Reporting on Learning, Studying the Issue
How do we do it so that it:
is fair?
is truly a measure of student learning?
is personalized?
is revealing of student thinking, proficiency, understanding, skills?
is based on independent work?

Element 20: Helping Students to Revise Knowledge:
Review prior understanding.
Identify and correct mistakes.
Identify gaps in knowledge and fill in these gaps.
Decide where to amend prior knowledge.
Explain the reasons behind revising prior learning.

Element 19: Helping Students Practice Skills, Strategies, & Processes

Element 18: Examining Errors in Reasoning
This month we are focusing on Marzano’s Element 18: Examining Errors in Reasoning. Hope you will find useful strategies for your students.

Element 17: Examining Similarities and Differences
The next several issues of CI News and Notes will explore practical ways to use the Marzano elements in ways that can positively impact our students’ learning. We will feature elements 17, 18, 19, and 20 over the coming months. We hope that you can use these resources in your classroom with your students.

In this issue we ask WHY?
Why Do We Do What We Do?
Why Do We Teach What We Teach?
Why Do We Need to Do Things Differently for Kids Today?