By now, everyone in education has probably heard of Dr. Marzano, and his books including, The Art and Science of Teaching. About 10 or 12 years ago, my old district provided a professional development about Marzano's ideas, and techniques, and I was hooked! After the PD, I sat down and took a long and hard look at what I'd been doing, and how I'd been teaching. I realized that I needed to make some changes. For me, that process of self-evaluation and reflection is the essence of Marzano. It wasn't a specific strategy or technique in the book that transformed me from a teacher to a highly effective teacher, it was a shift in mindset and intentionality.
Thinking carefully about which strategy or technique would get the best results and resisting a tendency to just do the next chapter because its next, or activity X because we have done that activity forever had amazing and immediate results! Not only was I more prepared and my students learned better, but whenever evaluation time came around, I could very specifically explain to my administrator not only what I was doing, but why I was doing it. This resulted in much better teacher evaluations which also eventually led to more teacher leadership roles. The Art and Science of Teaching is an incredible book, and I very highly recommend getting, reading and applying it. But, if you are looking for a "Cliff notes version of it" I will be sharing some Marzano aligned products, tips and ideas about how to embed some highly effective activities and strategies into your classroom instruction with you in the coming months.
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