Executing High Expectations Resulting in Academic Excellence

Curriculum & Instruction

EXCEL PAISD Literacy, Numeracy, & Science Initiative

           (2007 First Year Implementation)

                      EXCEL PAISD

                      Campus Requirements

                  EXCEL Alignment

 

Thinking Maps

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Word Walls

                      PAISD Guide to Word Walls

                      Building Powerful Word Walls

 

Marzano’s Nine Strategies for Daily Instructional Practices:

1. Identifying similarities and differences

2. Summarizing and note taking

3. Reinforcing effort and providing recognition

4. Homework and practice

5. Nonlinguistic representations

6. Cooperative learning

7. Setting objectives and providing feedback

8. Generating and testing hypotheses

9. Questions, cues, and advance organizers

          

 

 

 

Examples of Thinking Maps