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The Marzano Common Core Implementation

Marzano Research Laboratory has a proven track record of helping educators build a history of achievement, success, and equality. Let us support your district as you strive to successfully implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

Developed by Robert J. Marzano and his associates, this four-module training series will provide your team with steps to success—practical and meaningful CCSS strategies. Each module highlights the critical processes that must occur in curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

Each module focuses on one driving question. Moving sequentially through each module, you'll work on-site with MRL associates to collaboratively discover answers to each question. Or, you and your team can skip ahead to the module that drills into your greatest area of need.

View recordings of our free four-part webinar series.

Module 1 What are the CCSS?

Master the CCSS by first developing a deep understanding of:

• How the CCSS are organized
• How your local curriculum already connects with the CCSS
• The content and processes contained within the CCSS
• The cross-curricular implications of the CCSS

Module 2 How do proficiency scales support CCSS implementation?

Define consistent and distinct levels of knowledge and skills by discovering:

• What a proficiency scale bank is, how to use it, and why it's a necessary tool for CCSS implementation
• How unpacking the standards supports the development and success of the scales
• How proficiency scales relate to all students

Did you know that Marzano Research Laboratory offers a FREE Proficiency Scale Bank? The bank contains over 1,500 scales, including those aligned with the CCSS.

Module 3 What instructional practices support CCSS implementation?

Prepare your students to be college and career ready by developing learning opportunities that:

• Utilize cognitive skills such as analyzing information, addressing complex problems, and creating patterns and mental models.
• Utilize conative skills such as self-motivation and goal setting.
• Incorporate creative and critical 21st century skills.
• Engage students in their own learning.

Module 4 What assessment practices support CCSS implementation?

Establish solid practices for high-quality evaluation and reporting on student performance by working collaboratively to:

• Explore variations among obtrusive, unobtrusive, and student-generated assessments.
• Connect assessment item types to CCSS knowledge and skills.
• Learn criteria for high-quality assessment items.
• Acquire a process for developing common assessments.
• Experience data-analysis processes that support instructional decision making.

Not sure where to begin? Consider the One-Day Express Overview.

This option involves a single day of on-site training. Participants will experience the content but not gain the in-depth understanding that results from the single module approach. Consider the One-Day Express Overview if you want a total picture before making any big decisions.