Want to make a difference in your classroom? Let your students know how they are doing! The most powerful single modification that enhances achievement is feedback. [Hattie, 1992] According to Robert Marzano’s Classroom Instruction that Works -providing feedback to students can be the single most important change you make in your classroom. Research shows that: Feedback [...]
I recently polled my staff on various technology training topics. Surprisingly the most requested training was on Skype and webcams. What is the hook with Skype and how can it be used in education? I started putting together a wikipage on the ins and outs of Skype and uses. I can see how this [...]
I have been a fan of Robert Marzano’s work since I read Classroom Instruction that Works several years ago. He broke down what teachers could do into doable “chunks” with research to prove that it works. I have designed staff development around this model for years and incorporated my CRISS trainings to include this research. [...]
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Graphic Organizers are a long time tool of teachers. They are a great tool to be used in any subject area, fit a variety of learning styles and are well researched as to their effectiveness. Robert Marzano talks about the effectiveness of using Advance Organizers in his book, Classroom Instruction that Works and A Handbook for Classroom Instruction that Works. When the [...]