The Learning Hub Blog

In the previous post, we explored why Chunk–Process–Record (CPR) is essential for keeping cognitive engagement alive and for building the knowledge students need before meaningful discovery can occur....

One of the most persistent challenges in classrooms is not motivation or compliance—it is cognition. Students may appear attentive, compliant, and busy, yet still fail to develop the durable knowledge...

Last week’s theory blog focused on a critical shift: learning is not strengthened by clarity alone, but by what learners are required to generate from memory. Students can watch, listen, and nod along...

Teachers do not need to overhaul entire units to begin applying concepts to drive cognitive engagement. Small, deliberate shifts can immediately create more “thinking space” for your learners. Below i...

Teachers regularly design learning experiences with the hope that students will think deeply about new ideas, make meaning, and extend their abilities. Yet students often disengage not because they ar...

Teachers often equate a quiet, compliant, and industrious classroom with learning. Students appear attentive, complete their work, and respond when called on. These contribute to a well-managed classr...

Let’s say the quiet part out loud: a proficiency scale isn’t just a scoring tool. It’s the blueprint for how we design instruction and assessments that let us certify learning at specific levels. When...

A proficiency scale is often wrongfully considered a tool to help change grading practices. This might be because they are often considered a necessity for implementing standards-based grading practic...

“Classroom assessment [is] anything a teacher does to gather information about a student’s knowledge or skill regarding a specific topic,” Marzano, R. (2010)

In competency-based education (CBE), asse...

In this video blog post, Ashley and Bill discuss the power of the Marzano Academies Lab school. 

Thanks to the book, Marzano Mastery Approaches, available through Marzano Resources (link), we know th...

We’ve all been there—endless stacks of print materials, a library of online courses, and a calendar full of district PD offerings. It’s a lot. And while each resource has value, figuring out where to ...

Andragogy. Not a term one hears on a daily basis, but it’s gaining traction in the world of education. Andragogy, introduced by Malcolm Knowles in the 1960s, can be defined as the method and practice ...