White Papers
Common Core State Standards Initiative — Classroom Implications for 2014
by Dr. Willard R. Daggett and Susan Gendron
Effectiveness and Efficiency Framework — A guide to focusing resources to increase student performance
by Dr. Willard R. Daggett
Fewer, Clearer, Higher Common Core State Standards
Implications for
Students Receiving Special Education Services
by Raymond J. McNulty and Lawrence C. Gloeckler
The Daggett System for Effective Instruction:
Where Research and Best Practices Meet
by Dr. Willard R. Daggett
Best Practices to Next Practices:
A New Way of “Doing Business”
for School Transformation
by Raymond J. McNulty
Cross-Age Peer Teaching —
An Effective and Efficient Model
for Supporting Success in the Classroom
by Dr. Willard R. Daggett and Gerald A. Pedinotti, Jr.
The Effectiveness of Computer-Aided
Mathematics Instruction in the New Era
of STEM Education
by McLain Forman II
Supporting States and LEAs in School Improvement Grants (SIG)
by Dr. Willard R. Daggett and Raymond J. McNulty
Living in Quadrant D
by Dr. Willard R. Daggett and Raymond J. McNulty
Preparing Students for Their Technological Future
by Dr. Willard R. Daggett
Peer Learner Engagement:
Enhancing the Promise of School Improvement
by Dr. Willard R Daggett and William Cassell
Quadrant D Leadership —
Improving Student Performance Through Adaptive Leadership
by Dr. Richard Jones, Joseph Shannon, and Dr. Kathleen Weigel
Building a Brain Health Environment in the School
by Dr. Paul D. Nussbaum
The Process of Change — Why Change, What to Do, and How to Do It
by Dr. Richard D. Jones
Improving Student Performance in Times of Declining Resources
by Dr. Willard R. Daggett
Strengthening Student Engagement
by Dr. Richard D. Jones, Author and Senior Consultant for the International Center
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.
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.
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.
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.
Reforming American High Schools - Why, What, and How
by Willard R. Daggett
Most successful high schools move through three consecutive stages in order to achieve high academic standards for all students: (1) convincing educators, parents, and community members why a school needs to change; (2) using good data to determine what needs to change; and (3) determining how to change the school. This paper describes a vision for change and how to implement it.
Proficiency Levels Vary Across States, Subjects, and Grades
by Willard R. Daggett
This white paper describes inconsistencies in defining "proficiency" and how those variations can affect AYP.
Achieving Reading Proficiency for All
by Willard R. Daggett
The International Center's research reveals that much of the reading that adults do on the job and in their personal lives is at a higher level than our high schools require for graduation. If today's students are to succeed in the real world, schools must rectify this mismatch by teaching reading beyond grade six.