MARZANO Research Laboratory

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MARZANO Research Laboratory
FALL 2014
MARZANOResearch
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MARZANO
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Transform classrooms with
research-based practices
Every year a staggering amount of research is published in the field of education. As a busy
educator, you simply don’t have time to sift through each article, take notes on the best
practices, and translate them into strategies that will improve your teaching practices. That’s
where Marzano Research Laboratory comes in! We’ll do all of the legwork for you. The
end result? Research-based practices in the form of tools and strategies that you can take
straight to the classroom.
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4 Instructional Strategies
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TIPS
Assessment & Grading
Common Core
12Educational Technology straight to your inbox
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Vocabulary
16Student Engagement
18 Marzano High Reliability Schools™
20Teacher Effectiveness
22School Leadership
24Educational Services
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R E L C en tral
REL Central, an education laboratory at MRL, is funded by the US Department of Education.
Our research work is educator-focused, while meeting the rigorous standards for scientifically
based research. There are currently seven research alliances studying a variety of topics,
including Educator Effectiveness, Formative Assessment, Rural Education, Native American
Education, Mathematics and Science, Systems Development and Improvement, and College
and Career Readiness.
Interested in receiving REL Central’s quarterly newsletter? It includes resources, updates on
current research projects, and opportunities to register for upcoming webinars and in-person
meetings. Subscribe at [email protected].
N e w t rain in g ce nt e r
We’re excited to announce the opening of our new training center! The center offers your
team the unique opportunity to work in a small-group setting with Dr. Marzano and his
associates. You’ll gain insight into the most pivotal topics in education today and get a
preview of how we can work together to reach your long-term goals. For more information,
contact us at [email protected].
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I n s truct ional strate gie s
Teaching
Argumentation
Activities and Games
for the Classroom
Questioning Sequences
in the Classroom
By Katie Rogers
and Julia A. Simms
By Robert J. Marzano
and Julia A. Simms
Ask targeted questions to enhance students’ reasoning
skills and increase rigor in classrooms. Use a four-phase
questioning sequence to help students make claims, build
sound arguments, and provide evidence to support their
points. You’ll discover how to coordinate sequences to elicit
students’ prior knowledge, prompt the discovery of new
information, and deepen and extend students’ learning in all
content areas. 160 pages
Foreword by Robert J. Marzano
Ensure students develop the argumentation and criticalthinking skills they need for academic and lifetime success.
Discover 10 fun, engaging activities and games for teaching
argumentation that align with the CCSS. Incorporate
these tools into your instruction to help students develop
their ability to present and support claims, distinguish
fact and opinion, identify errors in reasoning, and debate
constructively. 256 pages
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Enhancing Reasoning and Argumentation Skills Through Questioning
Sequences Workshop
• Increase the rigor of content through questioning sequences
that build students’ argumentation skills.
• Understand how to scaffold students’ thinking through
appropriate questions about details, categories, elaborations,
and evidence.
• Discover research on effective questioning and questioning
sequences in the classroom.
• Align questioning practices in the classroom with the
cognitive skills required by the CCSS.
Featured Presenters
Robert J. Marzano
Sonny Magaña
Tina Boogren
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Inst ruct ional st rat egies
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The Art and Science
of Teaching
A Comprehensive
Framework for Effective
Instruction
Designing & Teaching
Learning Goals
& Objectives
By Robert J. Marzano
By Robert J. Marzano
Discover a model for ensuring quality teaching that balances
the necessity of research-based data with the need to
understand the strengths and weaknesses of individual
students. Filled with charts, rubrics, and organizers, this userfriendly guide will help teachers develop their knowledge
and skills, so they can achieve that dynamic fusion of art and
science that results in exceptional teaching and learning.
220 pages
Design and teach effective learning goals and objectives
by following strategies based on the strongest research
available. This first book in The Classroom Strategies Series
includes a summary of key research behind these classroom
practices and shows how to implement them using stepby-step hands-on strategies. Short quizzes help readers
assess their understanding of the instructional best practices
explained in each section. 152 pages
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• Acquire a common language of instruction.
• Master essential instructional routines such as providing clear
learning goals and defining levels of proficiency.
• Acquire strategies for delivering new content, and practice
them to deepen understanding.
• Discover the importance of applying knowledge by
generating and testing hypotheses.
Featured Presenters
Tammy Heflebower
Diane E. Paynter
Gerry Varty
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I n s truct ional strate gie s
The Highly Engaged
Classroom
By Robert J. Marzano
and Debra J. Pickering
Motivating and Engaging
Students
Online Course
Presenters: Robert J. Marzano
and Debra J. Pickering
With Tammy Heflebower
Dr. Marzano and Dr. Pickering show you how to raise
students’ energy levels, demonstrate a positive demeanor,
express enthusiasm, and use humor to create a classroom
culture in which all students are accepted and challenged.
Learn to facilitate emotions for students such as
enthusiasm, interest, enjoyment, satisfaction, and pride,
so that those students can positively answer the question
“How do I feel?”
Bestseller Student engagement happens as a result of
a teacher’s careful planning and execution of specific
strategies. This basic premise drives The Highly Engaged
Classroom, a self-study text that provides in-depth
understanding of how to generate high levels of student
attention and engagement. Using the suggestions in this
book, every teacher can create a classroom environment
where engagement is the norm, not the exception.
240 pages
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• Gain sound instructional strategies for
engaging students.
• Distinguish between short-term
attention and deep engagement.
• Connect classroom goals to students’
personal goals.
• Spark students’ personal interest
in learning.
• Nurture students’ sense of self-efficacy.
Featured Presenters
Debra J. Pickering
Sonny Magaña
Kenneth C. Williams
Russell Jenson
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Inst ruct io nal st rat egies
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Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills
By Robert J. Marzano and Tammy Heflebower
As the 21st century unfolds, the pace of change in the world is accelerating. The authors believe a
combination of cognitive skills (skills students will need to succeed academically) and conative skills
(skills students will need to succeed interpersonally) is necessary for the 21st century. This clear,
practical guide presents a model of instruction and assessment based on these skills. 264 pages
• Read relatable classroom stories that depict the presented strategies.
• Use end-of-chapter comprehension questions to help assess and reinforce understanding
of the new strategies.
• Gain an appendix of rubrics for assessing cognitive and conative 21st century skills.
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This book provides an excellent synthesis of theory,
research, instructional design, and assessment
techniques for helping students learn 21st century skills.
—Chris Dede, Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies, Harvard Graduate School of Education
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• Understand how broad cultural shifts have already changed
education.
• Learn the two kinds of skills students need to thrive in the
information age.
• Acquire instructional and assessment strategies you can use
immediately.
• Teach students to analyze and use information, address
complex problems, and create mental models.
Featured Presenters
Tammy Heflebower
Bev Clemens
Jeff Flygare
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A s s e s s m e nt & grading
Formative Assessment and
Standards-Based Grading
Online Course
Formative Assessment &
Standards-Based Grading
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 systematically use three different types of formative
assessments and how to track student progress and assign
meaningful grades. 184 pages
Presenters: Robert J. Marzano
and Tammy Heflebower
Dr. Marzano and Dr. Heflebower walk you through the
research and theories that support what kind of feedback,
assessment, and grading enhance student learning. Learn
how to construct assessments, create rubric-based scales to
inform assessments, and monitor students’ progress.
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A School Leader’s Guide to
Standards-Based Grading
Standards-Based Reporting and
Formative Assessment
By Tammy Heflebower,
Jan K. Hoegh, and Phil Warrick
On the Road to a Highly Reliable
Organization
With Mitzi Hoback, Margaret McInteer,
and Bev Clemens
Foreword by Robert J. Marzano
Featuring Robert J. Marzano
Assess and report student performance with standardsbased grading rather than using traditional systems that
incorporate nonacademic factors. Learn to assess and
report performance based on prioritized standards, and
gain effective strategies for offering students feedback on
their progress. 144 pages
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Learn why the 100-point grading scale can stunt a student’s
potential, how to design measurement topics, and what
opportunities exist to migrate traditional practices into
a formative assessment system. 90-minute DVD with
presentation; CD with presentation handouts and supporting
resources
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• Understand what research reveals about feedback,
assessment, and grading.
• Collaborate in teams to continuously improve
assessments and instruction.
• Apply assessment information to gain formative,
summative, or instructional feedback.
• Align grading and reporting practices with formative
assessment strategies.
Featured Presenters
Tammy Heflebower
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Kristin Poage
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Standards-Based Grading for School Leaders Workshop
• Learn to recruit and build teams of educators to
prioritize standards and write proficiency scales.
• Discover three kinds of assessments, and learn how
educators can use each type as an effective part of a
standards-based grading system.
• Understand the unique grading challenges posed
by exceptional learners and how to incorporate
accommodations and modifications into grading
practices.
• Create an action plan for revising report cards to
more clearly communicate student progress and
achievement.
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Tammy Heflebower
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Phil Warrick
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C o mmo n Core
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 Heflebower and Phil Warrick
Bestseller Discover how to weave an in-depth understanding of the Common Core into successful
classroom practice 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 reflects learning. Included are
hundreds of ready-to-use, research-based proficiency scales for both English language arts and
mathematics. 304 pages
• Gain a clear understanding of what the CCSS are, how they are organized, and how they can
be used in the classroom.
• Learn how to integrate 21st century thinking and reasoning into instruction.
• Design learning goals and proficiency standards geared toward individual students.
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The Common Core State Standards could lead to
a transformation in teaching and learning in the
United States—if teachers are prepared to teach in
ways the standards expect. Teachers need support,
and here come Dr. Marzano and his colleagues.
—Robert Rothman, senior fellow, Alliance for Excellent Education, Washington, DC
C o mm on core
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Signature PD Service
Common Core Implementation Training
• Discover the purpose, organization, and content of
the CCSS.
• Learn about the three facets of text complexity and
how they relate to the CCSS for English language
arts.
• Gain an understanding of instructional and
assessment practices that support the CCSS.
• Learn about proficiency scales and how they support
CCSS implementation.
Featured Presenters
Jan K. Hoegh
Bev Clemens
Tammy Heflebower
Mitzi Hoback
Tina Boogren
David C. Yanoski
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CCSS Curriculum Development Workshop
• Determine how to use the priority and supporting standards
to have the greatest impact on student learning.
• Align staff understanding and knowledge of the CCSS to
eliminate individual interpretation.
• Gain practical strategies for implementing the standards
across all content areas.
• Get a clearly articulated curriculum document and template
designed to help staff implement the CCSS.
Featured Presenters
Tammy Heflebower
Jan K. Hoegh
Phil Warrick
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e ducational te chn olog y
TIPS
Enhancing the Art &
Science of Teaching
With Technology
for Teaching With
Technology
By Sonny Magaña
and Robert J. Marzano
Bestseller Successfully leverage technology to enhance
classroom practices with this practical resource. The authors
demonstrate the importance of educational technology,
which is quickly becoming an essential component in
effective teaching. Included are over 100 organized
classroom strategies, vignettes that show each section’s
strategies in action, and a glossary of classroom-relevant
technology terms. Key research is summarized and translated
into classroom recommendations. 216 pages
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Enhancing the Art and Science of Teaching With Technology Workshop
• Explore the 41 research-based instructional strategies to
improve learning in any classroom.
• Understand how to leverage your existing technology to
enhance the artful application of these strategies in your
classroom.
• Learn your own unique pedagogical strengths and areas in
which you would like to develop greater proficiency.
• Discover new ways to combine individual and collective
reflection to build contributive learning communities.
Featured Presenters
Sonny Magaña
Robert J. Marzano
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Access free tools
to expand your knowledge
Webinars
Sign up to watch upcoming webinars or access our recorded sessions.
Proficiency Scale Bank
Download and use these customizable materials to improve your
classrooms and schools.
Research reports
Review our statistical analysis, and explore potential implications for
classroom teachers and school administrators.
A dditio n al free reso u rces
• Tips From Dr. Marzano
• Study Guides
• Tips for Teaching With Technology • Classroom Tools
• Reproducibles
• Videos
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V o ca b ulary
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.
Work toward the creation of a successful vocabulary program, guided by both academic and contentarea terms taken directly from the mathematics and English language arts standards. 280 pages
• Learn to incorporate CCSS vocabulary into teaching and student learning.
• Recognize the impact that quality vocabulary instruction can make on reading ability, mental
process, and academic achievement.
• Understand how students learn vocabulary.
• Make academic and content-area terms from the CCSS relevant to students.
• Create a system of assessment that tracks students’ progress with CCSS vocabulary.
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Teachers will find this highly practical guide invaluable for teaching the
academic terms and the domain-specific vocabulary that students will need
to comprehend complex text. Clearly written and research-based, the guide
is the best go-to resource for vocabulary instruction on the market.
—Susan B. Neuman, professor of early childhood and literacy education, New York University
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• Learn a process for creating a list of essential content-area
academic terms and phrases to use in direct instruction.
• Create systems to assess and track students’ vocabulary
knowledge over time.
• Acquire a six-step process for effective vocabulary instruction.
Featured Presenters
Diane E. Paynter
Mitzi Hoback
Salle Quackenboss
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Vo cabulary
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Vocabulary Games for the Classroom
By Lindsay Carleton and Robert J. Marzano
Make direct vocabulary instruction fun and successful with this simple, straightforward, and easyto-use book. Hundreds of critical vocabulary terms handpicked by Dr. Marzano cover four content
areas and all grade levels. Each game identifies the appropriate grade level and subject area, as well as
whether or not the students should already be familiar with the vocabulary. 272 pages
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• Find instructions for 13 vocabulary games spanning grades K–12.
• 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.
• Understand the importance of a strong vocabulary from early grades through high school
and in all subject areas.
• Discover practical suggestions for incorporating vocabulary into all subject areas in fun ways.
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Vocabulary Games for the Classroom is a collection of games for teachers
to play with their students to help them gain a better grasp of the finer
words in the English language. Vocabulary Games for the Classroom is a
strong pick and solidly recommended read for any language teacher.
—James A. Cox, editor in chief, Midwest Book Review
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Vocabulary for English Learners Workshop
• Understand the three different kinds of terms students must
master and how explicit direct instruction helps English
learners succeed.
• Discover how to use a list of basic and advanced vocabulary
to scaffold and support learning for English learners.
• Integrate engaging and motivational techniques such as
games, technology, and graphic organizers.
Featured Presenters
Diane E. Paynter
Mitzi Hoback
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S tude n t e ngag e me n t
Spark students’
excitement for learning
The partnership between MRL and Rachel’s
Challenge represents both organizations’
strong commitment to transform schools into
environments that awaken and inspire teachers
and students. Combining both historical
and research-based perspectives, MRL and
Rachel’s Challenge share a vision of schools
where students feel safe and inspired to
identify and achieve their life goals. Together,
their mission is to provide practical strategies
and guidance that teachers can use to foster
kindness and compassion in classrooms, put
students at the center of the learning process,
and provide rigorous, relevant instruction in
the knowledge and skills students need to be
successful in the 21st century.
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 understand the power
of stories in engaging students. Explore research-based
strategies to enhance teacher-student and peer relationships.
Discover how to inspire purpose, reach students’ hearts, and
cultivate student security, identity, and belonging. 232 pages
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• Learn the history and philosophy behind a unique approach
to reaching students’ hearts.
• Discover ways to create a culture and climate in your
classroom that will awaken students to new possibilities.
• Explore a model of behavior, decision making, and
engagement that illuminates student motivation and actions
in the classroom.
• Reflect on your own teaching practices and the extent to
which they instill purpose and inspiration in students.
Featured Presenters
Robert J. Marzano
Learn more!
Darrell Scott
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Create a culture of
kindness and compassion
Awaken the Learner (DVD)
Unleash the powerful
philosophy of Awaken the
Learner in this dynamic keynote
address delivered at the 2013
Rachel’s Challenge Educational
Summit. –DVC004
First 5 Classroom
Activity Book
This collection of 35 weeks’
worth of brief, yet powerful
activities promotes honesty
and communication among
students and teachers while
fostering a culture of care and
respect. –BKC457
Character in Action
Workbook
Target critical thinking and
key interdisciplinary skills
with this workbook, designed
to reinforce students’
communicative ability with
lessons centered around five
major growth points. –BKC456
Timeless Tales to Live By
Teacher Edition
The Teacher Edition is
formatted with the same 21
fables as the original edition
and a CD containing the fullcolor illustrations. –BKC454
Timeless Tales to Live By
Student Edition
Challenge students to reach a
new level of critical thinking!
Featuring the same illustrated
fables as the original, this edition includes space for written
reflection. –BKC455
Timeless Tales to Live By
Illustrated Book
Discover the timeless wisdom
of Aesop’s Fables with this
gorgeously illustrated book,
which contains 21 short
fables adapted for students.
–BKC453
Learn more!
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M ar z an o H igh R elia bility sch ools ™
Reach the highest levels
of school effectiveness
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.
This framework, based on 40 years of educational research, defines five progressive levels of performance
that a school must master to become a high reliability school—where all students learn the content and
skills they need for success in college, careers, and beyond.
The Five Levels of HRS
1.
Safe and Collaborative Culture
2.
Effective Teaching in Every Classroom
3.
Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
4.
Standards-Referenced Reporting
Attend the HRS Summit in 2015!
Contact [email protected]
for more information.
5. Competency-Based Education
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• Explore the five levels of high reliability schools.
• Learn how to select leading and lagging indicators to address
in your school.
• Discover new ways to use collaborative teams to address
common issues regarding curriculum, assessment, instruction,
and achievement of all students.
• Contextualize the research on effective instruction and
supervision practices to transform your organization into a
high reliability school.
Featured Presenters
Robert J. Marzano
Tammy Heflebower
Jan K. Hoegh
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Sonny Magaña
Phil Warrick
Cameron Rains
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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 Heflebower, Jan K. Hoegh, and Sonny Magaña
Usher in the new era of school reform. The authors help you transform your schools into
organizations that take proactive steps to prevent failure and ensure student success. Using a
research-based five-level hierarchy along with leading and lagging indicators, you’ll learn to assess,
monitor, and confirm the effectiveness of your schools. Each chapter includes what actions should
be taken at each level. 152 pages
• Understand the most crucial factors involved in creating and sustaining a high reliability
school.
• Recognize and stop problems in the school before they become an issue.
• Study examples for tackling common situations that take place at each level of the
hierarchy.
• Access resources for gathering data at each level of the hierarchy.
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An exclusive membership for schools and districts
Schools and districts who join the HRS Network will:
• Gain access to over 100 resources for implementing
the five levels of reliability.
• Develop expertise through special HRS services and
professional development.
• Receive invitations to the annual members-only HRS
summit.
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Teacher effectiveness
Becoming a
Reflective Teacher
Coaching Classroom
Instruction
By Robert J. Marzano
By Robert J. Marzano
and Julia A. Simms
With Tina Boogren,
Tammy Heflebower,
Jessica Kanold-McIntyre,
and Debra J. Pickering
Bestseller Just as successful athletes must identify strengths
and weaknesses, set goals, and engage in focused practice
to meet their goals, so must teachers. Learn how to combine
a model of effective instruction with goal setting, focused
practice, focused feedback, and observations to improve
your instructional practices. Included are 280 strategies
related to the 41 elements of effective teaching proven to
enhance student achievement. 256 pages
With Tom Roy,
Tammy Heflebower,
and Phil Warrick
A must-have resource for coaches, leaders, and teams,
this book covers approaches for boosting professional
growth and macrostrategies that are responsive to student
needs. Learn how to offer targeted feedback to teachers,
empowering them to identify how they can improve their
knowledge and skill. Step-by-step guidelines will help
teachers increase their performance on the 280 researchbased strategies from Becoming a Reflective Teacher.
272 pages
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Becoming a Reflective Teacher Workshop
• Identify ways to integrate reflection into your collaborative
work in teams.
• Self-assess your proficiency in applying each of the 41
elements of effective teaching.
• Learn how to use video data, student survey data, and
student achievement data to improve your practice.
• Explore specific classroom situations in which reflective
practices can be applied.
Featured Presenters
Tina Boogren
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Jessica
Kanold-McIntyre
Margaret McInteer
T eacher Effectiveness
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Signature PD Service
Coaching Classroom Instruction Workshop
• Discover a range of models and techniques for providing
coaching support.
• Learn how to help teachers employ 41 elements of effective
teaching in classrooms.
• Explore the research, teacher actions, desired student
responses, scaffolding techniques, and extensions for more
than 280 instructional strategies.
Featured Presenters
Tina Boogren
Tom Roy
Phil Warrick
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Signature PD Service
One-to-One Coaching
• Learn to design lesson plans that improve student
performance.
• Expand your instructional toolbox, and learn strategies to
effectively engage students.
• Discover how to differentiate instruction and improve student
achievement with formative assessments.
• Gain clarification on the differences between supervision
for evaluation and coaching support for growth and
improvement.
Featured Presenters
Jane Doty Fischer
Tom Roy
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Leaders of Learning
Supervising the Art and
Science of Teaching
How District, School, and
Classroom Leaders Improve
Student Achievement
A New Approach to Lesson
Observation and Lesson Design
By Richard DuFour
and Robert J. Marzano
Bestseller For many years, the authors have been fellow
travelers on the journey to help educators improve their
schools. Their first coauthored book focuses on district
leadership, principal leadership, and team leadership and
addresses how individual teachers can be most effective
in leading students—by learning with colleagues how to
implement the most promising pedagogy in their classrooms.
248 pages
49MCE–BKF455 $24.95
ISBN 978-1-935542-66-7
Featuring Robert J. Marzano
This fully loaded presentation delivers Dr. Marzano’s
best and most effective strategies for lesson design and
observation. After outlining 10 critical areas of instructional
practice, he guides you through practical design questions,
fundamental segments of classroom instruction,
expectations regarding teaching behavior, three critical
interventions, four phases of effective teaching, and a
protocol for monthly reflective practice meetings. 90-minute
DVD with presentation; CD with presentation handouts and
supporting resources
49MCE–DVF041 $195.00
UPC 811796010384
Published by Solution Tree
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Don’t look for superman at the top of the organizational
chart—look at leaders from the boardroom to the
classroom to make the difference in the lives of our
children. Leaders of Learning is a must-read.
—Dan Domenech, executive director, American Association of School Administrators
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Signature PD Service
School Leader Development Workshop
• Examine the research linking principal leadership to student
achievement.
• Learn strategies to develop the capacity and effectiveness of
educators.
• Provide principals the tools and support they need to lead a
successful professional learning community.
• Discover what kind of training is most effective for PLC
leaders.
Featured Presenters
Robert J. Marzano
Sonny Magaña
Tammy Heflebower
Jan K. Hoegh
Phil Warrick
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Signature PD Service
Effective Supervision Workshop
• Gain research-based instructional and supervision
strategies that have a high probability of enhancing K–12
student achievement.
• Discover how the Art and Science of Teaching model can
be used as a vehicle for teacher professional growth and
development.
• Practice adapting observational protocols to your school
and district language of instruction.
• Learn how instructional rounds can be used to enhance
collaboration and improve pedagogical skills.
Featured Presenters
Tina Boogren
Jan K. Hoegh
Phil Warrick
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E ducati onal S ervices
Personalized results for
your school
Alignment Audit
• Gain a thorough, unbiased analysis of current
alignment of standards, curriculum, and
assessment (or other areas defined in the
contract).
• Identify gaps and overlaps in standards,
curriculum, and assessment.
College- and CareerReadiness Skills
• Gain a clear understanding of what college
and career readiness means.
• Learn ways to provide explicit instruction for
college- and career-readiness skills.
• Explore strategies to improve alignment.
• Develop proficiency scales for specific
college- and career-readiness skills.
Language of Instruction
Framework
Proficiency Scale and
Assessment Development
• Identify a set of instructional strategies that
form the school’s or district’s language of
instruction framework.
• Understand how to develop a proficiency
scale by unpacking grade-level and/or
course-level standards.
• Understand how to effectively use a common
language of instruction during discussions of
effective teaching.
• Explore how to design and implement
effective student learning outcomes using
proficiency scales.
• Create and use a handbook of criteria for
successful implementation.
• Discover how proficiency scales can be used
by both students and teachers to score and
track student progress over time.
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MRL offers a variety of customized educational services to keep you on track.
Work closely with us to analyze, measure, and align practices in your school.
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Standards-Based Assessment
Consulting
• Create a set of formative and summative
assessments to measure progress on each
learning goal or standard, for each grade
level and content area specified in the
contract.
• Develop deep teacher understanding
of how to score assessments and use
assessment data.
Technology Audit
• Align teachers’ technology proficiency with
the elements in the Art and Science of
Teaching framework.
• Create highly customized professional
development growth plans designed to
target specific areas that need improvement.
• Provide professional development and
classroom coaching to ensure measurable
improvement in identified target areas.
• Gain a final written report with instructions
on scoring assessments and using
assessment data in grading.
Vocabulary Program
Development
• Learn the components of a comprehensive
framework for vocabulary development and
how they might be addressed within a school
or a district.
• Discover a process for customizing lists of
essential academic terms and phrases specific
to the subject area and content addressed in
standards documents.
• Explore various ways to assess and track
students’ progress in learning essential
academic vocabulary terms and phrases.
Associate Tom Roy
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Help students realize
their learning potential
Educational Service
Introduction to Competency-Based Systems
Need help designing and implementing a competency-based system? In this 90-minute interactive web
conference, participants will be introduced to the basic foundation of a performance system to facilitate
their induction from time-based to performance-based learning.
Emphasize continuous improvement. Teachers will explore their own learning needs, discover systems
needed to support learners within their classrooms, and build a learning culture of independent, selfdirected students.
Learning Outcomes
• Understand the key differences between a time-based and performance-based system of learning.
• Learn the importance of classroom culture, including what a shared vision and code of cooperation are and why
they are essential to personal mastery.
• Develop the know-how to create and use standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the classroom.
• Discover the importance of continuous improvement, and share knowledge gained with other staff members.
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In 2014, MRL acquired Re-Inventing Schools Coalition (RISC), a recognized leader in
competency-based education. The acquisition increases our capacity to provide you with an
even wider range of tools and techniques to support your school or district in reaching its
goals. We’re excited to introduce these RISC services, now available through MRL.
Learn more!
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Educational Service
Readiness for Competency-Based Education Site Visit
Want to determine your organization’s capacity for implementing a competency-based system?
Re-Inventing Schools Coalition (RISC) education specialists will visit your school or district and provide
a baseline assessment of your current practices within the four components of the RISC framework:
leadership, shared vision, personalized mastery, and continuous improvement.
Assess your organizational capacity. You will receive a baseline report with clear and specific recommended
next steps that will lead to successful implementation of a competency-based system.
Learning Outcomes
• Gain a clear understanding of organizational capacity for change.
• Receive recommended next steps for leadership, shared vision, personalized mastery, and continuous
improvement.
Featured Presenters
Rick M. Schreiber
Wendy J. Battino
Kim Hanisch
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