Raleigh, NC 27601
Workshop Overview
Participants will learn how to construct a strong foundation for literacy development and academic achievement through direct vocabulary instruction on Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 terms. Participants will explore Robert J. Marzano’s analysis of more than 8,000 K–5 terms, which are organized into semantic clusters, and discover how to design a schoolwide plan for comprehensive vocabulary instruction.
Learning Outcomes
Discover research-based best practices for vocabulary instruction that help all students become better learners.
Explore Dr. Marzano’s analysis of over 8,000 vocabulary terms for grades K–5.
Understand how the cluster approach to vocabulary instruction helps students gradually learn the unique features of terms.
Learn how to design a schoolwide plan for comprehensive vocabulary instruction.
Discover how to address vocabulary instruction for individual students.
Shelley Gies
Shelley Gies, EdD, is a full-time Marzano associate. She is the former director of curriculum and instruction and a former building-level principal in central Indiana. Shelley also spent 23 years as a classroom teacher, serving most grades K–6.
Dr. Gies’s background and focus areas include leading schools and districts through research-based instructional elements, school improvement initiatives, formative assessment practices, and standards-based learning and reporting.
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Supporting Documents
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You will receive a certificate of participation six weeks after the event concludes.
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