I just started reading ''District Leadership That Works: Striking the Right Balance'' by Robert Marzano and Timothy Waters. I'm hoping that as I transition into a central office position this book will provide a better understanding of how they operate and ways they can operate more effectively. The book outlines five specific actions in which all ...

  My district's recent incursions into action research have been interesting. I have the extreme fortune of sharing my prep room with a retired bench research scientist, published in multiple peer-reviewed science journals. We are tackling a specific method of inquiry, but quickly realized getting any reasonable data will require far bigger ...

This one meanders and is meant for heavy fire--I want to know why ''evidenced-based research'' is an oxymoron in education. I want to know why Gardner and Marzano are revered for their research. I want to understand why the cult of personality supersedes rationality in my craft. I love playing with numbers, and I love trying to understand the ...

I am in the process of reading my second book as part of the #edfocus book club, which meets on Wednesdays at 8:30 CDT. The first book we read was ''Focus'' by Mike Schmoker, and we are currently reading ''Leaders of Learning'' by Richard DuFour and Robert Marzano. As you probably know, DuFour and Marzano are key players in the Professional ...