Get your house in order: Preparing for change through curriculum mapping
To undertake any major change, the critical first step is to take stock of where you are and get your house in order. In the case of [...]
Innovative program in South Dakota illustrates benefits of early implementation and close collaboration in program evaluation
The South Dakota Department of Education recently chose Marzano Research to evaluate its 3-year grant project aimed at supporting the department’s efforts to better serve students during the [...]
Simple activities to support joyful, personalized learning this summer
After an unconventional year, families and caregivers might be thinking about how to support their children’s ongoing learning while also enjoying summertime. Personalized [...]
Personalizing education in your classroom or school
You already know that individual students in your classroom or school respond differently to different types of learning and subject matter. Whether students prefer remote learning, individual learning, [...]
North Dakota’s investment in innovation yields early dividends
For the last several years, REL Central at Marzano Research and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) have worked together on multiple projects supporting innovative ways to [...]
Using competency-based education systems to measure student progress
Evaluating a student’s academic progress entirely on a preset, stagnant set of guidelines and within a rigid timeline is fast becoming a thing of the past in American [...]
Summer 2020 for educators—catch your breath and strategize
Relax. Breathe. The spring semester has been completed. It wasn’t easy, but you made it to the finish line of a marathon that felt like a sprint. Whew. [...]