THE LSI MARZANO CENTER
Welcome to the leader in solutions for teacher and leader evaluation and growth.
Through three key focus areas, we’ll help you implement systems that drive student achievement.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Ensure that teachers are prepared to instruct students in the cognitively complex skills necessary to meet new college and career readiness standards.
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OBSERVATION AND EVALUATION
With options for teachers, school leaders, district leaders, and non-classroom personnel, the Learning Sciences Marzano Center offers a wide variety of high-impact observation / evaluation models.
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FULLY INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY
iObservation® is the ideal observation and evaluation companion, offering an interactive web-based data management system for classroom walkthroughs and teacher and leader evaluation.
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OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
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DR. ROBERT J. MARZANO
MICHAEL D. TOTH
DR. BEVERLY G. CARBAUGH
We are the #1 solution for teacher and leader evaluation and continuous growth.
We specialize in deep implementation of teacher growth systems, with the goal of increased student achievement.
We help you develop your teachers and leaders, because every student benefits when every teacher and leader is continuously growing.
We know that you share that goal.
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How Can Flipped Classrooms Increase Learning?
You know the drill: identify critical content, deliver it to students, and then give them homework to deepen their knowledge of the new material. This works, but do you ever get the urge to shake things up a little? Would your students benefit from a change to the usual routine that gives them more control
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Power and Simplicity: iObservation and Essentials for Achieving Rigor
Originally published in CenterEd in June 2014. Having taken part in a pilot of iObservation, LSI’s observation and professional development software, and instructed the faculty to study elements of the Marzano Teacher Evaluation Model, Bonny Eagle Middle School, the largest middle school in the state of Maine, was ready to take a deeper dive in
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Dr. Ilene’s Journey – Promoting Reflective Teaching in Kuwait
When Dr. Ilene Winokur was young, people often told her she’d make a great teacher. She wasn’t quite sure why they said that – perhaps it was her ability to relate to all types of people or her infinite patience – but she respected the teaching profession so deeply that she didn’t feel capable of
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Creativity and Collaboration Help Students Learn Real-World Skills
Bak Middle School of the Arts, a public magnet school in West Palm Beach, Florida, is every creative kid’s dream school. Not only can students “major” in a wide array of art concentrations, but Bak’s reputation for academic excellence further increases its standing as one of the community’s most highly sought-after middle schools. Bak is
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Cognitive or Conative? Teaching Strategies for the 21st Century
Historically, education has been about developing students’ cognitive skills to improve their ability to store and process information. This is still critical, of course, but today’s rigorous college and career readiness standards also emphasize the development of students’ conative skills to prepare them for higher education and the global workplace. Put simply, students use conative
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An Easy Technique for Teaching Students to Identify Critical Content
Today’s students need to know how to accept ownership of their own learning. An educator’s job becomes much easier when students can take control of their progress; but how, exactly, can you teach that? The Learning Sciences International Essentials for Achieving Rigor series of instructional guides helps to answer this question. The first book, Identifying
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A.D. Henderson’s Commitment to Continuous Improvement: Part 2
In a previous article, we spoke with Chrisencia Barzey and Brian Schum, two educators at A.D. Henderson University School, a public K-8 school on the campus of Florida Atlantic University. Both teachers told us that since the school implemented the Marzano Teacher Evaluation Model in 2011, they have grown professionally, increasing their focus on planning,
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A.D. Henderson’s Commitment to Continuous Improvement
A.D. Henderson University School, a public elementary and middle school situated on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, is known for its rigorous academics and great teachers, but even at this 2004 National Blue Ribbon School, teachers are always striving to get better. Along with the rest of Palm Beach County, A.D.
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