A great tool to use when designing a unit plan or targeted questions is Marzano’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Marzano designed the taxonomy to address standard-based content, provide a wider range of students’ thinking skills, and include research-based thinking to help teachers better prepare for their students. Marzano’s taxonomy is divided into three categories and […]
How to Use the Comparison Matrix: A High Yielding Strategy for Similarities and Differences
Have you ever used the Venn Diagram strategy with your classes? Did the students complete the exercise quickly because they feel comfortable using it? I have used the strategy countless times, and my students usually work through it quickly. However, I wanted to challenge my students’ way of thinking about similarities and differences. I created […]
6 Areas to Improve Your Teaching Walkthroughs
Does a supervisor’s walkthrough make you nervous? You know, when your supervisor walks into your classroom and judges your teaching for ten to twenty minutes. You never know when a walkthrough will happen. It could happen during a well-planned lesson, after students have transitioned from groupwork, or after you have just given your class “the […]
How to Set Objectives and Provide Feedback to Your Students
Reflect on your schooling. How did your teacher set objectives for the class? How was feedback given for a specific assignment? A lot has transformed in education over the course of years, and especially throughout the decades. As a teacher, you must be very familiar with objectives within your content area and your learning targets […]
Four Steps When Using “No Opting Out” in Your Classroom
My first introduction to Marzano’s strategies was in the fall of 2017 at my new high school. I had transferred from a low performing school to the best performing school within my district. My first year, I taught tenth grade and had nineteen gifted reading students. It was intimidating. I quickly noticed that my school […]
Ten Items that Every Teacher Needs
There are several items that I can live without as a teacher. Some of these items have been with me since I started, while others I have just recently added to my toolbox. I may not carry a toolbox, but I do have a couple of Thirty-One bags that have helped carried all the teacher […]
