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\u00a0Robert J.\u00a0Marzano is arguably one of the greatest educational researchers of our day.\u00a0 His career is laced with facts and findings that have changed instruction, evaluation, assessment, leadership, you name it.\u00a0 And unique to most researchers, he transforms his research results into practical application.<\/p>\n
In September 2007 Bob spoke at our Ensuring Effective<\/i>Teaching in Every Classroom<\/i> event in Florida, built around his work.\u00a0 He was still working for McREL but had also started Marzano & Associates consulting out of his home.\u00a0 Following the day\u2019s activities we were having dinner, and through normal conversation it seemed that professionally Bob was a little unsettled about his direction.\u00a0 So I asked a simple question which became the first domino leading to significant changes in both our lives, and the lives of countless others.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re only 61, so what do you want to do when you grow up?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
He laughed and then without hesitation stated he had always wanted to have a research lab, bringing all his past, present and future work into one place and bound together. \u00a0He had approached McREL, but understandably they needed to further diversify their work beyond his research.\u00a0 He approached ASCD, but his vision didn\u2019t fit to well with theirs.\u00a0 So knowing what he wanted to do, and knowing what we do, what else could I say, but \u201cOkay, let\u2019s do it.\u00a0 You be the brains and Solution Tree will be the brawn.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
We went to work and on May 15, 2008 Marzano Research Laboratory was founded.\u00a0 A tiny staff still working in his home basement with operations managed out of Bloomington through Solution Tree\u2019s systems.\u00a0 Today we have a thriving well staffed Research Lab led by Bob, baring his family name, housing nearly all of his work in one place, and is no longer in his and Jana\u2019s basement.<\/p>\n
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MRL\u00a0currently does work in the US, Australia, China, and distributes books in several other countries.\u00a0 In 2011 we were awarded one of the prestigious federally funded Regional Educational Labs (REL) for an initial term of five years. This Fall, in a joint venture with Solution Tree, we are piloting Bob\u2019s framework for whole school reform titled High Reliability Schools<\/strong>.\u00a0 The culmination of his life’s work and research…to date.<\/p>\n Is Bob done or slowing down\u2026not so much.\u00a0 Is Bob headed towards having an even greater impact in education\u2026oh yes. \u00a0This is what<\/span> he does, and why<\/span> we do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0Robert J.\u00a0Marzano is arguably one of the greatest educational researchers of our day.\u00a0 His career is laced with facts and findings that have changed instruction, evaluation, assessment, leadership, you name it.\u00a0 And unique to most researchers, he transforms his research … Continue reading