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THE MARZANO COMPENDIUM OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
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I NS T R UC TIO NA L S TRATEG IES
The Marzano Compendium of Instructi onal Strategies
THE MARZANO COMPENDIUM OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Perfect for teachers, instructi onal coaches, teacher mentors, and administrators, this easy-to-navigate online resource combines and updates content from Dr. Marzano’s most popular ti tles, including The Art and Science of Teaching, Becoming a Reflective Teacher, and Coaching Classroom Instruction. • Explore more than 300 instructi onal strategies. • Watch videos of Dr. Marzano explaining each instructi onal element.
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INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIE S
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The Art and Science of Teaching
A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction By Robert J. Marzano Filled with charts, rubrics, and organizers, this methodical, user-friendly guide will help teachers examine and develop their knowledge and skills, so they can achieve that dynamic fusion of art and science that results in excepti onal teaching and outstanding student achievement. 220 pages
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Understand the relati onship between teaching as an art and as a science.
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Explore the framework in the form of 10 questi ons that represent a logical planning sequence for successful instructi onal design.
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Discover the three main teacher-level factors that infl uence student learning. 6AMCA–BKC250 $26.95 ISBN 978-1-416605-71-3
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Signature PD Service The Art and Science of Teaching Workshop • • • •
Acquire a common language of instructi on. Master essenti al instructi onal routi nes such as providing clear learning goals and defi ning levels of profi ciency. Acquire strategies for delivering new content, and practi ce them to deepen understanding. Discover the importance of applying knowledge by generati ng and testi ng hypotheses.
Designing & Teaching Learning Goals & Objectives By Robert J. Marzano Bestseller Design and teach eff ecti ve learning goals and objecti ves by following strategies based on the strongest research available. This book summarizes key research behind best practi ces and translates that research into stepby-step hands-on strategies. 152 pages
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Review research on goal setti ng.
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See the eff ect of well-designed and well-taught goals and objecti ves on student achievement.
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Gain concrete, detailed recommendati ons for classroom practi ce.
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Build in-depth understanding of how to design and teach classroom goals.
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Use as a personal resource or as a group study tool for teacher teams or enti re faculti es. 6AMCA–BKL001 $24.95 ISBN 978-0-9822592-0-7
Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills By Robert J. Marzano and Tammy Hefl ebower As the 21st century unfolds, the pace of change in the world is accelerati ng. The authors believe a combinati on of cogniti ve skills (skills students will need to succeed academically) and conati ve skills (skills students will need to succeed interpersonally) is necessary for the 21st century. This clear, practi cal guide presents a model of instructi on and assessment based on these skills. 264 pages
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Read relatable classroom stories that depict the presented strategies.
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Use end-of-chapter comprehension questi ons to help assess and reinforce understanding of the new strategies.
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Questioning Sequences in the Classroom By Robert J. Marzano and Julia A. Simms Ask targeted questi ons to enhance students’ reasoning skills and increase rigor in classrooms. You’ll discover a four-phase questi oning sequence that helps students make claims, build sound arguments, and provide evidence to support their points. 160 pages
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Master the four phases of questi oning sequences, and understand their eff ecti veness for student success.
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Encourage students to use higher-order thinking and knowledge-applicati on skills.
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Learn to ask meaningful questi ons that deepen student understanding on new concepts and spark students’ desire to learn more.
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Culti vate classroom questi oning practi ces that reinforce the cogniti ve skills required by the Common Core State Standards.
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Discover strategies for employing questi oning sequences for both single class periods and for lessons that span several days. 6AMCA–BKL018 $24.95 ISBN 978-0-9858902-6-1
Signature PD Service Using Questioning Sequences in the Classroom Workshop • Increase the rigor of content through questi oning sequences that build students’ argumentati on skills. • Understand how to scaff old students’ thinking through appropriate questi ons about details, categories, elaborati ons, and evidence. • Discover research on eff ecti ve questi oning and questi oning sequences in the classroom. • Align questi oning practi ces in the classroom with the cogniti ve skills required by state standards.
Teaching Argumentation
Activities and Games for the Classroom By Kati e Rogers and Julia A. Simms Foreword by Robert J. Marzano
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Discover 10 fun, engaging acti viti es and games for teaching argumentati on that align with the CCSS. Incorporate these tools into your instructi on to help students develop the ability to present and support claims, disti nguish fact and opinion, identi fy errors in reasoning, and debate constructi vely. 256 pages
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Help students develop the criti cal-thinking skills necessary to lead informed lives.
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Facilitate classroom discussions about various topics—including diffi cult ones—to prepare students for democrati c life.
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Provide students with the tools to build eff ecti ve arguments and relay complex informati on.
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Access reproducibles including questi on cards, memory cards, evidence organizers, answer keys, and more. 6AMCA–BKL021 $34.95 ISBN 978-1-935249-30-6
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Enhancing the Art & Science of Teaching With Technology By Sonny Magaña and Robert J. Marzano Successfully leverage technology to enhance classroom practi ces with this practi cal resource. Included are over 100 organized classroom strategies, vignett es that show each secti on’s strategies in acti on, and a glossary of classroomrelevant technology terms. Key research is summarized and translated into classroom recommendati ons. 216 pages
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Gain a greater understanding of the theory and research behind technology and how it enhances teaching practi ces.
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Discover how to seamlessly incorporate technology into your current instructi on.
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Explore the 41 elements of eff ecti ve teaching to boost students’ academic achievement.
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Learn your own unique pedagogical strengths and areas in which you would like to develop greater profi ciency.
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Master the Art and Science of Teaching framework, and gain practi cal implementati on strategies for any classroom. 6AMCA–BKL017 $29.95 ISBN 978-0-9858902-4-7
Teaching Reasoning
Activities and Games for the Classroom By Laurel Hecker, Julia A. Simms, and Ming Lee Newcomb Foreword by Robert J. Marzano
Explore key reasoning skills and strategies for teaching them to students. Uncover 12 research-based acti viti es and games that reinforce these skills and clear guidance for eff ecti vely incorporati ng these tools into your classroom to help prepare students for academic and lifeti me success. 312 pages
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Help students develop the ability to criti cally analyze evidence and draw valid conclusions.
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Refi ne students’ reasoning skills—using a combinati on of analyti cal and intuiti ve reasoning—to help them prosper in 21st century colleges and workplaces.
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Gain classroom games and acti viti es to support reasoning lessons.
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Provide students with the tools to reinforce their reasoning and relay complex informati on. 6AMCA–BKL027 $34.95 ISBN 978-0-9903458-1-7
Designing Effective Classroom Management By Jason E. Harlacher Foreword by Robert J. Marzano Discover the components of proacti ve classroom management. With this practi cal, step-by-step guide, teachers and school administrators will uncover fi ve components that help improve student achievement: create clear expectati ons and rules, establish procedures and structure, reinforce expectati ons, acti vely engage students, and manage misbehavior. 168 pages
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Examine the fi ve research-based components of eff ecti ve classroom management.
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Understand the theoreti cal principles that support why a proacti ve approach to student misbehavior is more eff ecti ve than a reacti ve approach.
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Learn diff erent ways to clearly identi fy classroom expectati ons.
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Explore diff erent kinds of student rewards and how to use them.
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Review reproducible checklists and templates that can help teachers analyze classroom layouts, lesson plans, and strategies. 6AMCA–BKL029 $24.95 ISBN 978-0-9903458-5-5
Signature PD Service Designing Effective Classroom Management Workshop • Understand fi ve principles of eff ecti ve classroom management. • Defi ne and teach classroom expectati ons and rules. • Create classroom structure and procedures. • Learn eff ecti ve methods for increasing student engagement. • Reinforce classroom expectati ons with a range of strategies. • Manage unwanted behavior using a hierarchy of appropriate responses.
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T E AC HE R EFFEC TIV ENES S
Supporting Beginning Teachers By Tina H. Boogren Foreword by Robert J. Marzano
Give new teachers the ti me and professional guidance they need to become expert teachers through eff ecti ve mentoring. Investi gate key research, and examine the four types of support—physical, emoti onal, instructi onal, and insti tuti onal—that are crucial during a teacher’s fi rst year in the classroom. 120 pages
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Review research related to high teacher turnover rates.
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Consider the important components and new-teacher supports that school leaders should have at the forefront of mentoring programs.
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Learn how to ascertain which teachers have the skills and experience to be eff ecti ve mentors and how these mentors can form prosperous relati onships with their mentees.
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Answer chapter-ending comprehension questi ons to retain each chapter’s main topics.
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Read the author’s personal essays from her fi rst year of teaching, each accompanied by questi ons that mentors and mentees can use to spark discussion. 6AMCA–BKL023 $19.95 ISBN 978-0-9838152-3-5
Signature PD Service Supporting Beginning Teachers Workshop
• Understand the foundati onal research and theory on supporti ng beginning teachers. • Explore how to identi fy eff ecti ve mentors, and gain an understanding of how to establish a solid foundati on for mentoring. • Acquire specifi c strategies to provide essenti al physical, emoti onal, and insti tuti onal support for beginning teachers. • Frame essenti al instructi onal support strategies within a common language of instructi on, including how to engage in goal setti ng, focused practi ce, and focused feedback.
Becoming a Reflective Teacher By Robert J. Marzano With Tina H. Boogren, Tammy Hefl ebower, Jessica McIntyre, and Debra J. Pickering
Bestseller Learn how to combine a model of eff ecti ve instructi on with goal setti ng, focused practi ce, focused feedback, and observati ons to improve your instructi onal practi ces. Included are 280 strategies related to the 41 elements of eff ecti ve teaching shown to enhance student achievement. 256 pages
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Find the refl ecti on strategies that work best for you in the comprehensive at-a-glance compendium, complete with its own table of contents.
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Use end-of-chapter comprehension questi ons to assess and reinforce your understanding of each chapter’s topic.
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Conduct a self-audit to determine your level of competence for each of the 41 elements of eff ecti ve teaching.
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Learn how to use video data, student survey data, and student achievement data to improve your practi ce.
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Conti nue to develop your instructi onal practi ces with an appendix of teacher scales for each refl ecti ve practi ce. 6AMCA–BKL011 $34.95 ISBN 978-0-9833512-3-8
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Identi fy ways to integrate refl ecti on into your collaborati ve work in teams. Self-assess your profi ciency in applying each of the 41 elements of eff ecti ve teaching. Learn how to use video data, student survey data, and student achievement data to improve your practi ce. Explore specifi c classroom situati ons in which refl ecti ve practi ces can be applied.
P ROF E SSIONAL LE ARNING COMMUNIT IE S
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Collaborative Teams That Transform Schools The Next Step in PLCs
By Robert J. Marzano, Tammy Hefl ebower, Jan K. Hoegh, Phil Warrick and Gavin Grift With Laurel Hecker and Janelle Wills Explore research-based steps and strategies you can use to increase the eff ecti veness of collaborati ve teams and enhance professional learning communiti es. Examine how the PLC process can transform criti cal components of educati on, including curriculum, assessment, instructi on, and teacher development. 184 pages
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Gain a model of effective instruction and strategies for direct instruction.
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Explore resources for collaborative teams to use as they have honest and challenging discussions, set and monitor norms, and focus on the right work.
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Chart progress and transformation with self-evaluation surveys.
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Study vignettes that depict how real schools have successfully implemented the strategies outlined in each chapter.
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Answer comprehension questions to review each chapter’s main points. 6AMCA–BKL034 $29.95 ISBN 978-1-943360-03-1
Signature PD Service Collaborative Teams That Transform Schools
• Gain an awareness of the research related to the concept of PLCs. • Explore the context that must surround the establishment and maintenance of collaborati ve teams. • Discover elements of curriculum work that provide focus for high-performing teams, such as identi fying essenti al content, creati ng learning goals, and constructi ng profi ciency scales. • Learn how to accurately measure the progression of student mastery of the essenti al content through a collaborati ve lens, including common assessment development. • Examine how high-performing collaborati ve teams plan for high-quality initi al instructi on. • Consider how to use assessment data for adjusti ng instructi on to meet individual student needs. • Use conti nuing, job-embedded professional learning to increase individual and collecti ve instructi onal competence. • Understand how to eff ecti vely lead and support the PLC process.
Coaching Classroom Instruction By Robert J. Marzano and Julia A. Simms With Tom Roy, Tammy Hefl ebower, and Phil Warrick
Find advice on how to off er targeted feedback to teachers, empowering them to identi fy specifi c steps to improve their knowledge and skill. Coaches can use the step-by-step guidelines to help teachers improve their performance on the 280 research-based strategies introduced in Becoming a Reflective Teacher. 272 pages
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Learn how coaches can help K–12 teachers employ the 41 elements of eff ecti ve teaching in their classrooms using over 280 research-based strategies.
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Explore research, teacher acti ons, desired student responses, extra support/scaff olding, and extensions for each of more than 280 strategies.
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Examine various ways schools and districts can provide coaching to teachers. 6AMCA–BKL013 $34.95 ISBN 978-0-9833512-6-9
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A School Leader’s Guide to Standards-Based Grading By Tammy Hefl ebower, Jan K. Hoegh, and Phil Warrick
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Disti nguish between standards-based and standardsreferenced grading, and examine the basis of each.
With Mitzi Hoback, Margaret McInteer, and Bev Clemens Foreword by Robert J. Marzano
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Understand the research and reasoning for standardsbased grading, and read other educators’ accounts of applying it in their schools.
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Examine current grading practi ces, and identi fy ways to ensure grades accurately refl ect students’ strengths and weaknesses.
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Discover how to improve student achievement through meaningful, measurable, and accurate reporti ng.
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Address the role of excepti onal learners—students with special needs, English learners, and gift ed and talented students—in the assessment process.
Assess and report student performance with standards-based grading rather than using traditi onal systems that incorporate nonacademic factors. Learn to assess and report performance based on prioriti zed standards, and gain eff ecti ve strategies for off ering students feedback on their progress. 144 pages
6AMCA–BKL019 $24.95 ISBN 978-0-9858902-8-5
Signature PD Service Standards-Based Grading for School Leaders Workshop • Learn to recruit and build teams of educators to prioriti ze standards and write profi ciency scales. • Discover three kinds of assessments, and learn how educators can use each type as an eff ecti ve part of a standards-based grading system. • Understand the unique grading challenges posed by excepti onal learners and how to incorporate accommodati ons and modifi cati ons into grading practi ces. • Create an acti on plan for revising report cards to more clearly communicate student progress and achievement.
Standards-Based Reporting and Formative Assessment On the Road to a Highly Reliable Organization Featuring Robert J. Marzano Proposing that formati ve assessments should be the basis for grading and reporti ng, Dr. Marzano off ers a research-based framework that outlines strategies for designing and scoring these important assessments.
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Learn why the 100-point grading scale can stunt a student’s potential.
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Discover how to design measurement topics and migrate traditional practices into a formative system.
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Explore a new direction for results-oriented report cards.
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A SS E S S M E NT & G RA DING
Proficiency Scales for the New Science Standards A Framework for Science Instruction & Assessment By Robert J. Marzano and David C. Yanoski With Diane E. Paynter
Align instructi on and assessment with the new science standards, and create profi ciency scales that can be used to plan all types of lessons. Discover hundreds of ready-to-use profi ciency scales that are applicable to specifi c areas of science instructi on. 160 pages
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Explore how standards-based science educati on has evolved.
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Understand how the NGSS are organized and how they can be used in classroom instructi on.
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Integrate 21st century thinking and reasoning into instructi on of the NGSS.
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Develop high-quality common assessments based on the new science standards.
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Design student-specifi c learning goals and profi ciency standards using the NGSS.
Formative Assessment & Standards-Based Grading
6AMCA–BKL031 $24.95 ISBN 978-0-9903458-9-3
By Robert J. Marzano Bestseller Learn everything you need to know to implement an integrated system of assessment and grading. The author explains how to design, interpret, and systemati cally use three diff erent types of formati ve assessments and how to track student progress and assign meaningful grades. 184 pages
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Understand the difference between standards-based and standards-referenced systems.
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Find out why it is usually inappropriate to use the 100-point scale in conjunction with formative assessment.
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Gain a systematic approach to the design and use of rubrics.
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Learn four basic approaches to tracking student progress using reproducible grade sheets.
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Use technology to track progress and generate reports. 6AMCA–BKL003 $29.95 ISBN 978-0-9822592-2-1
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Understand what research reveals about feedback, assessment, and grading. Collaborate in teams to conti nuously improve assessments and instructi on. Apply assessment informati on to gain formati ve, summati ve, or instructi onal feedback. Align grading and reporti ng practi ces with formati ve assessment strategies.
THE CRITICAL CONCEPTS This free resource identi fi es the criti cal concepts for ELA, mathemati cs, and science at every grade level.
FREE RESOURCE August 2016 | Final Version
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Identifying Levels of Mastery: Proficiency Scales Transforming Schools through Collaborative Teams Implementing a Comprehensive Vocabulary Program
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M A R ZA N O HIG H RELIA BILITY SCHOOLS ™
A Handbook for High Reliability Schools The Next Step in School Reform
By Robert J. Marzano, Phil Warrick, and Julia A. Simms With David Livingston, Pam Livingston, Fred Pleis, Tammy Hefl ebower, Jan K. Hoegh, and Sonny Magaña
Transform your schools into organizati ons that take proacti ve steps to ensure student success. Using a research-based fi ve-level hierarchy along with leading and lagging indicators, you’ll learn to assess, monitor, and confi rm the eff ecti veness of your schools. 152 pages
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Understand the most crucial factors involved in creati ng and sustaining a high reliability school.
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Recognize and stop problems in the school before they become an issue.
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Study examples for tackling common situati ons that take place at each level of the hierarchy.
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Access resources for gathering data at each level of the hierarchy. 6AMCA–BKL020 $24.95 ISBN 978-0-9833512-7-6
Signature PD Service Becoming a High Reliability School Workshop • Explore the fi ve levels of high reliability schools. • Learn how to select leading and lagging indicators to address in your school. • Discover new ways to use collaborati ve teams to address common issues regarding curriculum, assessment, instructi on, and achievement of all students. • Contextualize the research on eff ecti ve instructi on and supervision practi ces to transform your organizati on into a high reliability school.
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SUMMIT 2017
Build, grow, and sustain schoolwide success Rockwall, Texas | July 6–7, 2017 The Marzano High Reliability Schools™ framework has helped educators around the world drive conti nuous improvement in their schools. Ideal for administrators and teachers, this unique event dives deep into the framework, off ering specifi c guidance on how to become a high reliability school—where all students acquire the knowledge and skills they need for lifelong success. This conference is open to all educators interested in learning more about the HRS framework. EXPLORE the fi ve levels of the Marzano High Reliability Schools™ framework ENGAGE in strategic planning, working directly with Marzano Research experts CONNECT and collaborate with HRS-certi fi ed schools
Robert J. Marzano
Phil Warrick
Tammy Hefl ebower
Jan K. Hoegh
Keynote and Breakout Session Topics • Collaborati ve Teams That Transform Schools • A School Leader’s Guide to Standards-Based Grading • Leadership practi ces for High Reliability Schools
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• Quality Classroom Assessment Practi ces And much more
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A Clear Path to Excellence Dr. Marzano’s vision for K–12 education is simple: the vast majority of schools can be highly effective in promoting student learning. To show how, he created the Marzano High Reliability Schools™ framework. The HRS framework shows how best practices work together and provides indicators to empower districts and schools to measure their progress on attaining five increasing levels of reliability:
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Celebrate your success! Apply for HRS certification at one or more levels. For schools and districts that have attained one or more levels of reliability, Marzano Research offers formal certification to share with your community and stakeholders. Certification is determined by Marzano Research analysts on the basis of HRS surveys, data collection, and analysis. Not ready to be certified? We can help you get there with targeted PD services.
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COMMON CORE
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Using Common Core Standards to Enhance Classroom Instruction & Assessment By Robert J. Marzano, David C. Yanoski, Jan K. Hoegh, and Julia A. Simms With Tammy Hefl ebower and Phil Warrick
Bestseller Discover how to weave an in-depth understanding of the Common Core into successful classroom practi ce with this two-part resource. You’ll learn how to power the standards with guided assessment and measure student progress in a way that accurately refl ects learning. 304 pages
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Gain a clear understanding of what the CCSS are, how they are organized, and how they can be used in the classroom.
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Learn how to integrate 21st century thinking and reasoning into instructi on.
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Design learning goals and profi ciency standards geared toward individual students. 6AMCA–BKL015 $34.95 ISBN 978-0-9833512-9-0
Signature PD Service CCSS Curriculum Development Workshop • • • •
Determine how to use the priority and supporti ng standards to have the greatest impact on student learning. Align staff understanding and knowledge of the CCSS to eliminate individual interpretati on. Gain practi cal strategies for implementi ng the standards across all content areas. Get a clearly arti culated curriculum document and template designed to help staff implement the CCSS.
Vocabulary for the Common Core By Robert J. Marzano and Julia A. Simms Bestseller The Common Core State Standards present unique demands on students’ ability to learn vocabulary and teachers’ ability to teach it. The authors address these challenges in this resource, helping you create a successful vocabulary program. 280 pages
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Learn to incorporate CCSS vocabulary into teaching and student learning.
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Recognize the impact that quality vocabulary instructi on can make on reading ability, mental process, and academic achievement.
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Understand how students learn vocabulary.
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Make academic and content-area terms from the CCSS relevant to students.
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Create a system of assessment that tracks students’ progress with CCSS vocabulary. 6AMCA–BKL014 $34.95 ISBN 978-0-9858902-2-3
Signature PD Service Vocabulary for the Common Core Workshop • • • • •
Learn why direct vocabulary instructi on is crucial to developing readers and thinkers. Explore the research linking vocabulary knowledge with academic achievement. Discover a six-step process for eff ecti ve vocabulary instructi on. Gain resources and templates to support your vocabulary instructi on. Acquire a process for creati ng a customized set of academic and content-area vocabulary.
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VO CA B ULA RY
Vocabulary for the New Science Standards By Robert J. Marzano, Kati e Rogers, and Julia A. Simms Impact science educati on with direct vocabulary instructi on. With this three-part resource, you’ll discover a six-step process for successfully incorporati ng vocabulary from the science standards into student learning. Identi fy the crucial aspects of vocabulary educati on, and learn targeted strategies to acti vely engage students. 240 pages
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Recognize the importance of vocabulary instructi on on student reading ability and academic achievement.
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Gain access to self-evaluati on scales that students can use to score their degree of understanding.
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Select from a menu of vocabulary words related to crosscutti ng practi ces and concepts, cogniti ve processes, and domain-specifi c science terms to enhance student learning from grade to grade.
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Discover the components and support needed to implement a systemwide vocabulary program.
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Create a system of assessment that tracks student progress with vocabulary from the science standards as they learn. 6AMCA–BKL026 $29.95 ISBN 978-0-9913748-9-2
Vocabulary Games for the Classroom By Lindsay Carleton and Robert J. Marzano
Bestseller Make direct vocabulary instructi on
fun and successful with this simple, straightf orward, and easy-to-use book. Hundreds of vocabulary terms handpicked by Dr. Marzano cover four content areas and all grade levels. 272 pages
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Gain hundreds of key vocabulary terms and phrases in four subject areas—language arts, math, science, and social studies—compiled from Dr. Marzano’s work with schools, districts, and states.
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Understand the importance of a strong vocabulary from early grades through high school and in all subject areas.
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Discover practical suggestions for incorporating vocabulary into all subject areas in fun ways. 6AMCA–BKL007 $34.95 ISBN 978-0-9822592-6-9
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Learn a process for creati ng a list of essenti al academic and content-specifi c terms and phrases to use in direct instructi on of English language arts, mathemati cs, science, and other content areas.
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Motivating & Inspiring Students Strategies to Awaken the Learner
By Robert J. Marzano, Darrell Scott , Tina H. Boogren, and Ming Lee Newcomb Bringing moti vati on and inspirati on to the classroom is not easy. With this practi cal resource, you’ll discover a results-driven framework—based on a six-level hierarchy of student needs and goals— that you can use to provide engaging instructi on to students. The authors share comprehensive understandings of the nature of moti vati on and inspirati on and detail-specifi c strategies to connect with your students. Preorder now, release date October •
Gain specifi c chapter-ending guidance on how to use the book’s strategies.
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Consider scenarios that portray how the book’s suggesti ons might play out in the classroom.
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Review mindsets, dispositi ons, and behaviors that result in negati ve, unhelpful thinking and in positi ve, producti ve thinking.
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Study step-by-step processes that ensure students’ needs get met in individual classrooms.
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Use the Awaken the Learner Snapshot Student Survey to assess students’ levels of engagement, att enti on, moti vati on, and inspirati on in school. 6AMCA–BKL025 $29.95 ISBN 978-0-9913748-7-8
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Learn the four systems that humans operate under at all ti mes and how these systems impact students and teachers in schools.
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Delve into the metacogniti ve and self-systems’ hierarchy of goals, and understand how teachers can address these goals in order to reach students’ hearts, heads, and hands.
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Discover ways to create a culture and climate in schools and classrooms that awaken students to new possibiliti es and excitement.
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Learn specifi c strategies ti ed to each level of the hierarchy of goals within the self-system that can be implemented immediately, including how to provide fair and equitable treatment of all students and diminish bullying behavior, plus ways to promote a growth mindset, inspire students, and engage in personal projects.
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Refl ect on your own teaching practi ces and the extent to which your behavior insti lls purpose, inspirati on, and passion in your students.
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Get inspired—or reinspired—to awaken each and every learner in your classroom.
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The Highly Engaged Classroom By Robert J. Marzano and Debra J. Pickering With Tammy Hefl ebower
Bestseller Gain an in-depth understanding of how to generate high levels of student att enti on and engagement. Using the suggesti ons in this book, every teacher can create a classroom environment where engagement is the norm, not the excepti on. 240 pages
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Read relatable classroom stories that depict the presented strategies.
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Gain exercises and end-of-chapter profi ciency scales to help assess and reinforce understanding.
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Uti lize an appendix that clearly explains the concept of eff ect size.
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Use an appendix of unusual informati on to help engage students in content.
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Discover an appendix of planning questi ons for implementi ng the presented strategies. 6AMCA–BKL005 $29.95 ISBN 978-0-9822592-4-5
Signature PD Service Creating a Highly Engaged Classroom Workshop • • • •
Gain sound instructi onal strategies for engaging students. Disti nguish between short-term att enti on and deep engagement. Connect classroom goals to students’ personal goals. Spark students’ personal interest in learning.
Managing the Inner World of Teaching Emotions, Interpretations, and Actions
By Robert J. Marzano and Jana S. Marzano Culti vate a positi ve mindset, and choose producti ve acti ons by examining your emoti ons and interpretati ons in the classroom. Investi gate three management phases—awareness, analysis, and choice—to become mindful of factors that infl uence your interacti ons with students. 168 pages
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Develop a deep understanding of the human mind.
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Self-assess your mental state in regard to career, family, and friends.
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Understand how to use the three-phase management process every day to ensure success.
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Identi fy and stay true to your moral purpose and ideals to culti vate personal and professional sati sfacti on.
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Gain strategies and acti viti es to enhance the lives of students, and learn to honor each student’s self-system. 6AMCA–BKL028 $19.95 ISBN 978-0-9903458-3-1
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Awaken the Learner
Finding the Source of Effective Education By Darrell Scott and Robert J. Marzano Create a compassionate, caring school environment. Examine how a change in teaching philosophy can help awaken the passion for learning in students. Learn how to promote kindness in the classroom, and explore researchbased strategies to enhance teacher-student and peer relati onships. 232 pages
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Create safe, welcoming environments that encourage students to be present and positive.
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Explore the importance for educators to both instruct and awaken learners.
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Distinguish among methodical, metaphorical, and mystical truths, and understand the role each plays in awakening the learner.
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Teach essential cognitive skills that align with the Common Core State Standards.
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Promote student engagement using the self-system. 6AMCA–BKL022 $24.95 ISBN 978-0-9913748-1-6
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Strategies for Awakening the Learner By Robert J. Marzano and Darrell Scott Engage and moti vate every student with compassionate and inspirati onal teaching. Based on Darrell Scott and Robert J. Marzano’s book, Awaken the Learner, this video and accompanying handout detail practi cal strategies for creati ng a classroom environment that helps all students reach their potenti al. Includes access to a downloadable video and PDF of the handout, which principals and school leaders can use to facilitate professional development in their schools
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Discover how to support students on an individual and personal level.
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Develop a curriculum that balances knowledge with cognitive, metacognitive, and self-system skills.
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Cultivate every learner’s sense of security, identity, belonging, and purpose. Contact info@marzanoresearch.com for more informati on. 6AMCA–DVC005 $295.00
FREE RESOURCES Visit marzanoresearch.com/Webinars to discover strategies for vocabulary instructi on and more!
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F E AT U R E D A S S O C IATES
Learn from the best Chosen for their depth of knowledge and research experience, as well as their experti se as practi ti oners, our associates are trained in leading workshops, immersed in best-practi ce research, and highly regarded by educators. Personally trained by Dr. Marzano, each of our experts has the know-how to provide you and your team with the strategies and tools you need to eff ect profound improvement in student achievement.
Mario Acosta
Tina H. Boogren
Toby Boss
Bev Clemens
Douglas Finn III
Michelle Finn
Jeff Flygare
Jason E. Harlacher
Tammy He ebower
Robin Carey
Jane Doty Fischer
Mitzi Hoback
F E ATURE D ASSOCIATE S
Jan K. Hoegh
Jeanie Iberlin
Betti na Kates
Jessica McIntyre
Rebecca Mestaz
Diane E. Paynter
Kristi n Poage
Cameron Rains
Tom Roy
Mike Ruyle
Roberta Selleck
Julia A. Simms
Gerry Varty
Phil Warrick
David C. Yanoski
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For a complete list of Marzano Associates visit our website
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P ROF I CI E NC Y S C A LE S ERV IC ES
Are your profi ciency scales eff ecti ve? Take advantage of Marzano Research’s experience and expertise with proficiency scales. You understand the benefi ts of clearly arti culati ng target, simpler, and more complex content. You may have already created your own learning progressions. Or you may be learning about the process and thinking about starti ng the work. How can you accelerate your ti meline and boost the quality of your fi nal products? Get specific feedback or customized products that meet the unique needs of your school or district. Our profi ciency scale services off er a wide range of opti ons, including profi ciency scale review, revision, alignment, and creati on. Let Marzano Research energize your eff orts toward implementi ng a guaranteed and viable curriculum.
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Proficiency Scale Review
Proficiency Scale Revision
Do you already have profi ciency scales? Would
Do your existi ng profi ciency scales need some
you like feedback about their quality? Marzano
extra att enti on? Are you unsure of how to
Research can analyze your existi ng profi ciency
improve them? Marzano Research can revise
scales according to specifi c criteria from the
your existi ng profi ciency scales. Using specifi c
research literature that are indicati ve of well-
criteria from the research literature, we’ll
designed learning progressions.
identi fy and incorporate changes to boost
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the usefulness and quality of your profi ciency scales. Give your staff a fresh perspecti ve and
Alignment Evaluation
new ideas about how to arti culate and measure
Do you want to know if the content arti culated
content in more meaningful ways.
in your measurement topics or profi ciency scales is aligned to your standards? Are you concerned that there might be gaps or overlaps? Marzano Research can evaluate the level of alignment between the target content you’ve arti culated and your standards or your standardized test.
Proficiency Scale Creation Don’t have the ti me to write your own profi ciency scales? Would you like to start with a product and tweak it to fi t your needs? Marzano Research can create specialized profi ciency scales for your school or district.
Measurement Topic Revision Have you prioriti zed your standards and created measurement topics? Would you like to set your staff up for success creati ng profi ciency scales? Marzano Research can analyze your target content and measurement topics according to specifi c criteria from the research literature.
FREE RESOURCE THE CRITICAL CONCEPTS REPORT Learn more on page 14! August 2016 | Final Version
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R E I N V E NTING S C HO O LS
A division of Marzano Research The Reinventi ng Schools division of Marzano Research provides an array of services to support districts, schools, and classrooms as they design and implement personalized competencybased educati on systems. A personalized competency-based system seeks to create learning experiences that address individual strengths, needs, and interests; develop student agency and facilitate student voice and choice; provide fl exibility in what, when, how, and where students learn; and ensure mastery of academic, cogniti ve, and metacogniti ve knowledge and skills. Our systemic approach to personalized competency-based educati on intenti onally empowers students to take control of their learning, honors their diff erences, and prepares a strong pathway toward individual career and college readiness and life success. It also strengthens the processes and structures necessary for scheduling across K–12, creati ng a sound approach for measuring student profi ciency and reporti ng on student learning. Our experts can help you design a personalized competency-based system by assisti ng you to craft answers to these questi ons: • • • • • • •
What content will be addressed within the system? How will the learning environment support student agency? How will instructi on support student learning? How will student profi ciency be measured? How will scheduling accommodate student learning? How will reporti ng facilitate student learning? How do we transiti on to a personalized competency-based system?
Our experts can help you put the pieces together to create a system that connects key features of personalized learning with the technical requirements necessary to fully implement a competency-based system.
Douglas Finn III
Michelle Finn
Rebecca Mestaz
Roberta Selleck
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Signature PD Services Classroom Strategies for Supporting Student Agency: Standard Operating Procedures and Capacity Matrices
The Art and Science of Teaching in a Competency-Based Education System
• Acquire a common language of instruction.
• Learn strategies for different lesson types, including direct instruction, practicing and deepening, and knowledge application, and practice them to deepen understanding.
• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) to increase efficiency in the classroom and school. • Learn how to develop two different types of SOPs with and without input from students.
• Discover the importance of whole-group, smallgroup, individual, and peer-to-peer instruction, and learn when to use each.
• Understand how capacity matrices support a transparent curriculum and help students understand the expectations of learning targets.
• Understand how to incorporate external resources into instructional design.
• Learn how to monitor the use of SOPs to ensure ongoing improvements in efficiency and student independence.
Creating a Student-Centered Classroom
Designing a Personalized CompetencyBased Education System
• Establish action plans for developing a learnercentered classroom.
• Understand key terms such as personalized learning, proficiency, and competency education.
• Learn how to include student voice and choice in establishing the classroom environment, creating learning activities, and determining assessment. • Learn how to develop independent learners by building a class code of cooperation, developing standard operating procedures (SOPs), and helping students set goals and monitor their progress.
• Explore common pitfalls when transitioning and how to avoid them.
• Learn how to communicate with parents and other stakeholders to facilitate a shared vision.
• Develop a plan for district-level design that lays the foundation for implementation and scaling.
• Understand how to use effective feedback to support learning.
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R E SE A RCH S ERV IC ES
How can Marzano Research help your organization? The experienced team at Marzano Research can support your school or organization through project planning, program evaluation, literature reviews, data analyses, report writing, and research presentations.
Does your grant proposal need a highly qualified evaluator? Our team has years of evaluation experience to support the development and implementation of your education research projects.
Do you need a review of research? We can search, obtain, review, and summarize research to help you identify the most promising programs and strategies.
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Development of evaluation plans for grant proposals
We’ve drafted and submitted grant proposals for the Institute of Education Sciences, National Science Foundation, and state departments of education.
Formative and summative program evaluation We can help conduct formative and summative evaluations of programs. This work includes evaluation activities designed to track program implementation and outcomes and gather data to inform ongoing program improvement.
Implementation of experimental and quasi-experimental designs
Our researchers have experience developing and conducting studies that use a cluster randomized trial to examine the efficacy of vocabulary programs for student vocabulary and reading comprehension.
Consultation on evaluation systems for teacher and leader effectiveness and school accountability
Marzano Research staff have supported states and districts in developing educator evaluation processes and student growth models. We facilitated a process with South Dakota to help them determine how to incorporate student growth in their school accountability system and select a growth model that meets the unique needs of their state.
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Survey development and administration
Our researchers have honed a survey-development system that yields psychometrically sound tools to gather information of interest for you and your organization. We’ve distributed and gathered information from surveys of hundreds of educators across multiple states.
Synthesis and analysis of data from multiple sources
We partnered with the Colorado Department of Education to determine validity evidence for educator evaluation systems. This involved synthesis and analysis of data from multiple sources, including literature, state websites, and materials related to evaluation systems, interviews, and national databases.
Creation of logic models and performance indicators
Marzano Research associates have expertise in working with stakeholders to develop logic models for programs or interventions. This work includes identification of program inputs, outputs, and shortand long-term intended outcomes.
Comprehensive literature reviews
We follow a five-step process to systematically review available literature on the impact of policy and instructionally relevant interventions. This process can be applied to any interest area for your organization and yields a report that summarizes the impact.
Qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis
The Marzano Research team has experience organizing focus groups with parents of students attending bilingual charter schools, as well as holding cognitive interviews to develop survey items consistently understood by respondents for multiple studies.
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