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The concept of competency-based education (CBE) is not new. In fact, its foundation is also a primary tenet of education: Students must demonstrate content knowledge and skill competency at one level before progressing to the next. The overall goals of CBE are familiar—student agency and achievement are at the heart of them; it is simply…
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Dr. Patrick Hardy, the first certified Marzano Academy High School principal, has decided to make a move to the Oak Park and River Forest School District to become their Executive director for Equity and Student Success. Dr. Hardy’s legacy at Proviso East High School cannot be overstated. He entered a school with an identity issue…
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Written by Amber Clark, Principal Bea Underwood Elementary School, Parachute, Colorado We have the pleasure of working with Marzano Academies to increase our effectiveness and reliability as a high performing school as measured by the 16-School Level Indicators. We enjoy working with our school coach, as he consistently inspires us to think differently about schoolwide…
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Written by Seth Abbott, middle school English Language Arts teacher at John E. Flynn a Marzano Academy in Westminster, Colorado It’s happened to me a thousand times. I sit down with a family at a parent/teacher conference and my student that always has something to say about everything suddenly goes quiet. Like a turtle withdrawing…
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Written by: Megan Delaney, Instructional Coach, Proviso East High School In Greek Mythology, Sisyphus was a king who outsmarted Death. As a result, Zeus punished him with the task of rolling a giant boulder up a hill. He would labor and sweat and push the boulder but with every foot of progress he made, the…
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