High Yield Strategies and Practices

Professional Development to Transform Your Teaching,
Impact Student Outcomes

Why is concentrating on High Yield Instructional Strategies critical in enhancing student learning?

Navigating the complex landscape of educational strategies, where the sheer volume of teaching methods, proliferating with each new publication or professional development workshop, makes selecting the most effective approaches a daunting task. For teachers and principals, the challenge intensifies as they strive not only to identify the most impactful strategies but also to agree on these strategies and their implementation, ensuring a high return on invested time. Amidst this overwhelming array of options, the quest to determing the efficacy of specific strategies can be overwhelming. The focus on High Yield Instructional Strategies offers a target solution, directing educators towards practices that promise the greatest improvement in student learning for the time invested. This strategic choice enables schools to refine their educational efforts, maximizing the return on the time and resources dedicated to teaching and learning.

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Bridging the Knowing-Doing Gap

Learning-Focused bridges the gap between research and classroom application through its Strategies in Action series. This series deepens teachers' understanding of specific High Yield Instructional Strategies, offering 23 impactful strategies/practices for enhancing student learning and teacher effectiveness. It provides concise, powerful professional development with practical strategies for exemplary educational practices.

Our Strategies in Action resources provide teachers with strategies and ideas for planning and using exemplary practices through concise, powerful professional learning.

Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness with the Strategies in Action Series

Each Strategies in Action title empowers teachers to evolve from basic awareness and sporadic use of teaching methods to implementing top strategies with excellence. It supports the effective adoption of research-backed practices through:

Transition to Mastery

Strategies in Action guides teachers from having a basic understanding and intermittent application of educational methods to the expert execution of premier strategies. This progression ensures educators can implement teaching techniques with a high degree of proficiency.
Research-Driven Training

Strategies in Action provides targeted training grounded in research, highlighting the critical aspects and real-world application of strategies. It emphasizes the necessity of understanding both the research and the practical use of these methods in classroom settings.
Practical Experience and Strategy Improvement

Educators are offered numerous opportunities to practice new strategies, allowing for refinement and development over time. This hands-on approach is designed to solidify their understanding and enhance their ability to integrate these techniques into their teaching effectively.
Comprehensive Skill Development

By presenting different uses and examples, along with dedicated practice time, Strategies in Action ensures that teachers are not just familiar with the strategies but are also skilled in their application. This comprehensive approach equips educators with the insights and skills needed for the successful implementation of these methods.