Final Blog:

Thank you all for a great class! I know that I will use what I have learned in this class a lot this year and in the future. I have enjoyed getting to know you all and listening to your ideas in class. Hopefully I will see some of you in future classes and for those of you who have finished, congratulations!

Comments on Marzano:I enjoyed all of the presentations. I plan on keeping your handouts and referring to them in the future. It is very interesting to see the effect sizes. Specifically, I think in Doug’s group they talked about the negative effect of homogenous grouping. In my district a lot of parents really push for homogenous groups every time the class is grouped. I definitely vary the types of groupings that I use so I appreciate having this data. As I reflected on Marzano’s book, I use a lot of these techniques already, but based on what I learned in class I know there will be ways to modify or change them to possibly improve student learning and achievement. Also, it is great to have data to back up why we do what we do in classrooms. This year I will be mentoring a teacher and I know this will be a nice text to refer to.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the summer!
~Rebekah