We don't become experts by teaching for 20 years; we become experts by having 20 years of deliberate, reflective practice .
Mara had taught for eight years. She could lead students through quadratic equations with her eyes closed and coax an argument about civic duty from the shyest voice in the back. Yet lately she felt a small, persistent disquiet—an itch that couldn’t be soothed by more worksheets or a rearranged seating chart. Students met her standards, test scores rose, but something important eluded both of them.
While the specific PDF may not be a standalone, universally available document, this article synthesizes the core principles of Dr. Marzano’s seminal work on teacher reflection, drawing primarily from his book Becoming a Reflective Teacher (2012, co-authored with Tina Boogren, Tammy Heflebower, Jessica Kanold-McIntyre, and Debra Pickering).
Instead of vague impressions, Marzano urges teachers to track:
A teacher who uses this framework is no longer waiting for an administrator to tell them where to grow. They already know. And tomorrow, they will be better.
We don't become experts by teaching for 20 years; we become experts by having 20 years of deliberate, reflective practice .
Mara had taught for eight years. She could lead students through quadratic equations with her eyes closed and coax an argument about civic duty from the shyest voice in the back. Yet lately she felt a small, persistent disquiet—an itch that couldn’t be soothed by more worksheets or a rearranged seating chart. Students met her standards, test scores rose, but something important eluded both of them.
While the specific PDF may not be a standalone, universally available document, this article synthesizes the core principles of Dr. Marzano’s seminal work on teacher reflection, drawing primarily from his book Becoming a Reflective Teacher (2012, co-authored with Tina Boogren, Tammy Heflebower, Jessica Kanold-McIntyre, and Debra Pickering).
Instead of vague impressions, Marzano urges teachers to track:
A teacher who uses this framework is no longer waiting for an administrator to tell them where to grow. They already know. And tomorrow, they will be better.