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:

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 English Teacher, New York Public Schools English Department Chairman, O'Dea High School, Seattle, Washington Triple T Project Participant, University of Washington (Seattle) Assistant Professor (reading, language arts, research methodology) University of Colorado Denver Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver Director of Research, McREL

Deputy Director of Training and Development, McREL Vice President, McREL Institute Senior Fellow, McREL 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

"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.Classroom Instruction That Works

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