Cheryl Abla

Cheryl Abla is an educational consultant and former senior managing consultant with McREL International, where she supported K–12 teachers and school leaders through professional learning in instructional strategies, classroom technology, teacher coaching, English-language-learner support, and school culture. She previously taught grades 1–12 for more than 20 years and holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Oklahoma Panhandle State University, an ESL endorsement from Kansas State University, and a master’s degree in instructional technology from Grand Canyon University.

Abla is a co-author of The New Classroom Instruction That Works: The Best Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (2022), as well as Tools for Classroom Instruction That Works: Ready-to-Use Techniques for Increasing Student Achievement (2018). She has also authored articles for McREL’s Changing Schools magazine.