Robert J. Marzano

ED 530 Educational TheoristsSummer 2010Sean M Krim

Background

BA English, Iona College (New York), 1968MEd Reading/Language Arts, Seattle University

(Seattle), 1971PhD Curriculum and Instruction, University of

Washington (Seattle), 1974

Image Source: http://www.ou.edu/cls/brock/images/Marzano.jpg

Background continuedSenior scholar at Mid-continent Research for

Education and Learning (McREL) in Aurora, Colorado

Associate Professor at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

35 years in public educationWorked in every state multiple timesAlso worked in multiple countries in Europe and AsiaCentral theme has been translating research into

practical programs and tools for teachers and administrators in grades K-12.

Experience1967-1968 English Teacher, New York Public Schools1969-1971 English Department Chairman, O'Dea

High School, Seattle, Washington1972-1974 Triple T Project Participant, University of

Washington (Seattle)1974-1977 Assistant Professor (reading, language

arts, research methodology) University of Colorado Denver

1978-1981 Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver

1981-1989 Director of Research, McREL

1989-1994 Deputy Director of Training and Development, McREL

1994-1998 Vice President, McREL Institute

1998-2001 Senior Fellow, McREL2001-2008 President, Marzano &

Associates/Senior Scholar, McREL/Associate Professor, Cardinal Stritch University

2008 – present Cofounder and CEO, Marzano Research Laboratory

Along with being a leading researcher in education, he is also a speaker, trainer, and author of more than 30 books and 150 articles on topics such as instruction, assessment, writing and implementing standards, cognition, effective leadership, and school intervention.

Link to List of articles and bookshttp://www.marzanoresearch.com/about/listed_works_intro.aspx

"We synthesize educational research into products and services that teachers and principals can put to use for concrete gains in student learning."                     

- Dr. Robert J. Marzano

nine instructional strategies that are most likely to improve student achievement across all content areas and across all grade levels.

Identifying similarities and differences

Summarizing and note takingReinforcing effort and providing

recognitionHomework and PracticeNonlinguistic RepresentationsCooperative Learning

Strategies continuedSetting objectives and providing feedbackGenerating and testing hypothesesCues, questions, and advanced organizers

These strategies are explained in the book Classroom Instruction That Works by Robert Marzano, Debra Pickering, and Jane Pollock.

References

Solution Tree, Initials. (2009). Marzano research labratory. Retrieved from http://www.marzanoresearch.com/site/default.aspx

20 years corwin . (2010). Retrieved from http://www.corwin.com/authorDetails.nav?contribId=517620