Ready to Take the Next Step: Move From Discovery Education Microlearning to Classroom Practice
Discovery Education Microlearning effectively introduces focused parts of the Marzano Academies Instructional Model. When educators are ready to continue, this partnership provides a clear pathway: begin with badging to apply the learning, then use the Marzano Academies Learning Lab to deepen practice, access the full collection of Instructional Model Folios, and learn with a community of educators.
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Explore the Instructional Model subscriptionDesigned for classroom teachers and the coaches and leaders who support their continued growth.
Start With A Badging Micro-credentialÂ
Professional Learning owned by the Professional
You are already engaging with powerful microlearning on Discovery Education. The Marzano Academies badging experience turns that learning into a clear, step‑by‑step pathway so you know exactly how to apply the concepts and skills in your classroom and support others in your system.
What the Badging Experience Does.
Each badge represents a specific set of instructional practices you can apply with students. As you earn badges, you build confidence, document growth, and create a common language for instruction.
With each Badge Experience, educators will...
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Focus on high‑impact instructional practices Â
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Apply it directly with their studentsÂ
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Reflect on impact on their learners
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Receive feedback from Marzano Academies facultyÂ
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Show evidence of implementation, not attendance at a sessionÂ
Benefits for Teachers
Benefits for Instructional Coaches
Benefits for School and District Leaders
Why start here?
Badging is the recommended starting point because it turns a broad instructional model into a specific next step. It allows teachers and teams to begin with a manageable commitment, apply what they are learning, and build from experience.
Continue the Learning with the Marzano Academies Learning Lab
While A badge helps an educator develop a focused area of practice, once implementation begins, they often want to understand how that practice connects to the larger instructional model and learn how others are adapting the model in different settings.
The Marzano Academies Learning Lab provides that continuing support. Members gain access to the Instructional Model Folios, additional learning resources, and a professional community focused on thoughtful classroom implementation.
The Learning Lab supports the individual teacher who wants to continue beyond a badge, a coach working across several areas of instruction, or a school administrator developing a shared approach to professional learning.Â
An Instructional Model That Connects Teacher Action to Student Response
The Marzano Academies Instructional Model is organized around ten Design Areas, including proficiency scales, assessment and feedback, instruction, grouping and regrouping, engagement, belonging and esteem, and student agency.
The model asks educators to consider more than whether they used a strategy. Teachers examine what they did, how students responded, and whether adaptations are needed for learners who are not yet experiencing the intended effect.
The Instructional Model Folios, available through the badging experiences and the subscription, support that process by connecting research with classroom strategies, self-reflection scales, and specific examples of teacher and student evidence. This gives educators a common language for discussing instruction while leaving room for professional judgment and differences among classrooms.
Where should I begin?
New to the model?
Using parts?
Supporting school or district wide implementation?
Uncertain?
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Begin with a badge that connects to what you are learning through Discovery Education. Put the practice to work, examine its effect, and use that experience to determine where your professional learning should go next.
When you are ready to study the full instructional model and connect with others doing the work, the Marzano Academies Learning Lab is ready for you.
