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Instructional Strategies Dr. Marzano's Website
Category	Behaviors	Technology Tools	Online Resources
Identifying Similarities & Differences	Assigning in-class and homework tasks that involve comparison and classification Assigning in-class and homework tasks that involve metaphors and analogies	Inspiration iMovie Illustrator PhotoShop Word Publisher Excel PowerPoint	Identifying Similarities & Differences Metaphors Using Metaphors Analogy of the Day Interactive Ven Diagrams The Compare & Contrast Essay
Summarizing & Note Taking	Students generate verbal summaries Students generate written summaries Students take notes Students revise note, correct errors and add information	Inspiration Word - Outline View Publisher Time Liner inDesign Notepad Graphic Organizers Kurzweil	Summarizing & Note Taking Graphic Organizers Argumentation Frame Using Word for Webbing Summarizing (PPT) Presentation MS Office Templates Summarizing Tips
Reinforcing Effort & Providing Recognition	Recognizing and celebrating progress towards setting goals throughout a unit Recognizing and reinforcing the importance of effort Recognizing and celebrating progress towards setting goals at the end of a unit	Unit Rubrics Digital Portfolios Student email Excel Graphs iPass Class Meters - Word Digital Cameras	Reinforcing Effort RubiStar Effective Praise Portfolio Templates MS Office Templates
Homework & Practice	Providing specific feedback on all assigned homework Assigning homework for the purpose of students practicing skills and procedures that have been the focus of instruction	Web Posts Web Handouts PowerPoint Games (G Drive) Rosetta Stone Transparent Language Perfect Copy Podcasts Carnegie Math Mathcasts Skype Class Discussion Boards Front Page	Homework & Practice Discovery Channel - Home Work Helper The Home Work Spot Podcasts in Education Free Discussion Boards Mathcasts
Nonlinguistic Representations	Students generate mental images representing content Students draw pictures or pictographs representing content Students construct graphic organizers representing content Students act out content Students make physical models of content Students make revisions in their mental images, pictures, pictographs, graphic organizers and physical models	PowerPoint Inspiration Cinema 4D PhotoShop Geometer's Sketchpad Explore Learning - Gizmos FrontPage Finale Mathcasts Digital White Board MS Office Templates Enhanced Podcasts Graphic Organizers Digital Cameras Video Cameras iMovie Digital Story Telling	Nonlinguistic Representations United Streaming DigiTales Virtual Manipulatives iMovie for Educators Video in the Classroom Apple Learning Interchange Simulation Websites
Cooperative Learning	Organizing students in cooperative groups when appropriate Organizing students in ability groups when appropriate	Web Quests Language Lab Connotea Peer Editing - MS Office (notes) Discussion Boards Vernier Lab PowerPoint Games (G Drive) Rubrics Skype Student Email	Cooperative Learning Think Quest Connotea CIESE Global Projects The WebQuest Page The Degree Confluence Project Cooperative Learning Strategies 28 Student Roles
Setting Objectives & Providing Feedback	Setting specific learning goals at the beginning of the unit. Asking students to set their own learning goals at the beginning of the unit Providing feedback on learning goals throughout the unit Asking students to keep track of their progress on learning goals Providing summative feedback at the end of the unit Asking students to assess themselves at the end of the unit	Inspiration Word Rubrics Discussion Boards Web Posts	Objectives & Feedback Setting Objectives Providing Feedback SMART Goals Free Discussion Boards Yahoo email Sign-Up
Generating & Testing Hypotheses	Engaging students in projects that involve generating and testing hypotheses through problem solving tasks Engaging students in projects that involve generating and testing hypotheses through decision making tasks Engaging students in projects that involve generating and testing hypotheses through investigation tasks Engaging students in projects that involve generating and testing hypotheses through experimental inquiry tasks Engaging students in projects that involve generating and testing hypotheses through system analysis tasks Engaging students in projects that involve generating and testing hypotheses through invention tasks	Geometer's Sketchpad Vernier Probes Excel Graphs Explore Learning - Gizmos Excel - Data Collection Athena Real Lives - Simulation	Generating & Testing Hypotheses Real Time Data Real Time Data Projects Data Based Projects Global Projects CIESE Center for Ocean Sciences Widgets Webcams - Dr. Alice Christie
Questions, Cues and Advance Organizers	Prior to presenting new content, asking questions that help students recall what they might already know about the content Prior to presenting new content, providing students with direct links with what they have already studied Prior to presenting new content, providing ways for students to organize or think about the content	Inspiration PowerPoint Podcasts UnitedStreaming Videos MyAccess Word - Tables	Questions, Cues... Levels & Types of Questions Graphic Organizers Advance Organizers Advance Organizers II KWLH The Big 6 Internet Search Tools High School Ace - Study Guides

Additional Software Resources
Exam View Pro	Test generating software
Audacity	Audio editing software, Podcasts
MicroType Pro	Keyboarding practice
Garage Band	Podcasts, Music Authoring
iDVD	DVD Maker