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Robert J. Marzano ED 530 Educational Theorists Summer 2010 Sean M Krim. Background. BA English, Iona College (New York), 1968 MEd Reading/Language Arts, Seattle University (Seattle), 1971 PhD Curriculum and Instruction, University of Washington (Seattle), 1974
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Robert J. MarzanoED 530 Educational TheoristsSummer 2010Sean M Krim
Background • BA English, Iona College (New York), 1968 • MEd Reading/Language Arts, Seattle University (Seattle), 1971 • PhD Curriculum and Instruction, University of Washington (Seattle), 1974 Image Source: http://www.ou.edu/cls/brock/images/Marzano.jpg
Background continued • Senior 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 education • Worked in every state multiple times • Also worked in multiple countries in Europe and Asia • Central theme has been translating research into practical programs and tools for teachers and administrators in grades K-12.
Experience • 1967-1968 English Teacher, New York Public Schools • 1969-1971 English Department Chairman, O'Dea High School, Seattle, Washington • 1972-1974 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, McREL • 2001-2008 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 books http://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 taking • Reinforcing effort and providing recognition • Homework and Practice • Nonlinguistic Representations • Cooperative Learning
Strategies continued • Setting objectives and providing feedback • Generating and testing hypotheses • Cues, 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