Integrating Technology and Marzano’s

Instructional Strategies

Presented by Jayme LintonPresented by Jayme Linton

About Jayme LintonAbout Jayme Linton

Director of Teacher Education, Lenoir-Rhyne University

Instructional Technology Facilitator and Staff Development Coordinator,

Newton-Conover City Schools

Doctoral student at UNC-G

Taught elementary for 6 years

Instructional Coach for 3 years

Twitter: @jaymelintonSkype: jaymelintonhttp://techtipsforteachersblog.blogspot.comhttp://ipadsinschool.blogspot.com

Classroom Instruction that WorksClassroom Instruction that Works

Instructional Strategy Effect size %ile gain

Identifying similarities & differences 1.61 45

Summarizing and note taking 1.00 34

Reinforcing effort & providing recognition .80 29

Homework and Practice .77 28

Nonlinguistic representations .75 27

Cooperative learning .73 27

Setting objectives and providing feedback .61 23

Generating & testing hypothesis .61 23

Questions, cues, and advance organizers .59 22

Identifying Similarities & DifferencesIdentifying Similarities & Differences

● Four processes:● Comparing● Classifying● Creating metaphors● Creating analogies

● Helps student restructure their understanding of content

● Encourages students to make new connections and correct misconceptions

● Use graphic and symbolic representations to give students support and structure

Identifying Similarities and DifferencesIdentifying Similarities and Differences

● Microsoft Word● SmartArt graphics● Insert table● Clipart for analogies and

metaphors

● Microsoft Excel ● Mapping software

● Kidspiration/Inspiration● www.mindmeister.com ● bubbl.us

● Classifying Example

Summarizing & Note-TakingSummarizing & Note-Taking

● Enhance students' ability to synthesize information and distill it into a concise new form

● Students need specific summarizing and note-taking techniques

● Microsoft Office for summarizing and note-taking:● Use Track Changes in Word to teach summarizing

technique● Use Auto Summarize to compare student summaries with

computer summary● PowerPoint for combination notes (two-content layout)

Summary:Summary:

Concepts/Facts Nonlinguistic Representations

Web Tools for Web Tools for Summarizing and Note TakingSummarizing and Note Taking

● Google DocsExample: Collaborative notes from NCTIES 2012

● Wiki http://wikispaces.comExample: http://ow.ly/25rWN

● Blog http://www.blogger.com Example: http://sarahplainandtall.blogspot.com/

● Evernote www.evernote.com ● Clip text and images from the web● Audio, webcam, text notes

Reinforcing EffortReinforcing Effort● Motivation plays a key role in the learning

process.● Use a rubric and spreadsheet to track effort and

achievement.● Students rate their own effort and record in a

spreadsheet.● Provide students with grades for each task based on

criteria for assignment.● Students enter grades in spreadsheet, then create a

graph to show correlation between effort and achievement.

Providing RecognitionProviding Recognition

Provide recognition through:● Digital student portfolios● Blog● Certificate templates● Podcast

● Audioboo http://audioboo.fm● Teachers, students, and parents can record podcast and

share with class.● Video messages

● Voki http://www.voki.com ● Similar to podcasting, create a video message to provide

recognition for students.

Homework and PracticeHomework and Practice

● Give students opportunities to deepen their understanding of and proficiency with content

● Communicate the purpose of homework and practice

● Provide feedback to students● Students need a lot of practice to achieve

mastery

Homework and PracticeHomework and Practice

● Math● Virtual manipulatives● Interactive EOG & EOC● GeoGebra● Math 5 Live● IXL Math Practice (K-6)

● Language Arts● Into the Book● ReadWriteThink● Magnetic Poetry

● Science● FOSSweb● EdHeads

● General● BrainPop – movies and

quizzes● Iknowthat.com (K-8)● Flashcard Exchange● E-Learning for Kids (K-6)

Nonlinguistic RepresentationsNonlinguistic Representations

● Use linguistic & nonlinguistic representations of content to increase understanding and retention.

● To significantly increase learning, involve students in creating nonlinguistic representations.

● Simple applications:● Add clip art and photos to notes, vocabulary, word walls● Play video clips and slideshows● Use presentation software for lessons

● Pete’s PowerPoint Station - http://www.pppst.com

Nonlinguistic RepresentationsNonlinguistic Representations

● Go Animate http://goanimate.com ● Xtranormal http://www.xtranormal.com ● Animoto http://www.animoto.com/education ● Google Earth and Google Lit Trips

http://earth.google.com/intl/en/ http://www.googlelittrips.com ● Voice Thread http://voicethread.com

Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning

Use a variety of groupingpatterns.● Informal Groups:

● Think-Pair-Share● Turn to your neighbor

● Formal Groups:● Literature Circles● Guided Reading● Project-based

● Base Groups:● Long term● Homeroom● Table team

Use rubrics to communicate expectations for cooperative learning and evaluate group cooperation.

Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning

Technology-based cooperative learning experiences:

● Edmodo http://www.edmodo.com ● Multimedia projects

● Video creation and editing● News cast● Google Docs● Wikispaces● Skype

● 50 Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom http://ow.ly/24VkX

● ePals Global Community http://www.epals.com

Setting Objectives & Setting Objectives & Providing FeedbackProviding Feedback

● Students learn best when they know the goals or objectives of a lesson or learning activity.

● We do this with:● Essential Questions● Essential Skills● Rubrics● KWL

Setting ObjectivesSetting Objectives

● Digital learning goals are easily shared with parents and easy to access later for progress monitoring, reflection, and evaluation.

● Electronic KWL Example: http://bit.ly/kwlchart

● Learning contract Example using Google Docs Form: http://ow.ly/25sJw Spreadsheet for results

● Blog or Wallwisher for brainstorming● Post topic prior to lesson, unit, text reading, etc.

Setting ObjectivesSetting Objectives● Data and goal-setting● Clickers● Online tools for

pre-assessment● www.socrative.com● www.polleverywhere.com● www.wallwisher.com● Google Forms

Providing FeedbackProviding Feedback

● Effective feedback enhances student achievement.● Rubrics

● Rubistar● Teachnology

● Blog - Use comments for feedback● Classroom web page - Use as digital portfolio for

students. Teachers, students, and parents can leave comments for feedback.

● Voice Thread – leave voice or text comments● Comments in Google Docs or Microsoft Word

Generating and Testing Generating and Testing HypothesesHypotheses

● Includes 6 types of tasks:● Systems Analysis (Predict what might happen if one part

of a system changes.)● Problem Solving (Focus on unstructured, real life problems

that may have more than one solution.)● Decision Making (Make a prediction and weigh it against

other possible alternatives.)● Historical Investigation (“What really happened?” “Why

did this happen?”)● Experimental Inquiry (Not only used in science!)● Invention (“Shouldn’t there be a better way to…?”)

Generating and Testing Generating and Testing HypothesesHypotheses

● Spreadsheets● Microsoft Excel● Google Docs

● Collect and analyze data

● Evaluate criteria● Make decisions

● Google Earth● Historical Imagery

Generating and Testing Generating and Testing HypothesesHypotheses

● Web Resources● EdHeads● NOVA Building Big● Smog City● Plimoth Plantation’s You Are the Historian● Primary Access● By Kids for Kids: How to Invent● Hurricane Strike!● Explore Learning● Zoo Matchmaker● Windward!

Cues, Questions, and Cues, Questions, and Advance OrganizersAdvance Organizers

● Cues: Explicit hints about what students are going to learn or experience

● Multimediahttp://www.watchknow.org http://www.brainpop.com

● Anticipation guides Example: http://bit.ly/anticipationguide

Cues, Questions, and Cues, Questions, and Advance OrganizersAdvance Organizers

● Questions help students access prior knowledge

● Blog● Wallwisher● Podcast ● Twitter

● Algebra problems on Twitter

Cues, Questions, and Cues, Questions, and Advance OrganizersAdvance Organizers

● Advance Organizers help students classify and make sense of content and set a purpose

● Graphic organizers ● Interactive graphic organizers: http://bit.ly/graphorg ● Microsoft Word – SmartArt graphics● Kidspiration/Inspiration● http://www.mindmeister.com ● bubbl.us ● Google Docs

● Note-taking guide for multimedia

Contact MeContact Me

● jayme.linton@lr.edu● Twitter: @jaymelinton● Skype: jaymelinton● http://techtipsforteachersblog.blogspot.com● http://ipadsinschool.blogspot.com