[MOSAIC] Joy re: Marzano

[John Ferrara]

Joy,

I don't think that this is a change per se and I wouldn't worry about it too 
much at this point. I've been teaching in NC for some time now and since 
I've been here, it's always been "all about Marzano." Marzano's ideas are an 
instructional model. NC was never about MOTas an instructional model. I 
think MOT strategies fall under instructional strategies in any 
instructional model.

Marzano's model is the terminology and framework NC has adopted and wants us 
to follow. Marzano didn't conceive anything new, it's like a recipe. I think 
of it this way. Marzano took the revised work of Bloom, tossed in some 
affective learning characteristics, synthesized the research to determine 
the 9 most effective instructional strategies and threw them in, added 
reasoning skills and a dash of habits of mind, and calls his instructional 
model Dimensions of Learning. Serves over 200 million. :>)

Like a recipe, you are likely familiar with all the ingredients, some may 
have new names but you will recognize each ingredient when you see it.

MOT can fit within this framework. MOT strategies can be used in Marzano's 
dimension 2: acquire and integrate knowledge and dimension 3: extend and 
refine knowledge and of course, other instructional strategies could be used 
here as well.

Haven't had coffee this morning, hope this makes sense.

Parker



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joy" <jwidmann at rocketmail.com>
To: "Mosaic" <mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 10:57 PM
Subject: [MOSAIC] Marzano - Margaret


> Margaret,
>  I teach at a charter school and am not familiar with training given by 
> the county. It's sad, but unfortunately, charter schools are frequently 
> left out of the loop when it comes to changes and their implementation. I 
> wish NCDPI would do something so that information and needed training 
> would get to teachers, or that there was a way that charter school 
> teachers could attend county training (maybe at a nominal cost?)
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