Teaching in a Competency-Based Elementary School
The Marzano Academies Model (Collaborative Teaching Strategies for Competency-Based Education in Elementary Schools)
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Dr. Robert J. Marzano collaborates with Seth D. Abbott, a teacher working in one of the first districts in the United States to transition to competency-based education (CBE). Together, they offer a roadmap that guides readers through the instructional framework foundational to CBE success. The book helps elementary school educators make shifts in their daily practice to positively impact student learning and offers practical strategies from real classrooms.
Rely on this teaching resource for competency-based education in elementary schools:
- Understand competency-based education and the Marzano Academies specific approach.
- Gain practical guidance on how to use the instructional framework that is key to student-centered learning.
- Access practical examples and strategies for implementing the Marzano Academies model of teaching in your classroom.
- Support your students in attaining academic achievement and developing important life skills through competency-based learning.
- Develop a productive, effective mindset to realize the full potential of CBE.
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Feedback
Chapter 2: Content
Chapter 3: Context
Chapter 4: Self-Regulation
Chapter 5: The CBE Mindset
References and Resources
Index
Robert J Marzano
Robert J. Marzano is senior scholar at Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) in Aurora, Colorado, associate professor at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and president of Marzano & Associates in Centennial, Colorado. He is the author of 25 books, 150 articles and chapters in books, and 100 sets of curriculum materials for teachers and students in Grades K-12. His works include What Works in Schools: Translating Research Into Action, School Leadership That Works, Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement, Classroom Management That Works, Classroom Instruction That Works, Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work, and A Different Kind of Classroom: Teaching With Dimensions of Learning.
During his 35 years in public education, Marzano has worked in every state multiple times as well as in a host of countries in Europe and Asia. The central theme in his work has been translating research and theory into practical programs and tools for K-12 teachers and administrators.
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