The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is a federally funded program that evaluates educational interventions and provides summary ratings on its website. Educators often refer to the WWC as a trusted resource for obtaining information on programs. Despite a large research base of scholarly literature reviews and meta-analyses unanimously concluding that Direct Instruction (DI) programs are highly effective, the WWC has found very few studies of DI that meet its criteria for review and has concluded that there is little evidence to support the programs' efficacy. 

Of the more than 200 studies of DI curricula that the WWC has reported examining, only seven have met their inclusion criteria "without reservation."

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IDEA Public Schools and the National Institute for Direct Instruction (NIFDI) have been selected from hundreds of submissions to present a session at the National Charter School Conference (NCSC) this summer in Washington, D.C. The session, Using Direct Instruction to improve Student Achievement: The Partnership between IDEA Public Schools and NIFDI

If you’re in the Washington, D.C. area June 30 – July 3, 2013, we’d love
to see you! Join our session or drop by our booth and say hello! 

UPDATE (April 23, 2013)
NIFDI's joint session with IDEA is scheduled for July 3, 2013 from 8 to 10:30 a.m.

LINKS
Learn more about the conference or register at: http://www.publiccharters.org/Conference/2013/Home.aspx
More information about IDEA Public Schools is available at: http://www.ideapublicschools.org
To download the Power Point presentation: IDEA_NIFDI_NationalCharterSchoolPresentation.pptx

In recent years, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have become a universal language for schools across our nation and play a significant role in instructional decisions made in schools, including curriculum selections. The Common Core State Standards were developed with the intent to provide a clear framework of what students are expected to learn and to ensure consistent standards, regardless of where students attend school.

Read more about Direct Instruction's alignment with the Common Core State Standards here.