Robert J Marzano
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Robert Marzano brings Bloom's Taxonomy into the 21st century with a new model that incorporates the latest in cognitive science and research on how we learn. Students and educators reap the benefits of new ways to design instruction, curriculum and assessment. From student-led conferences to policy assessment implications, this definitive work brings assessment concepts up-to-date and offers practical solutions for today's classrooms.
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Use Program 1 from this movie series to introduce teachers to instructional strategies that are proven to be effective in raising student achievement. Robert J. Marzano explains the rationale for each of these strategies, and classroom scenes show how teachers artfully combine these strategies with effective classroom management and curriculum design to produce better student learning. An embedded professional development plan with a PowerPoint presentation...
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Never before in the history of the United States has there been such profound debate over curricula and programs in the public schools. Politically active Christian conservatives, often identified as the "Religious Right," have charged there is a conspiracy to destroy America by subjecting our children to a too-liberal, anti-family, atheistic curriculum. And years of misunderstanding and criticism - at times extreme and inaccurate - have contributed...
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This video is designed for viewing by teacher groups or in workshops. It explains why it's easier for students to understand academic content when they've been taught the academic terms in your content standards. Classroom scenes then introduce teachers to the most effective way of teaching academic vocabulary. Demonstrations from elementary and secondary classrooms show examples of a research-based, six-step vocabulary teaching process. Your workshop...
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Educational Consultant: Robert Marzano Winner of the 2005 Telly Award- Bronze! Here's a DVD that helps teachers and other audiences understand what to do about students who are ill-prepared for classroom learning. Based on the best-selling ASCD book Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement: Research on What Works in Schools, this series of three programs on DVD introduces your school to research-based strategies for overcoming the deficiencies...