Prevalence of Coaching and Approaches to Supporting Prevalence of Coaching and Approaches to Supporting Coaching in Education

whitePaper | July 31, 2020

Principal Hayes walks into a fifth-grade classroom to observe a lesson. After listening to small-group discussions for a few minutes, she checks her schedule. She thought she was going to observe a science lesson, but the students are sharing stories about family meals. She approaches the teacher, Mr. Amari, who is in the process of projecting a piece of artwork showing a mother and daughter working with dried corn. Mr. Amari explains that the class will be studying sugars and starches.

whitePaper | July 11, 2022

The rise of remote work has shifted employees’ priorities as they focus more on flexibility, autonomy, personal needs, and work-life balance. In this environment, employers who value a highly engaged workforce find that they must adjust their priorities as well. It’s tempting to see the pandemic as the driver of these changes and of the Great Resignation. And it is true that when vast numbers of people suddenly were allowed or required to work from home, they became empowered in many new ways

whitePaper | September 21, 2022

Before teachers can leverage the benefits of engagement, they need to know what it is, where it comes from, and why it’s so hard to maintain as students age. Here we review the evidence, present McREL’s definition of student engagement, and provide strategies to assess and improve students’ engagement with academics and the entire school community.

whitePaper | July 29, 2023

Last year, the assembly of the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization agreed to set an aspirational goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, reinforcing targets and commitments made already by both industry and individual states for the sector. While net zero provides a common goal for aviation, it comes with a recognition that this sector is likely to be one of the hardest to abate. Most stakeholders agree that meeting this challenge will require a broad approach, encompassing both operational efficiencies and changing the ways we fuel flight.

whitePaper | February 6, 2020

Education is at the heart of America’s promise of opportunity for all. Tom’s mother was a teacher in New York Public Schools and he understands the importance of public education to a just, democratic, and prosperous society. He will fight against decades of underinvestment and inequities to ensure that every child has access to a world-class education that provides them with the skills to thrive — as participants in our democracy, society, and economy. Education has never been more important to an individual’s career prospects or our country’s economic growth than it is today.

whitePaper | December 28, 2021

I’m pleased to share this special McREL research report on student engagement, which is unique in several ways: It was researched and written by students supported by McREL researchers, and it is an artifact of a unique moment in modern history, the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.