UCLA SMP’s Resource Bank has been serving the research and curricular needs of SMP faculty and clients since 1993. It houses over 3,700 printed and digital resources, which reflect best practices of leadership, management, classroom instruction, and school reform.

Access to the Resource Bank is only available to schools and districts that currently hold a service contract with UCLA SMP, or have attended a UCLA SMP Instructional Leadership Institute in the last three months.

To borrow a DVD or videotape from the Resource Bank, please download, complete and return a Liability Agreement Form (MS Word format) per item. Forms must be returned to the UCLA SMP Office via fax at (310) 206-4116 before any items can be released. All digital resources are available for use by UCLA SMP clients for up to two weeks.

Digital resources available for use include:

• UCLA SMP Classroom Walk-Throughs (DVD)
• The Power of One (VHS)
• Lesson Study (VHS)
• Looking at Student Work (Annenberg) (VHS)

Due to copyright laws, the Resource Bank only provides recommendations for printed resources to support professional development. To submit a research request, download, complete, and return a Research Request Form (MS Word format) per request. Forms must be returned to the UCLA SMP Office via fax at (310) 206-4116.

Recommended readings include:

• Classroom Instruction That Works:  Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, by Robert J. Marzano, et al.
• Professional learning communities at work:  Best practices for enhancing student achievement by Richard Dufour, et al.
• Scaffolding Language, Scaffolding Learning, by Pauline Gibbons
• Teacher Education with an Attitude: Preparing Teachers to Educate Working-Class Students in Their Collective Self-Interest by Patrick Finn and Mary Finn