Bill Zima

Mastery- and competency-based education is a key component of making learning for all a reality. At the Marzano Mastery Learning (MML) Institute, you and colleagues from across the country will receive cutting-edge instruction from education experts who have implemented competency-based learning in their schools and districts and know what it takes to make real change in student achievement.

Standards-based education is becoming more and more common across the country. The approach is typically implemented at the school level. When it is, the school leaders support the change and are deeply involved in adjusting practices, processes, and policies to support the work. But what about the individual teacher or small group of like-minded teachers who wish to implement a standards-based grading approach in their classrooms but still adhere to the school or district’s traditional requirements?