The New Art and Science of Teaching (More Than Fifty New Instructional Strategies for Academic Success) (The New Art and Science of Teaching Book Series)

This book is easy to read and super helpful to me as a high school teacher. The tables make it very easy to see some simple strategies that will improve my instruction this fall. Yes, there is text that is kind of wordy and academic, but in terms of usefulness of the contents, those tables of strategies can't be beat. I feel they are "quick hits" where I can open up the book, pick a strategy, and use the very next day. These little things can make a big difference without a huge investment of time. Yes, overall in a perfect world you would overhaul your practice and implement each step like proficiency scales and so on- that would be great- but even if you don't have time for all that you can use this book. It is great for all teachers, whether you want to change a lot or just a little.

If you are looking for more instructional strategies to improve teaching and learning in you class or school I recommend this book by Robert Marzano.

Great read. Marzano gives 3 elements for every chapter, and there are about 10 suggestions for every element. It's great for teachers to see hundreds of practical ideas. If you take 3-4 ideas from this, it's worth it.That said, you'll inevitably disagree with several of Marzano's ideas - this isn't the Bible. He seems to advocate for boring lecture-based lessons and doesn't give attention to soft skills. But this book is still very valuable and I've already loaned it to another teacher.

The prose was a little dry and I'm a bit disappointed at most of the citations being Marzano's own research, however this is a good collection of research-backed strategies and the student perspectives of their effects.One thing that is different about this book versus the older Art and Science of Teaching is that this one does not have all of these tables listing the research effect size of every strategy, it just tells you the strategies. However, I know that the core concepts are indeed based in educational research, I just wish that it was made more clear in this edition.

I'm returning to the classroom after a five year break and this book is just what I needed to give me a quick review of everything important to know about teacher and student success. Prepare to highlight, underline, star, and make "To Do" lists as the chapters outline each teaching strategy concept in easy to understand charts and diagrams. And it wasn't a time consuming read as it just refreshed in my mind what I already knew!

This book is AMAZING! It provides such a wonderful overview of how to actually apply Marzano's strategies in the classroom in a clear and easy way! I gleaned so many strategies from this book and it challenged me to improve my daily practice in so many ways! This book introduced me to the use of proficiency scales and the best ways to teach both procedural and declarative content! I love this book!

This is a book in that it gives generic ideas in many different aspects of teaching. I like how it has a “Planning” list that has questions a teacher can ask themselves when they are thinking through lessons. It gives ideas many different things to implement.

I like the change in focus to student outcomes. However, Visible Learning for Literacy by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and John Hattie also focuses on student outcomes and their strategies are far easier to implement as I strive to accelerate learning for students in special education. Marzano is preaching to administrators.