What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action.Robert Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. Marzano's What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action is a five-star book. Star One: The research base. Marzano Marzano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km southeast of Milan and about 14 km northeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,125 and an area of 9.2 km². synthesizes many research studies to identify the most effective strategies. His book provides a necessary foundation for the "scientific, research-based" strategies called for in No Child Left Behind. Star Two: Readability read·a·ble adj. 1. Easily read; legible: a readable typeface. 2. Pleasurable or interesting to read: a readable story. . The book focuses specifically on the things that matter most to busy school administrators--effective interventions at the school level, the teacher level and the student level. Statistics are easy to read and clearly explained. Detailed statistical information is included in a "technical note" at the back of the book. Star Three: Applicability. Each chapter ends with focused, doable recommendations. Marzano uses his own extensive experience in schools as well as the work of others to provide examples of schools implementing his recommendations. Star Four: Implementation. Marzano advocates starting small and building on success. To help schools know where to start, he provides a "snapshot (1) A saved copy of memory including the contents of all memory bytes, hardware registers and status indicators. It is periodically taken in order to restore the system in the event of failure. (2) A saved copy of a file before it is updated. survey." For each research-based strategy, participants are asked to indicate: How well are we doing this? How effective would this strategy be for us? How much effort will this strategy require? Star Five: Leadership. Finally, the author synthesizes key leadership steps to implement change successfully. What Works in Schools lives up to its title. (What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action by Robert J. Marzano, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, or ASCD, is a membership-based nonprofit organization founded in 1943. It has more than 175,000 members in 135 countries, including superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and , Alexandria, Va., 2003, 218 pp., $25.95 softcover soft·cov·er adj. Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. ) Larry Nyland Academic Officer, Highline Public Schools, Burien, Wash. |
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