Increasingly theories of change are expected to be a central component articulated within education research grant proposals and manuscripts. At the end of this short workshop, participants will be able to distinguish between logic models, theories of change, and theories of action; use program theory to construct and/or improve these models; and increase their awareness of additional related resources.  Logic models, program theory, theories of change, and theories of action are useful tools for clarifying relationships between education research questions, intervention activities (such as new classroom practices), and assessment strategies. Workshop participants will examine example models and discuss opportunities for using these models and how each relate to theories of change. In small groups participants will discuss and begin to develop one of their own models that relates to an education research investigation of interest to them.