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January 2, 2024
Marzano Resources offers in-depth insight into High Reliability Schools
In Five Big Ideas for Leading a High Reliability School, authors Robert J. Marzano, Philip B. Warrick, and Mario I. Acosta provide research-backed strategies to demonstrate not only how to help schools thrive but also why the HRS framework succeeds
November 5, 2021
A Road Map for Retaining New Teachers
“New teachers are desperate for support, and without it, many will leave the teaching profession before they reach their potential,” says education expert Tina H. Boogren. In her new book, Supporting Beginning Teachers, Second Edition—published by Marzano Resources—Boogren provides K–12 mentors, coaches, and school leaders with an updated framework for designing a meaningful and comprehensive teacher mentoring program.
November 3, 2021
New Resource Helps Elementary Schools Transition to Competency-Based Education
In Leading a Competency-Based Elementary School: The Marzano Academies Model—published by Marzano Resources—authors Robert J. Marzano and Brian J. Kosena outline how elementary school leaders can implement an effective competency-based education system.
September 14, 2021
New Resource Illustrates How to Ethically Prepare Students for High-Stakes Tests
In Ethical Test Preparation in the Classroom—published by Marzano Resources—authors Robert J. Marzano, Christopher W. Dodson, Julia A. Simms, and Jacob P. Wipf provide everything educators need to know about ethical and effective test preparation.
November 18, 2020
In Memoriam of Marzano Resources Expert and Author Debra Pickering
Dr. Debra Pickering was an accomplished researcher, trusted author, and beloved friend. Dr. Robert J. Marzano shared, “Above all, Dr. Debra Pickering was a consummate teacher of teachers. She had the uncanny ability to take even the most complex and sometimes obtuse research or theory and translate it into practices that K-12 educational practitioners could use immediately… She will be missed by me and countless educators around the world.”
October 27, 2020
Education Thought Leaders Introduce a New Model of Teacher Development and Evaluation
In Improving Teacher Development and Evaluation, authors Robert J. Marzano, Cameron L. Rains and Philip Warrick with Julia L. Simms introduce a paradigm-shifting approach to supporting teacher growth and evaluating performance. John and Sheila Eller, authors and education consultants, offered high praise for the book, calling it “a must-read for anyone charged with supporting teachers on their professional growth journeys.”
September 30, 2020
Marzano Resources Launches Updated Website for K–12 Educators
Marzano Resources has announced the launch of its redesigned website. The new customer-focused design and improved navigation enables visitors to quickly locate relevant tools and resources, such as books, DVDs, events, and professional development opportunities.
July 29, 2020
Four Solution Tree Titles Announced as Winners of Prestigious Awards
Fifty Strategies to Boost Cognitive Engagement, Coaching for Significant and Sustained Change in the Classroom, and Holistic Leadership, Thriving Schools were announced as winners of 2020 IPPY Awards, while Step In, Step Up was selected as a 2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award recipient. Congratulations to authors Jane A. G. Kise, Tom Roy, Rebecca Stobaugh, and Barbara Watterston.
June 4, 2020
A statement from Solution Tree CEO, Jeffrey C. Jones
Bloomington, Ind. (June 10, 2020)—I want to make it clear that Solution Tree and its companies stand with African Americans and people of color around the world—including our students, educators, associates, authors, staff, and families. We are deeply concerned with the consistent presence of racism, violence, and discrimination against people of color in our society.
We recognize that sustained and systemic racism is a national and global crisis. We support the efforts being made to seek unity, equality, and respect for every member of our society. It is the only way we will survive and grow as a global community, and we have work to do.
The recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, among others, are horrific and reprehensible. We at Solution Tree feel the extreme pain, frustration, and anger that many others are feeling in the world at this moment, and we support the peaceful protests that are bringing long-overdue focus and urgency to these underlying issues.
Solution Tree’s vision is “Transform Education Worldwide to Ensure Learning for All,” and we continue to support our authors’ and associates’ work with schools that strive to make our world rich with equality, integrity, and compassion for everyone. We believe that education can change the world.
Most sincerely,
Jeffrey C. Jones, CEO
March 11, 2020
Dr. Robert J. Marzano Introduces New Framework for Elementary Vocabulary Instruction
In Teaching Basic, Advanced, and Academic Vocabulary author Robert J. Marzano details a comprehensive framework for vocabulary instruction in grades K–5. Steven Miller, a district curriculum specialist at Huntsville City Schools in Alabama, said the resource “contains research that will completely change the way you approach vocabulary instruction.”
November 19, 2019
A School Leader''s Guide to Standards-Based Grading Reaches Bestseller Status
A School Leader''s Guide to Standards-Based Grading has reached bestseller status with more than 25,000 units sold. Written by Tammy Heflebower, Jan K. Hoegh and Philip B. Warrick, with Mitzi Hoback, Margaret McInteer and Bev Clemens, this award-winning resource outlines clear procedures, processes and systems for implementing standards-based grading.
July 1, 2019
Kristy VanDorn, HRS Leader at Deer Creek Middle School, Selected as Principal of the Year
Kristy VanDorn, principal of Deer Creek Middle School, was selected as the 2019 Middle Level Principal of the Year by the Oklahoma Association of Secondary School Principals (OASSP) and the Oklahoma Middle Level Education Association (OMLEA). VanDorn led Deer Creek Middle School to Level 1 HRS Certification in February 2015.
July 1, 2019
Research Division of Marzano Research Acquired by BNP Education Partners, LLC
Marzano Research has sold its research division to BNP Education Partners, LLC. BNP Education Partners is operating the new organization under the Marzano Research name. The publications and professional development division of Marzano Research has been renamed Marzano Resources.
March 21, 2019
High Reliability School Administrators Awarded State’s Top Honor
Congratulations to Paula Suda and Joe Gordy! Paula Suda, superintendent of Hillsboro Public Schools, was named North Dakota Superintendent of the Year, while Joe Gordy, principal of Graham High School, was named the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) Region 9 High School Principal of the Year.
December 17, 2018
Congratulations to the 47 teachers who enrolled in the Marzano High Reliability Teacher program in 2018.
This multileveled certification process recognizes the advancement of a teacher’s pedagogical skills and knowledge in three specific areas:
- Effective Use of Instructional Strategies
- Student Learning
- Valid and Rigorous Feedback
December 13, 2018
Congratulations to the 71 schools and districts that earned High Reliability School certification from March 6-October 3, 2018.
Based on 40 years of educational research, the Marzano High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to achieve high reliability status:
- Safe and Collaborative Culture
- Effective Teaching in Every Classroom
- Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
- Standards-Referenced Reporting
- Competency-Based Education
July 13, 2018
Congratulations to Tomé Elementary School
Tomé Elementary School in Los Lunas, New Mexico has achieved high levels of school effectiveness by implementing the PLC at Work™ process and High Reliability Schools framework.
April 5, 2018
A 6-Step Process for Developing Students’ Close Reading Skills
In Close Reading in the Secondary Classroom, author Jeff Flygare offers high school and middle school educators extensive guidance on how to introduce close reading to students and help them improve their comprehension and critical thinking.
March 7, 2018
Marzano Resources is pleased to announce the launch of our High Reliability Teacher (HRT) Program.
This new certification program recognizes teacher effectiveness in three specific areas:
1. Effective Use of Instructional Strategies
2. Ensure Student Growth
3. Valid and Rigorous Feedback
Level 1: Demonstration of Effective Use of Instructional Strategies
Classroom teachers employ instructional strategies proven to reach all learners and continually enhance their pedagogical skills through professional growth plans.
Level 2: Demonstration of Student Learning
Classroom teachers consistently and fairly measure student achievement and have an actionable plan in place for when students are not meeting learning targets.
Level 3: Demonstration of Valid and Rigorous Feedback
Classroom teachers monitor their grading and reporting methods to ensure validity and reliability and are able to show correlation between students’ scores on proficiency scales and scores on state or other external tests.
March 6, 2018
Congratulations to Milam Elementary for achieving High Reliability Schools certification at Level 1.
The High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to become highly effective. Being certified at Level 1 means Milam has created a “Safe and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level that follows.January 10, 2018
Congratulations to South Decatur Jr./Sr. High School for achieving High Reliability Schools certification at Level 2.
The High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to become highly effective.
Being certified at Level 2 means South Decatur has created a “Safe and Collaborative Culture” and established “Effective Teaching in Every Classroom.”
January 9, 2018
Congratulations to Belvidere South Middle School for achieving High Reliability Schools certification at Level 2.
The High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to become highly effective.
Being certified at Level 2 means Belvidere has created a “Safe and Collaborative Culture” and established “Effective Teaching in Every Classroom.”
December 19, 2017
Congratulations to Washington Academy for achieving High Reliability Schools certification at Level 1.
The High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to become highly effective.
Being certified at Level 1 means Washington Academy has created a “Safe and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level that follows.
December 15, 2017
Follow up from the 2017 iNACOL Symposium with Douglas Finn III
Tune in to the Personalized Learning with Matt and Courtney Podcast to hear Douglas Finn III, author of A Handbook for Personalized Competency-Based Education, discuss how schools can improve student achievement by implementing competency-based learning.
December 13, 2017
Congratulations to City View Junior/Senior High School for achieving High Reliability Schools certification at Level 1.
The High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to become highly effective.
Being certified at Level 1 means City View has created a “Safe and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level that follows.
December 5, 2017
Congratulations to Bowie Junior High for achieving High Reliability Schools certification at Level 1.
The High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to become highly effective.
Being certified at Level 1 means Bowie has created a “Safe and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level that follows.
November 28, 2017
Congratulations to Belvidere Central Middle School for achieving High Reliability Schools certification at Level 1.
The High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to become highly effective. Being certified at Level 1 means Belvidere has created a “Safe and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level that follows.
October 23, 2017
Douglas Finn III will present at the 2017 iNACOL Symposium.
Marzano Resources expert Douglas Finn III will present at the 2017 iNACOL Symposium October 23–25 in Orlando, Florida. The annual conference is the industry’s leading event for K–12 competency-based, blended, and online learning. Marzano Resources will also have a booth at the event: #436—we hope to see you there.
Presentation Title: Using Student Data to Drive Unit Design and Scheduling in a Personalized Competency-Based System
Presenters: Douglas Finn III and Bill Zima
Date: Monday, October 23
Time: 8:00–11:00 a.m.
Location: Pre-conference, Southern Hemisphere V at the Swan and Dolphin Resort
Presentation Title: How to Transition to a Personalized, Competency-Based Education System
Presenter: Douglas Finn III
Date: Tuesday, October 24
Time: 10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Location: Northern Salon A2 at the Swan and Dolphin Resort
June 8, 2017
Wichita Falls ISD
Congratulations to Zundy Elementary School for achieving Level 3 of the High Reliability School 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. Level 3 addresses the issue of a guaranteed and viable curriculum: Can it be taught in the time available? Is it is being taught in every classroom? Well done, ZES, on your positive and significant impacts on student achievement.
March 20, 2017
Celebrating Hillsboro Public Schools
One of our HRS members just won their state championship for boys basketball! See the last-second shot!
February 27, 2017
The Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Spring 2017 Conference
Teacher Response to Feedback from Evaluators: What Feedback Characteristics Matter?
Trudy Cherasaro, Marc Brodersen, David Yanoski
Friday, March 3 - 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Session 7 Poster Session
During this session, researchers will present on a REL Central study that looks at teachers’ perceptions of feedback from evaluators and identifies characteristics of feedback that may influence their use of feedback. The study confirms that teachers’ perceptions of four characteristics influence their response to feedback: the usefulness of the feedback, the accuracy of the feedback, the credibility of the evaluator, and the resources to which they have access. State and district education leaders across the country may be able to use the findings not only to enhance evaluation systems and the feedback provided to teachers, but also to improve the way evaluators are trained.
Title 2: Formative Assessment Intervention Effects on Student Academic Achievement in the Elementary Grades
Mary Klute, Helen Apthorp
Friday, March 3 - 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Session 7 Poster Session
This session presents the results of a systematic review to examine the impacts of formative assessment on student achievement. Overall, formative assessment has a positive effect on student achievement. On average across studies, students who participated in formative assessment performed better on measures of academic achievement than those who did not. Formative assessment in math had larger effects, on average, than formative assessment in reading or writing. For math, both student-directed formative assessment and formative assessment directed by other agents, such as a teacher or a computer program, appear to be effective. For reading, other-directed formative assessment appears to be more effective than student-directed formative assessment.
September 16, 2016
Marzano Resources began working with Lake County School District in 2014 to support the design and implementation of personalized learning in pilot schools. We have provided professional development, coaching, and train-the-trainer sessions to personalized learning facilitators, teachers, and district and school leaders. This series of articles describes the district’s progress.
LAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS (2016)
- Part 1 – Lake County Schools: Designing a Strategy to Bring Personalized Learning to Scale
- Part 2 – Lake County Schools: Moving at the Speed of Trust at South Lake High School
- Part 3 – Lake County Schools: Lost Lake Elementary is Putting the Fun Back into Teaching
- Part 4 – Lake County Schools: Sawgrass Bay Elementary Increases Engagement with Personalized Learning
- Part 5 – Lake County Schools: Windy Hill Middle School
October 28, 2016
Become a Marzano Academy
Marzano Academies are K–12 schools that exclusively implement Marzano Resources’s strategies for curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The first Marzano Academy, a new elementary magnet school in Las Vegas, Nevada, will open in fall 2017.
All Marzano Academies include the following elements:
- Competency-based education
- A personalized, focused curriculum involving the critical concepts in mathematics, science, and the English language arts
- Direct instruction in cognitive and meta-cognitive skills
- Personalized projects each year for each student
- A high engagement emphasis
- A focus on student inspiration and self-agency
- High reliability management
October 20, 2016
Marzano Resources staff to present at iNACOL Symposium
Staff members from Marzano Resources will be presenting at the 2016 iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium in San Antonio, TX, Oct. 25–28. The annual conference is the industry’s leading event for K–12 competency-based, blended and online learning. Scheduled to present are R. Marc Broderson, Douglas Finn III, and Rebecca Mestaz.
Wednesday, October 26, 2:30 – 3:30 PM
From Pockets of Excellence to a System of Excellence: Scaling & Sustaining Personal Competency Transformation
This panel will be moderated by R. Marc Brodersen of Marzano Resources.
Note: Presenters include leaders from Lindsey Unified School District, Westminster Public Schools, and Empower.
This panel of early implementers will share 35+ combined years of transformation experience from time-based traditional education to personal competency models of personalized learning. Chapters of discussion will include problems and solutions in the change process, traditional versus next gen professional development, and innovations to scale and sustain best practices, the monitoring of adult capacity and system continuous improvement.
Thursday, October 27, 10:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Competency-Based Education and Self-Directed Learning Practices in the Classroom
Doug E. Finn III and Rebecca Mestaz
The ultimate goal of a competency-based system is to have students gain more ownership and responsibility of their learning. By engaging them in creating the classroom expectations, students become a part of the learning process and develop skills that will enhance their learning experience independent of content. In this session, the focus will be on learning tools and strategies to engage and teach students the necessary behaviors and processes to be successful in a competency-based system.
Thursday, October 27, 4:15 – 5:15 PM
Understanding the Importance of Classroom Assessment and Student Recording in a Competency Based System
R. Marc Brodersen
In competency-based systems, effective classroom assessment and student recording are essential. This session will engage participants in identifying the influences of assessment and student recording practices on instructional and student progression decision-making. This session will describe the Westminster Public Schools’ competency-based system, a study examining student progression and classroom assessment, and implications for the implementation of competency-based educational practices.
June 7, 2016
In 2015, Marzano Resources began working two new high schools in Providence Public School District, Rhode Island – 360 High School and Evolutions High School. Funded as Opportunity by Design High Schools by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the schools were designed with local students, teachers, parents and community members around Carnegie’s 10 Design Principles for effective secondary school models. Marzano Resources has worked with district and school leaders and teachers to support the personalized learning approach, including developing student-centered learning environments, and using proficiency scales as the foundation for curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Read more about their design process and approach to teaching and learning in these articles:
June 3, 2016
How do school districts mentor new teachers?
This report provides a snapshot of school district policies for mentoring new teachers in five Regional Educational Laboratory Central states (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota). State education agencies collected survey data from school districts on who provides mentoring, how time spent mentoring changes after the first year, whether mentors are required to observe mentees, whether mentors are required to receive training, whether districts provide stipends to mentors for their work, and what barriers districts identify to implementing mentoring programs. Respondents from nearly 1,000 school districts, including superintendents and other district administrative leaders, completed the survey during the 2013/14 school year.
Download the full report here.
April 28, 2016
Recently, Chris Sturgis visited Charleston County School District, and she shared insights into how medium-sized districts can effectively introduce personalized, competency-based education. Here is the complete blog series:
April 13, 2016
Marzano Resources began working with Charleston County School District in 2013, and throughout the last three years. Marzano Resources has provided on-going professional development and on-site coaching in the personalized learning model, student centered classroom environments, proficiency scales and standards-based grading. Working at the school site with teachers, coaches and administrators, and with leaders at the district level, Marzano Resources has been an influential partner in helping Charleston County School District create a unique personalized learning model that is empowering students to succeed.
For more information, click here.
February 25, 2016
The Reinventing Schools division of Marzano Resources was instrumental in the early training and development in a competency-based educational model at Red Bank Elementary in Lexington, South Carolina. The district’s goal is to create a personalized school improvement plan for personal mastery that aligns to their current implementation data. These plans are leader driven with stakeholder input and will be monitored using a continuous-improvement process and key performance indicators. The Reinventing Schools team will be participating in upcoming leadership coaching visits to further support district administrators on their school improvement action planning.
Check out the recent story published on CompetencyWorks.org to learn more!
February 25, 2016
Under the direction of Robert J. Marzano, REL Central provides research, dissemination, and technical support services to educators and policymakers in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. REL Central staff members bring to their work a wide range of content experience in the priority areas of educator effectiveness, closing the achievement gap, and postsecondary and workforce readiness. Below is a list of the REL Central publications that have been released this year:
- Where American Indian Students Go to School: Enrollment in Seven Central Region States (January 2016)
- An Educator’s Guide to Questionnaire Development (January 2016)
For more information, click here.
January 15, 2016
Marzano Resources is pleased to announce the launch of The Marzano Compendium of Instructional Strategies! This online resource combines and updates content from Dr. Marzano’s most popular titles, including The Art and Science of Teaching, Becoming a Reflective Teacher, and Coaching Classroom Instruction. For more information, click here.
November 23, 2015
The 2015 iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium had a record-breaking 3,100+ attendees! The Reinventing Schools division of Marzano Resources was proud to be a part of this year’s conference held on November 8–11 in Orlando, Florida. Our presentations on personalized learning and competency-based education helped educators prepare and plan systems to increase student achievement. View the presentation.
November 5, 2015
Join Reinventing Schools staff at the iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium on November 8–11! We’re presenting the following sessions:
- Free Preconference Session: Role of the School Leader in New Learning Models
Sunday, November 8
8:00–11:00 a.m. - The Art and Science of Teaching in a Competency-Based System
Tuesday, November 10
10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. - Meet the Expert: Designing Personalized Competency-Based Systems
Tuesday, November 10
4:00–5:00 p.m.
You can also hear from students who attend schools that implemented the Reinventing Schools approach during the following sessions:
- Students Tell the Story About Their Competency-Based School
Monday, November 9
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. - Student Keynote Plenary Session
Tuesday, November 10
8:15–9:15 a.m.
For more information or to register, click here.
September 28, 2015
REL Central has a new publication! Instructional Improvement Cycle: A Teacher’s Toolkit for Collecting and Analyzing Data on Instructional Strategies provides a process to help teachers use data from their classroom assessments to evaluate promising practices. Read more about it here. REL Central provides research, dissemination, and technical support services to educators and policymakers in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
July 29, 2015
We just got back from a hugely successful High Reliability Schools Summit, July 8–9, in Aurora, Colorado. Participants attended insightful keynotes outlining the HRS framework and breakouts that provided practical examples of HRS schools in action. This year’s attendance more than doubled last year’s (from 120 to 288). A special thank-you to all who participated for making this year’s summit such a memorable one.
June 22, 2015
Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation (CPCSC) in Indiana has been making fantastic strides in progressing through the levels of the Marzano High Reliability Schools framework. Through the hard work of staff and the leadership team, CPCSC has earned districtwide certification at Level 1. Four schools have been certified at Level 2, and all schools in the district are actively working on the critical commitments at Levels 3 and 4.
Learn more about Marzano High Reliability Schools here.
June 4, 2015
Congratulations to the City of St. Charles School District, recipient of the 2015 Missouri Learning Forward Commissioner’s Award for Excellence in Professional Development! The award recognizes school districts committed to providing high-quality, job-embedded, and ongoing professional development for their faculty and staff. Watch this short video to learn more about the district’s exceptional professional development initiative.
May 5, 2015
We are excited to share the news that Deer Creek School District in Edmond, Oklahoma, achieved Level 1 certification in HRS on April 7, 2015. The High Reliability Schools framework provides indicators that measure schools’ and districts’ progress in attaining the five levels of reliability. Level 1 certification indicates a “Safe and Collaborative Culture.” The Deer Creek School District includes eight schools in total—five elementary schools, two intermediate schools, and one high school. Congratulations, Deer Creek! Learn more about High Reliability Schools
April 17, 2015
We’re very excited about the work we’ve been doing in Guam! At the end of March, our associates traveled there for a weeklong training with the Guam Department of Education. Our focus was on how to effectively implement standards-based grading at both the elementary and secondary levels. Learn more
April 3, 2015
We just got back from a successful six-day training session in Nebraska! More than 200 educators attended and 37 teachers completed action research regarding an element or specific strategy from The Art and Science of Teaching. During the final two days of the session, educators shared stories, personal experiences, and learning outcomes with peers from other schools and districts.
February 12, 2015
We just got back from Vlissingen, Netherlands! Marzano Resources Senior Scholar Tammy Heflebower spent a great couple of days training 12 Dutch educational trainers. We covered research-based strategies from The Art and Science of Teaching, Coaching Classroom Instruction, and A Handbook for High Reliability Schools.
For more than eight years, we’ve worked with Bazalt Publishing to translate Marzano Resources books into Dutch. This partnership allows us to continue our support of Dutch educators as they enhance teaching and learning throughout the Netherlands.
January 19, 2015
Marzano Resources is partnering with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) educator effectiveness team! We’re excited to support the CDE with our research services and help plan and implement research and validation activities. Ultimately, the findings from our collaboration will improve the state’s model evaluation system.
Through our analytic and program evaluation serviaces, our experts help school districts and state education agencies implement research-based programs that ensure continuous improvement and school effectiveness.
December 10, 2014
Happy holidays! The Marzano Resources family wishes you a wonderful holiday season and a very happy new year!
July 16, 2014
Jan K. Hoegh and Phil Warrick, associate vice presidents of Marzano Resources, spent the month of May working in Australia.
They conducted the Art and Science of Teaching workshops in seven cities and were joined by cofounder and CEO Robert J. Marzano, who helped pioneer the first Marzano High Reliability Schools Summit. In Melbourne, Dr. Marzano presented with Dr. Warrick at the Hawker Brownlow Thinking and Learning Conference, while Jan presented at the Australian Secondary Principals Association Conference.
June 6, 2014
Don’t miss the opportunity for your team to join us in Denver, June 24–25, for the Building Competency-Based Systems Workshop. At the training, Robert J. Marzano, along with Rick M. Schreiber, Wendy J. Battino, and Kim Hanisch from the Re-Inventing Schools Coalition Division, will teach participants the key components of competency-based systems within the Marzano High Reliability Schools framework. Your team will learn the steps to support implementation in a district, school, or classroom.
The cost is $490 per person, and the first 10 people to register will receive a special lunch with Dr. Marzano! For more information, contact Sean Duncan at 303.766.9199 ext. 334 or [email protected].
May 21, 2014
Don’t miss the opportunity for your team to join us in Denver, June 17–18, for the Teaching and Assessing the CCSS for Mathematics Workshop! At the training, Robert J. Marzano, Tammy Heflebower, and Jan K. Hoegh will teach participants how to apply research-based instructional strategies that ensure students rise to the challenge of the CCSS.
Your staff will discover how to effectively monitor progress to the CCSS through formative assessment strategies, as well as how to provide meaningful feedback to learners in relation to critical Common Core content.
The cost is $490 per person, and the first 10 people to register will receive a special lunch with Dr. Marzano! For more information, contact Beth Watson at 303.766.9199 ext. 324 or [email protected].
February 13, 2014
Marzano Resources and the Re-Inventing Schools Coalition (RISC), a recognized leader in competency-based education, have announced that they have reached an agreement for Marzano Resources to acquire RISC.
Marzano Resources and RISC have worked together for the past 10 years to support school districts across the country. The acquisition formalizes a long-standing partnership and will strengthen both organizations, allowing Marzano Resources to provide an even wider range of tools and techniques to facilitate the implementation of competency-based education in schools.
“I am thrilled at the opportunity to take this relationship to the next level,” says Dr. Robert J. Marzano, CEO and cofounder of Marzano Resources. “The RISC model puts together all the critical components that we’ve known for years are important to school reform. What’s nice about it is, it has them all and it has them in a framework where they all interact and they are all very concrete. And the best part about it is that there are actually districts that have implemented the model that are demonstrating results in terms of student learning and student achievement. This is a pretty powerful model. It’s got some strong evidence that it works.”
RISC will continue to operate under the direction of Rick Schreiber, executive director and cofounder, with formal support from Marzano Resources.
“RISC and Marzano Resources have been long-term colleagues and supporters of each other’s missions,” said Schreiber. “Marzano Resources has championed us for years as well as acting as an inspiration for our work. We are excited to partner with Marzano Resources so we can accelerate our ability to reach 1,000 districts realizing their unique vision of excellence.”
About RISC
RISC is a national educational organization that supports schools and districts in their transition from a time-based to a performance-based system, which results in students realizing their highest learning potential. The RISC framework provides a competency-based environment in which learning is owned at developmental levels with transparent learning goals and standards.
January 25, 2014
Marzano Resources has purchased a building south of Denver, and we’ll be moving there in March! One major benefit of the space will be a new training center, where we will host customized training sessions for teachers, administrators, and district leaders. Keep checking back for more information on how you and your staff can train with our group of talented associates.
January 9, 2014
Marzano Resources has a new associate—Kristin Poage! Each of our associates is selected through a rigorous process that vets qualification and experience. Personally trained by Dr. Robert J. Marzano, our associates specialize in long-term school improvement efforts in K–12 public and private school districts and individual schools.
Kristin is a classroom teacher, professional development presenter, and district teacher leader. She helped to create a standards-based grading and assessment movement in Monroe County schools in Indiana.
Read more about the newest member of the Marzano Resources family!
December 20, 2013
Marzano Resources has a new associate—Jeff Flygare! Each of our associates is selected through a rigorous process that vets qualification and experience. Personally trained by Dr. Robert J. Marzano, our associates specialize in long-term school improvement efforts in K–12 public and private school districts and individual schools.
Jeff has served as a classroom teacher, professional development presenter, and English language arts specialist. He led the move to a standards-based education for Academy School District 20 in Colorado.
Read more about the newest member of the Marzano Resources family!
December 10, 2013
Marzano Resources has worked with St. Charles School District in Missouri for the past four years. Working with the K-12 staff, leadership teams, principals, and supervisors, Marzano Resources established an instructional framework based on The Art & Science of Teaching. We’ve worked with staff on Common Core State Standards, creating a highly engaged classroom, vocabulary, formative assessment, and standards-based grading.
Dr. Danielle Tormala, associate superintendent for the City of Saint Charles School District, shares a story of success at Lincoln Elementary:
“Lincoln Elementary is one of our highest poverty schools in our district where over 50% of their students qualify for free and reduced lunch. Approximately five years ago, Lincoln was one of our lowest performing schools. They were one of our first adopters with standards based grading, and now they are the highest performing elementary school in our district and one of the highest performing schools in the county. We are very proud of their hard work and accomplishments.
It is amazing to walk through the school and have conversations with the students about what they are learning. The students are very clear on what their goals are and how to improve. Standards based grading has definitely been a driving force behind the increased student achievement at Lincoln Elementary.”
September 23, 2013
In the spirit of Marzano Resources’s mission to provide the best research, the most useful actions, and the highest level of services to educators around the world, Dr. Marzano and his associates visited Beijing No. 80 High School in China this month, presenting on Designing and Teaching Learning Goals and Objectives.
“We spent the last five hours talking with Principal Tian and our other colleagues at Beijing No. 80 High School about the work ahead. Their dreams are big, and our work plays key roles all along the way.” —Marzano Resources Associate David Livingston
Another on-site visit to Beijing No. 80 High School is planned for later this year.
Dr. Marzano presents to a Chinese audience while
visiting Beijing No. 80 High School.
Visiting Tiananmen Square (l-r) David Livingston,
Pam Livingston, Li Dequan (Director of International
Division, Beijing No. 80 High School), Jana Marzano,
Robert J. Marzano, and Jane St. John.
A sign on the Beijing No. 80 High School campus
welcomes Dr. Marzano and associates during a
recent professional development visit.
September 11, 2013
This October, Robert J. Marzano, Tammy Heflebower, and Phil Warrick will be attending the Making Shift Happen conference in Amsterdam to present on Becoming a Reflective Teacher.
The presenters will discuss how to become proficient in reflection and coaching within your classroom, how to create a collaborative learning environment, and how to generate a stronger network within your school.
More information can be found here.
September 1, 2013
Sonny Magaña has joined the PBS KIDS Next Generation Media Advisory Board!
The PBS KIDS Next Generation Media Advisory Board was launched in 2006 to provide PBS with strategic counsel in key areas of research, content and distribution, product development, and educational and community impact to continue to break new ground in serving children and their families.
Board members have made a commitment to work with PBS KIDS to examine rapidly evolving technology in the media and education fields and the implications for our youngest learners.
August 1, 2013
Becoming a Reflective Teacher has received the 2013 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award in the education category. Nearly 1,300 entries were received for this prestigious award, and three books in each category were recognized.
The Benjamin Franklin Awards recognize excellence in independent publishing and are judged on editorial and design merit by top practitioners in each field.
Congratulations to authors Robert J. Marzano, Tina Boogren, Tammy Heflebower, Jessica Kanold-McIntyre, and Debra J. Pickering!
July 1, 2013
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