To-Do for Friday

• Complete and submit your RESUME on Canvas
• Create your RESEARCH SLIDES for your Senior Presentation

Active listening
Communication
Computer skills
Customer service
Interpersonal skills
Leadership
Management skills
Problem-solving
Time management
Transferable skills

Research Slides

• One slide for each component of your thesis
• One slide containing your graph (nothing else)
• One slide with a key quote (Properly cited) from your research paper

What Works in Schools: Translating Research Into Action


Robert Marzano

“My basic position is quite simple: schools can have a tremendous impact on student achievement if they follow the direction provided by the research” (Marzano, 2).

Marzano identifies 12 key factors that have been shown by research data to impact student achievement.

Three types of factors

• School-level Factors
• Teacher-level Factors
• Student-level Factors

Make a decision!

Step 1 (full class)

Which factor goes in which category?

School-level factors

• Guaranteed and viable curriculum
• Challenging goals and effective feedback
• Parent and community involvement
• Safe and orderly environment
• Collegiality and professionalism

Teacher-level factors

• Instructional strategies
• Classroom management
• Classroom curriculum design

Student-level factors

• Home enviroment
• Learned intelligence and background knowledge
• Student motivation

Step 2 (small groups)

Prioritize the factors in your category, based on importance.

Step 3 (small groups)

How can you relate your "top factor" to an aspect we learned from Total Instructional Alignment?

The 12th factor...

Leadership

"Strong leadership is required to meet the mission of our profession."
-Lisa Carter

“Leadership could be considered the single most important aspect of effective school reform...it influences every aspect of the model presented in this book” (Marzano, 172).

“Just because the research indicates that a particular school-level factor is important to student achievement doesn’t mean that it is important in a given school..."

"...In the new era of school reform, schools will look carefully at the research, but then determine which factors apply to their particular content”
(Marzano, 158).

Doors that lead to achievement

Untitled Slide

• Continue collecting data about current school conditions
• Begin at the end
• Investigate different factors with your administrative team
• Build on past success
• Share with colleagues

What questions do you have?