes key elements: a safe, supportive, and collaborative culture; effective teaching in every classroom; a guaranteed and viable curriculum; a standards-based approach to tracking and reporting student progress; and the use of competency-based educational practices as fundamental conditions that schools can implement and measure to ensure educational success for all students.
- Developing and Using Proficiency Scales in the Classroom
Little Rock, Arkansas | March 4, 2026
Learn what effective teachers do to target and measure improved student learning. High-quality learning goals set an appropriate level of difficulty, drive the selection of targeted instructional activities, and align with assessment tools that allow teachers and students to measure progress. Explore the research on goal setting and two different kinds of learning goals. Then learn how to design goals that align with proficiency scales, measure student performance, and track results.
