Getting Started with the
Marzano Teacher Evaluation Model
Dr. Robert J. Marzano is a well-known, leading researcher in education and is considered an expert on topics such as instruction, assessment, writing and implementing standards, cognition, effective leadership, and school intervention. His books include "The Art and Science of Teaching" and "Effective Supervision". His practical translations of the most current research and theory into classroom strategies are internationally known and widely practiced by both teachers and administrators. This series of courses is built on the foundation of Dr. Marzano’s research and classroom strategies to build teachers’ capacity to effectively reach and teach the students in their classrooms.
Marzano Courses
Course Length: 1.1 hrs.
Marzano Element 6: Identifying Critical Information
In our fast-paced world, people are constantly bombarded with information. How do we know what to believe and what to disregard? For this reason, we need to teach our students how to decipher what information is critical and what isn’t. This course will build your capacity to teach students this important skill and provide you with activities and resources to support this element.
Course Length: 1.25 hours
Marzano Element 13: Reflecting on Learning
Of course we all want our students to look back and think, "Wow, I learned so much during that lesson. Now I understand..." But self-reflection isn't an innate ability. In our rush-rush world, students often think they are just learning for a test and then moving right along. This course will develop your understanding of the importance of student reflection, as well as provide activities and resources for effectively implementing student reflection in the classroom.
Course Length: 1.25 hours
Marzano Element 14-15: Reviewing Content, Practicing and Deepening Knowledge
Taking time to review previously taught content and giving students time to practice new skills in crucial to developing deep understanding. It is also a critical piece to developing knowledge retention. This course will focus on ways to review content for the purpose of practicing and deepening knowledge and building enduring understandings.
Course Length: 1 hours
Marzano Element 19: Practicing Skills, Strategies and Processes
We can’t expect our students to spit out information like computers but there are certain skills and knowledge that require a level of automaticity. In order to achieve this, we need to provide opportunities for practice of skills, strategies and processes so that they become second nature. This course will focus on strategies and activities to provide such opportunities for our students.
Course Length: 1 hours
Marzano Element 24: Noticing When Students are Not Engaged
Despite all your planning and best efforts, do you ever look out at your class and notice, the students just aren’t engaged? What do you do? This course will provide you with information on choosing specific resources and creating activities to captivate students' attention and get them engaged in the content we are presenting.
Course Length: 50 minutes
Marzano Element 26: Managing Response Rates
Just because your students are looking at you, doesn’t mean they are engaged. But delivering information and then calling on students to answer questions doesn't provide a complete picture of student learning and engagement. This course will teach you how managing response rates will boost engagement in your classroom.
Course Length: ** hours
Marzano Element 36: Understanding Students' Interests and Backgrounds
Think about the last time you chose a professional development training or course to take. Did you choose a training that sounded relevant to what you wanted to learn about? Or did you see something you thought was totally boring and select that instead? Connecting content to students' interests and backgrounds is a key component to whole class engagement. This course will focus on strategies to build understanding of students' interests and backgrounds.
Course Length: 1.1 hours
Marzano Element 39-40: Setting High Expectations for All Students
Set the bar high! Students want to meet and surpass our expectations. In order for them to do that, we need to raise the bar. This course will focus on ways to get all of your students striving to be their very best.
Course Length: 7 hours
Marzano, Silver, and Strong: Five Practices of Highly Effective Teachers
What are the characteristics of highly effective schools and classrooms? In this practical course, you will learn five important practices that make a huge impact on student achievement. This research based program was designed by top educational experts, Robert Marzano, Richard Strong and Harvey Silver and includes excerpts from their live workshop called "The Thoughtful Classroom."
Course Length: 15.6 hours
Teacher Evaluation Practice Center All Levels
Examine pre-conferences, classroom lessons, artifacts, classroom photographs and post-conferences as you practice gathering evidence. These comprehensive videos also allow administrators to critique principal-teacher conferences and gather ideas for communicating effectively with teachers. Real examples are provided with engaging discussion board activities that allow you to compare your observations with colleagues.