Integrating Technology and Marzano’s

Instructional Strategies

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 and Differences

Four processes:ComparingClassifyingCreating metaphorsCreating 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 Differences

Microsoft WordSmartArt graphicsInsert tableClipart for analogies and

metaphors

Microsoft Excel

Identifying Similarities and Differences

Mapping softwareKidspiration/Inspirationhttp://www.mindmeister.com bubbl.us

• Classifying Example

Interactive whiteboardMimio NotebookSMART NotebookPromethean ActivInspireComparing ExampleClassifying Example

Summarizing and 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

techniqueUse Auto Summarize to compare student summaries with

computer summaryPowerPoint for combination notes (two-content layout)

Summary:

Concepts/Facts Nonlinguistic Representations

Summarizing and Note Taking

Collaborative summarizing and note-taking:

Wiki http://wikispaces.com

Example: http://ow.ly/25rWN

Blog http://www.blogger.com

Example: http://sarahplainandtall.blogspot.com/

EtherPad http://piratepad.net

Take & share notes from the session!

Reinforcing 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 Recognition

Provide recognition through:

Digital student portfolios

Blog

Microsoft certificate templates http://ow.ly/259Fx

Example: Students create certificates for classmates.

Providing Recognition

PodcastAudioboo http://audioboo.fmTeachers, students, and parents can record podcast and

share with class.

Video conferencing/messagingTokbox http://www.tokbox.com Similar to podcasting, create a video message to provide

recognition for students.

Homework 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 Practice

Have students work cooperatively to create games using templates below.

Students who create the games and students who play the games will

benefit!

Templates for you or students to createClassroom game templatesMicrosoft Office gamesPowerPoint templates

Teacher created gamesJeopardy gamesPowerPoint games

Web Resources for Homework and Practice

MathVirtual manipulativesInteractive EOG & EOCGeoGebraMath 5 LiveIXL Math Practice (K-6)

Language ArtsInto the BookReadWriteThinkMagnetic Poetry

ScienceFOSSwebEdHeads

GeneralBrainPop – movies and

quizzesIknowthat.com – (K-8)Flashcard ExchangeE-Learning for Kids (K-6)

Nonlinguistic 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 wallsPlay video clips and slideshowsUse presentation software for lessons

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

Nonlinguistic Representations

Nonlinguistic Representations

Photo Story

Example: http://tr.im/nccsinsttech

Windows Movie Maker

Glogster http://edu.glogster.com

Example: http://bit.ly/aCwUPK

Prezi http://prezi.com

Example: http://ow.ly/25rzn

Nonlinguistic Representations

Go Animate http://goanimate.com

Example: http://bit.ly/9zDvvc

Google Earth http://earth.google.com/intl/en/

Example: NCCS virtual tour

Voice Thread http://voicethread.com

Example: http://voicethread.com/share/44033/

Cooperative Learning

Use a variety of grouping

patterns.Informal Groups:

Think-Pair-ShareTurn to your neighbor

Formal Groups:Literature CirclesGuided ReadingProject-based

Base Groups:Long termHomeroomTable team

Cooperative Learning

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

Example: http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/rub.mmproj.htm

Cooperative Learning

Technology-based cooperative learning experiences:

Multimedia projectsVideo creation and editing

Glogster http://edu.glogster.com

News cast

Skype50 Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom http://ow.ly/24VkXePals Global Community http://www.epals.com

Cooperative Learning

EtherPad http://piratepad.net

WikiClass web page

(School Fusion)Wikispaces - Free for

educational wikis

http://wikispaces.com

Example: http://rockwritelisten.wikispaces.com/

Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback

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

We do this with:Essential QuestionsEssential SkillsRubricsKWL

Setting 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 for brainstormingPost topic prior to lesson, unit, text reading, etc.

Setting Objectives

Data and goal-setting

Electronic newsletter

Study Island

Pre-assessmentSurvey MonkeyClickers Microsoft Mouse Mischief

• Angles lesson example

Providing Feedback

Effective feedback enhances student achievement.

RubricsRubistarTeachnology

Blog - Use comments for feedback

Example: http://ow.ly/24UkI

Providing Feedback

Classroom web page - Use as digital portfolio for students. Teachers, students, and parents can leave comments for feedback.

Example: http://ow.ly/24Uu0

Voice Thread

Microsoft Word – Comments

Clickers - Provide immediate feedback

Study Island

Generating and Testing Hypotheses

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 Hypotheses

SpreadsheetsMicrosoft ExcelGoogle Docs

• Collect and analyze data• Evaluate criteria• Make decisions

Google EarthHistorical Imagery

Generating and Testing Hypotheses

Web ResourcesEdHeadsNOVA Building BigSmog CityPlimoth Plantation’s You Are the HistorianPrimary AccessBy Kids for Kids: How to InventHurricane Strike!Explore LearningZoo MatchmakerWindward!

Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

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

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

Anticipation guides

Example: http://bit.ly/anticipationguide

Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

Questions help students access prior knowledge.

Blog

Questioning example

Podcast http://audioboo.fm

Twitter http://www.twitter.com Algebra problems on twitter

Cues, Questions, and Advance 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 graphicsKidspiration/Inspirationhttp://www.mindmeister.com bubbl.us

Example: http://ow.ly/25H33

Google Docs

Example: http://bit.ly/kwlchart

Note-taking guide for multimedia