EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION Resource Library

Resource Library

E V I D E N C E - B A S E D E D U C A T I O N

In the face of overwhelming demands, these

resources should lighten your load when it comes

to justifying your spend, implementing solutions,

and documenting achievement.

When we say we’re here to help, we mean it.

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01.Federal Guidance and Requirements

02.Maximizing ARPA Webinar

03.Research Resources

04.Evidence-Based Education Repositories

05.Assessment Solutions

Critical Information for Implementing Evidence-Based Education

Contents

Evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) are practices

that, as demonstrated in a preponderance of research findings,

support students’ development of long-term conceptual

understanding and problem-solving skills.

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Guidance for Grants and Agreements

Review final guidance from the Office of

Management and Budget.

F E D E R A L R E G I S T E R

Grants

Access eligibility, deadlines,

applications, and other grant

information.

U . S . D E PA R T M E N T O F E D U C A T I O N

Formula Grants

Explore formula grant

programs and support

services.

Education Stabilization Fund

Use this interactive resource

for current ESF data.

Federal Guidance and Requirements

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Maximizing ARPA WebinarThe American Rescue Plan Act is officially law and $122 billion

dollars are headed to districts to prepare for in-person learning.

Susan Gentz offers insights on allowable uses, congressional

requirements, and creative ways to bundle and stretch your

ARPA funds. Learn how to maximize the impact of this

once-in-a-lifetime influx of federal funds.

Susan comes from a strong policy

background as a former staffer

in the United States Senate and

Legislative Aide in the Iowa House of

Representatives.

Along with experience at both federal

and state levels, she served as the

Deputy Executive Director for the Center

for Digital Education, worked for a

government relations firm in Arlington,

VA and focused on federal and state

education policy at iNACOL, where she

wrote published reports to move the

field forward with innovative learning

models, best practices, and policy

recommendations.

Susan Gentz

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Evidence-Based Education

The Wing Institute

What Works Clearinghouse - Standards Handbook

Institute of Education Sciences

Evidence-Based Education

EvidenceBased.Education

Evidence-Based Teaching Strategies - Top 10

Clemson University

What Are Evidence-Based Practices?

Vanderbilt University

Top 10 Evidence-Based Teaching Strategies

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Evidence-Based Practices In Instruction

IDEAs That Work

Evidence-Based Practices in School Improvement

U.S. Department of Education

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American Institutes for Research

Regional Educational Laboratories

Institute of Education Sciences

What Works Clearinghouse

IRIS Center

Mathematica

McREL International

These exceptional online resources offer

easy access to additional information,

evidence, and strategies for evidence-based

instruction and intervention.

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Content Mastery

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Data-Driven Interventions

Formative Assessments

Intervention begins with assessment.Educators need to know where students are and how they’re

progressing to get them where they need to be.

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Assessment solutions with real value.GradeCam is a valuable, flexible, and sustainable

resource for implementing and complementing

your post-COVID strategies and systems.

Bridge the distance with hybrid learning.Use GradeCam online, on paper,

or both and keep all the data

together.

S T U D E N T P O R T A L

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Leverage actionable data for schools/districts.Establish a collaborative system

that supports a continuous

improvement cycle.

S C H O O L / D I S T R I C T E D I T I O N

L E A R N M O R E

Discover what Gradient makes possible.Customize and print forms, track

existing and custom standards, scan

and score assessments, aggregate

and share data, instantly transfer

grades, and inform instruction and

decision-making.

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