Perfect for self-help and professional learning communities, this handbook makes it much easier to apply the teaching practices from the ASCD-McREL best-seller "Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, 2nd Edition." The authors take you through the refined Instructional Planning Guide, so you understand the nine research-based strategies and know how and when to apply them with confidence. To help you bring the strategies, skills, and information from "Classroom Instruction That Works" to life in your classrooms, schools, and districts, the handbook engages you in: (1) Exercises to check your understanding of the strategies; (2) Tips and recommendations for implementing the strategies; (3) Samples, worksheets, and other tools to help plan classroom activities; and (4) Rubrics to assess the effectiveness of the strategy with your students.