02910cam a2200349 4500 61167247 TxAuBib 20100319120000.0 001017s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u TxAuBib Marzano, Robert J. Classroom Instruction That Works Kit / Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, Jane E. Pollock. First. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001. A step-by-step guide for engaging school staff in an examination of critical research and its direct implications for classroom practice. These instructional strategies can be widely applied and generally are effective for any student, at any grade level, in any subject area. In addition to a synthesis of the research for each type of instruction, there are multiple suggestions for classroom practice. Includes Facilitators manual, Participants manual, book "Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, CD-ROM: What Works in Classroom Instruction: Research Based Strategies Teacher's Edition (Elementary), and CD-ROM- What Works in the Classroom (Elementary & Secondary Editions.) Great resource for all educators seeking research on the best strategies for raising student achievement through classroom instruction. A guide for educators of students in K-12, readers will find a wealth of research evidence, statistical data, and case studies. Nine categories of instructional strategies that maximize student learning are introduced, along with the pertinent information to understand and synthesize each. Features •Research evidence, statistical data, and case studies on strategies for raising student achievement and by how much. •Nine categories of instructional strategies are addressed--authors explain how these strategies maximize student learning and the details of each including: ◦Studies in effect size and percentile gain units ◦Guiding principles for using the strategies ◦Classroom examples of model instructional practice ◦Charts, frames, rubrics, organizers, and other tools--will help teachers to apply the strategies immediately in the classoom. 20100319. Teaching. Classroom management. Education, Elementary. Middle school education. Pickering, Debra. Pollock, Jane E. McREL. ASCD. Gabby, Barbara. Paynter, Diane. Norford, Jennifer. http://www.mcrel.org/products-and-services/products/product-listing/01_99/product-03 http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/classroom-instruction-that-works.aspx?gclid=CPXvuub-0LkCFROk4AodqRkA6w