Element 28
Presenting Unusual Information
Elements 1 -3 have a focus on Providing and Communicating Clear Learning Goals
Where do I start?
Your primary resource is your book The New Art and Science of Teaching by Robert J Marzano. This site will take you further into each element.
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Dive Deeper
The Marzano Compendium of Instructional Strategies is a great place to begin. This folio is designed to help teachers increase their effectiveness by focusing on professional growth. It includes numerous strategies and reproducibles.
Self Assess
This scale will help you assess and monitor your progress with this element.
4
Innovating
I adapt behaviors and create new strategies for unique student needs and situations.
A teacher uses unusual information to spark students’ attention at the beginning of a lesson and to increase waning engagement levels throughout class. Occasionally, however, he will find that a particular lesson does not hold students’ attention, even with the unexpected facts he presents. In these cases, he has students briefly research the topic using their iPads independently or in small groups to find their own unusual information and present it to the class.
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3
Applying
I use unusual or intriguing information to capture students’ attention, and I monitor the extent to which this information enhances engagement.
A teacher presents unusual information at the start of class to grab students’ attention. When he notices his students getting bored or losing interest during the course of the lesson, he re-engages them by introducing an intriguing fact or story.
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2
Developing
I use unusual or intriguing information to capture students’ attention, but I do not monitor the effect on students.
A teacher uses intriguing information at the beginning of lessons and throughout her presentations of content. However, she does so without noting whether student engagement has been affected.
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1
Beginning
I use the strategies and behaviors associated with this element incorrectly or with parts missing.
A teacher sometimes begins lessons with an unusual piece of information but does not select information that is related to the content of the lesson.
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Not Using
I am unaware of strategies and behaviors associated with this element.
A teacher knows interesting facts about the content, but doesn’t share them with her class because they are not strictly relevant to what students need to know.
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What does it look like?
Here is an example video from one of our D49 teachers!
Watch Example: Providing and Communicating Clear Learning Goals Classroom: Kindergarten
Teacher: Jaci Reed (RVES)
iObservation Videos
More videos can be found in the Resource Library in iObservation.
Protocol Video: Presenting Unusual or Intriguing Information
Description:
In this video, Dr. Marzano introduces and discusses the lesson segment enacted on the spot with specific attention to presenting unusual or intriguing information.
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Protocol Video: Presenting Unusual or Intriguing Information
Grade: 10
Description:
In this video, Dr. Marzano introduces and discusses the lesson segment enacted on the spot with specific attention to presenting unusual or intriguing information.
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Protocol Video: Presenting Unusual or Intriguing Information
Grade: 3
Description:
In this video, Dr. Marzano introduces and discusses the lesson segment enacted on the spot with specific attention to presenting unusual or intriguing information.
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Protocol Video: Elaborating on New Information
Grade: Kindergarten
Description:
In this video, Dr. Marzano introduces and discusses the lesson segment addressing content with specific attention to elaborating on new information.
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