Element 10
Examining Similarities and Differences
Elements 9 - 11 have a focus on Practicing and Deepening Lessons
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 asks the class to create a visual analogy illustrating a relationship between organisms. When some students appear to be struggling with the activity, she puts them into a small group and asks them to describe the relationships first and then choose a relationship together that they can illustrate. After they choose a relationship, the teacher asks the students if they can think of something they have observed in their lives which behaves similarly. Once the students have completed the assignment, the teacher asks all of the students to hang their visual analogies on the wall and then the class goes through and identifies which relationship is being depicted in each analogy.
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Applying
I engage students in examining similarities and differences, and I monitor the extent to which students deepen their knowledge.
A teacher puts his students into groups of three to complete a classification chart. Once all of the students have completed their charts, he asks them to present their chart to the class and explain their reasoning. As the students present, he encourages the rest of the class to ask clarifying questions and listens to make sure the students’ understanding is more complete as a result of the activity.
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Developing
I engage students in examining similarities and differences, but I do not monitor the effect on students.
A teacher instructs her students to use a comparison matrix to compare three characters from a novel they have been reading. After the students have completed their matrices, they discuss what they have found. However, the teacher does not take note if their discussions indicate that their knowledge has developed.
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Beginning
I use the strategies and behaviors associated with this element incorrectly or with parts missing.
A teacher asks his students to use a Venn diagram to compare two events they have been discussing in class. However, the teacher fails to describe how a Venn diagram is used and assumes that his students will be able to complete the activity on their own and understand what it means.
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Not Using
I am unaware of strategies and behaviors associated with this element.
A teacher does not ask her students to classify or describe similarities and differences to deepen their understanding of concepts taught in class. The teacher does ask students to describe concepts in order to refine their understanding of topics, but does not provide opportunities for students to compare these descriptions to descriptions of other concepts.
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What does it look like?
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iObservation Videos
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Expert Commentary, Helping Students Examine Similarities and Differences
Description:
In this video, expert Drs. Robert Marzano and Beverly Carbaugh introduce the element, Helping Students Examine Similarities and Differences of the Focused Teacher Evaluation Model.
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Recording and Representing & Similarities and Differences
Grade: 4
Description:
View the Strategies in Action video for helping students record/represent knowledge and examine similarities and differences.
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