Webinars

The High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework and the big ideas of an HRS provide schools with the tools to craft an environment in which each student finds success. The HRS framework empowers schools to address the unique challenges they face with successful systems and interventions, engage in the concept of data-driven leadership, and ensure equity in learning.

Do you want all of your learners to be inspired? Do you want them to believe they have the skills and knowledge to control their lives—whatever they choose? Competency-based education (CBE), focusing on clarity of outcomes, evidence of student learning, and feedback for improvement can help teachers, schools, and districts do just that.

The first step in developing effective teachers is creating an effective model of instruction. Melanie Lewis Magee led a 24,000-student district in doing just that, using input and feedback from classroom teachers and campus and district administrators. Having a model of instruction ensured a common language of effective teaching and learning that drove professional development and teacher evaluation. Join Dr. Magee as she shares strategies and practical steps to crafting your own model of instruction.

School leaders cannot underestimate the importance of nurturing a positive culture. As the High Reliability Schools framework outlines, the base for working toward competency-based education is creating a safe, supportive, and collaborative culture. Join Patrick B. Hardy as he discusses how school culture connects to student success and the implementation of competency-based education and mastery learning.

In this webinar, Jan K. Hoegh will provide information on how to design standards-based assessments that provide meaningful data to inform the next steps in an instructional cycle. Additionally, she will offer practical ideas for ensuring the technical quality of assessments, as well as suggestions for providing feedback to students that will foster improvement in their learning.

Join Dr. Robert J. Marzano and Dr. Brian J. Kosena for part 2 of the “Attaining Competency-Based Education” webinar series. In this second webinar, we will continue to explore the question, “How can a school or district make the shift to competency-based education?” The pair will discuss the system-level aspects of shifting to CBE once a school or district has tackled instructional planning and reporting.

Discover how your school can evolve to address trauma, promote well-being, and elevate learning. Watch as Mike Ruyle, EdD, author and associate at Marzano Resources, walks through the components of The School Wellness Wheel and explores the complex interplay between mastery, culture, and trauma in an innovative framework that has the potential to completely transform the narrative of traditional education.

In part 1 of this dual series, Dr. Robert J. Marzano and Dr. Brian J. Kosena will begin to answer the question “How can a school or district make the shift to competency-based education?” The pair will dive into exploring essential CBE components such as proficiency scales, learning progressions, instructional planning, and standards-referenced reporting. Dr. Kosena will share real-life field experience from his time as the founding principal of John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy, a preK–8 school in Colorado, and both Marzano and Kosena will be available to answer questions from school and district leaders alike.

Join Dr. Shelley Gies to discuss the cultivation of effective teaching in every classroom. Designed for administrators, teachers, and instructional coaches, this session will provide an overview of where effective teaching fits within a research-based school improvement model, how to implement research-affirmed strategies in your classroom, and how to support the development and growth of pedagogical expertise among colleagues.

Level 1 of the High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework addresses the factors considered foundational to the well-being of a school, including educator wellness. Based on the combined works of Dr. Timothy D. Kanold and Dr. Tina H. Boogren and their framework for educator wellness, this webinar will help you learn how to live a well-balanced and fully engaged life in order to build a safe, supportive, and collaborative school culture that positively impacts student achievement.