PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & COACHING
Most professional development is disconnected from evaluation. Ours isn’t. Every session is designed around the Marzano frameworks — building the shared language, observational skill, and instructional practice that make evaluation meaningful rather than procedural.
Available onsite, virtual, and on-demand. Organized by role so you can find what your district needs without filtering through sessions that don’t apply
THREE DELIVERY FORMATS
Every session is available in the format that fits your district’s calendar and budget. On-demand modules allow individual observers to complete training asynchronously at their own pace.
TRANSITIONING FROM THE 2014 MODEL?
Districts moving from the 2014 Marzano Teacher or School Leader Evaluation
Model have specific transition sessions — not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Look for the Transitioning tag in the catalog.
TEACHER
Introduces all 23 high-leverage elements — from standards-based planning through instructional strategies to conditions for learning and professional responsibilities. Covers how effectiveness is measured through observations, artifacts, student work, and growth plans.
TEACHER OBSERVER
Reframes project-based and inquiry-based learning into strategies that fully engage students in complex thinking. Participants develop approaches for Problem Solving, Decision Making, Investigation, Experimental Inquiry, Systems Analysis, and Invention.
DISTRICT LEADER
Designed for district leadership teams or teacher evaluation committees. Guides teams through reviewing and aligning evaluation policies, calculating and weighting scores, and identifying the steps to fully operationalize FTEM implementation.
SCHOOL LEADER OBSERVER
Outlines language changes made to domains, elements, and protocols from the original model to the Focused School Leader Evaluation Model. Participants practice using updated protocols to score and provide feedback to school leaders.
Prerequisite: Previous experience with the Marzano School Leader Evaluation Model
SCHOOL LEADER OBSERVER
Introduces the research behind the model and all six domains of school leadership. Participants learn to use sources of evidence to score and provide feedback to school leaders and identify areas of strength and growth opportunity.
Prerequisite: FTEM training recommended, not mandatory
SCHOOL LEADER OBSERVER
An Marzano Evaluation Center expert coaches district administrators on using sources of evidence to determine a principal’s strengths and growth areas. Covers procedures for accurate, consistent feedback and helping principals identify their own focus areas for future growth.
Prerequisite: School Leader Intro or Transitioning session
DISTRICT LEADER
Introduces all 20 elements and how to use the model as both a growth and evaluation tool. Participants learn to identify evidence across all scale levels. Built on three decades of research connecting district administrator behaviors to student achievement.
SUPPORT STAFF OBSERVER
Focuses on using the protocol and adapting evidence statements for any instructional support role. Participants learn to identify desired effects, provide feedback for both observable and non-observable behaviors (planning, reflecting, professionalism, collegiality), and use the model for professional growth.
TEACHER
Uses “escape room” tasks to help participants develop strategies for incorporating cognitive analysis skills into lessons — analyzing errors, classifying, supporting claims, comparing, and elaborating. Shows how rigor can be woven into any point in a lesson.
TEACHER
Reframes project-based and inquiry-based learning into strategies that fully engage students in complex thinking. Participants develop approaches for Problem Solving, Decision Making, Investigation, Experimental Inquiry, Systems Analysis, and Invention.
SCHOOL LEADER
A school walkthrough with a small group of administrators and an MEC expert looking for evidence of rigor. Tailored to the school’s specific context and goals. Intended to partner with Escape to Rigor or Solve the Puzzle of Rigor.
Prerequisite: Escape to Rigor or Solve the Puzzle of Rigor
TEACHER OBSERVER
Hands-on technical training of the iObservation platform. Participants learn vital platform features and practice applying FTEM to document evidence and provide objective, growth-oriented feedback to teachers.
Prerequisite: FTEM Making the Transition or 3-Day Progression
TEACHER OBSERVER
Asynchronous online modules — an on-demand version of the 3-day observer progression. Upon completion, participants can conduct a standards-based observation and provide accurate, specific feedback using evidence from a Planning Conference, Classroom Observation, and Reflection Conference. Priced per user.
TEACHER OBSERVER
Scoring calibration modules for improving observation accuracy. Master-scored classroom videos let districts measure and analyze observer accuracy. Two formats: Practice (master scoring team provides answers to improve calibration) and Secure (answer key sealed for repeat use as a certification assessment).
Prerequisite: Session managers complete a 1-hr virtual orientation
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For teachers building instructional practice and the observers who evaluate them under Focused Teacher Evaluation Model (FTEM). Includes introductory training, transition sessions for districts moving off the 2014 model, and ongoing coaching to build inter-rater.
TEACHER
Introduces all 23 high-leverage elements — from standards-based planning through instructional strategies to conditions for learning and professional responsibilities. Covers how effectiveness is measured through observations, artifacts, student work, and growth plans.
TEACHER OBSERVER
Reframes project-based and inquiry-based learning into strategies that fully engage students in complex thinking. Participants develop approaches for Problem Solving, Decision Making, Investigation, Experimental Inquiry, Systems Analysis, and Invention.
DISTRICT LEADER
Designed for district leadership teams or teacher evaluation committees. Guides teams through reviewing and aligning evaluation policies, calculating and weighting scores, and identifying the steps to fully operationalize FTEM implementation.
For district administrators responsible for evaluating principals and assistant principals. Sessions build skill in identifying evidence, delivering consistent feedback, and helping school leaders set their own growth goals.
SCHOOL LEADER OBSERVER
Outlines language changes made to domains, elements, and protocols from the original model to the Focused School Leader Evaluation Model. Participants practice using updated protocols to score and provide feedback to school leaders.
Prerequisite: Previous experience with the Marzano School Leader Evaluation Model
SCHOOL LEADER OBSERVER
Introduces the research behind the model and all six domains of school leadership. Participants learn to use sources of evidence to score and provide feedback to school leaders and identify areas of strength and growth opportunity.
Prerequisite: FTEM training recommended, not mandatory
SCHOOL LEADER OBSERVER
An Marzano Evaluation Center expert coaches district administrators on using sources of evidence to determine a principal’s strengths and growth areas. Covers procedures for accurate, consistent feedback and helping principals identify their own focus areas for future growth.
Prerequisite: School Leader Intro or Transitioning session
For district leadership teams and evaluation committees. Sessions guide teams through aligning evaluation policies, weighting scores, and building a plan to fully operationalize implementation.
DISTRICT LEADER
Introduces all 20 elements and how to use the model as both a growth and evaluation tool. Participants learn to identify evidence across all scale levels. Built on three decades of research connecting district administrator behaviors to student achievement.
For administrators evaluating non-classroom instructional support personnel — counselors, psychologists, media specialists, coaches, and other certificated staff who support instruction without a day-to-day classroom teaching schedule.
SUPPORT STAFF OBSERVER
Focuses on using the protocol and adapting evidence statements for any instructional support role. Participants learn to identify desired effects, provide feedback for both observable and non-observable behaviors (planning, reflecting, professionalism, collegiality), and use the model for professional growth.
Based on Dr. Marzano’s book Understanding Rigor in the Classroom. These sessions provide teachers with steps and techniques that can be learned quickly and implemented immediately — engaging, hands-on, and not content-heavy in the traditional sense.
TEACHER
Uses “escape room” tasks to help participants develop strategies for incorporating cognitive analysis skills into lessons — analyzing errors, classifying, supporting claims, comparing, and elaborating. Shows how rigor can be woven into any point in a lesson.
TEACHER
Reframes project-based and inquiry-based learning into strategies that fully engage students in complex thinking. Participants develop approaches for Problem Solving, Decision Making, Investigation, Experimental Inquiry, Systems Analysis, and Invention.
SCHOOL LEADER
A school walkthrough with a small group of administrators and an MEC expert looking for evidence of rigor. Tailored to the school’s specific context and goals. Intended to partner with Escape to Rigor or Solve the Puzzle of Rigor.
Prerequisite: Escape to Rigor or Solve the Puzzle of Rigor
Platform training for observers using iObservation with the Marzano models. Includes hands-on technical training, asynchronous academy courses, and scoring calibration modules for certifying observer accuracy.
TEACHER OBSERVER
Hands-on technical training of the iObservation platform. Participants learn vital platform features and practice applying FTEM to document evidence and provide objective, growth-oriented feedback to teachers.
Prerequisite: FTEM Making the Transition or 3-Day Progression
TEACHER OBSERVER
Asynchronous online modules — an on-demand version of the 3-day observer progression. Upon completion, participants can conduct a standards-based observation and provide accurate, specific feedback using evidence from a Planning Conference, Classroom Observation, and Reflection Conference. Priced per user.
TEACHER OBSERVER
Scoring calibration modules for improving observation accuracy. Master-scored classroom videos let districts measure and analyze observer accuracy. Two formats: Practice (master scoring team provides answers to improve calibration) and Secure (answer key sealed for repeat use as a certification assessment).
Prerequisite: Session managers complete a 1-hr virtual orientation
Sessions are designed to build on each other. Following the recommended sequence means observers and teachers encounter concepts in the right order — and never arrive at a session before they’re ready for it. The order of the four implementation sessions for teachers is determined by the district.
| Session | Transitioning | New to Marzano |
|---|---|---|
| FTEM: Planning for Implementation | Recommended | Recommended |
| FTEM: Making the Transition | Recommended | Not indicated |
| FTEM: Deepening the Transition | Recommended | Not indicated |
| FTEM: 3-day Progression | Not indicated | Recommended |
| FTEM: Side-by-Side Coaching | Recommended | Recommended |
| FTEM: Supporting Inter-Rater Agreement | Recommended | Recommended |
| Session | Transitioning | New to Marzano |
|---|---|---|
| FTEM: Making the Transition | Recommended | Not indicated |
| FTEM: Introduction & Overview | Not indicated | Recommended |
| FTEM: Conditions for Learning | Recommended | Recommended |
| FTEM: Monitoring for Learning | Recommended | Recommended |
| FTEM: Identifying Critical Content | Recommended | Recommended |
| FTEM: Standards-Based Planning | Recommended | Recommended |
The four implementation sessions are highly recommended in the first years. District determines order.
Back to teacher sessionCompanion resources designed to work alongside PD sessions — most effective when introduced during or immediately after a related session.
$29.95
Dr. Marzano defines rigor and shows how every teacher can make their lessons rigorous. Pairs with the Rigor for All PD sessions.
ISBN: 978-1-943920-66-2
$29.95
Companion reading for the Focused School Leader Evaluation Model. Most up-to-date literature on leadership roles and responsibilities.
ISBN: 978-1-943920-53-2
$4.95 laminated · $4.95 download
All 23 core competencies at a glance. Creates alignment across a school or district for consistent, thorough implementation.
ISBN: 978-1-943920-24-2
$8.95 laminated · $4.95 download
A must-have for superintendents, principals, and assistant principals. Illustrates the full Marzano hierarchical evaluation system with success maps for all four models.
ISBN: 978-1-943920-62-4
$4.95 laminated · $4.95 download
Teaching map on one side, Marzano taxonomy of educational objectives on the other. Quick reference for daily instructional planning.
ISBN: 978-1-941112-42-7
$29.95
Helps teachers plan, teach, reflect, and monitor students for desired results. Titles include Identifying Critical Content, Examining Reasoning, Engaging in Cognitively Complex Tasks, and nine more.
View all titlesOur specialists will review your current implementation stage, existing training history, and district goals — and recommend the right progression for observers, teachers, and leaders.
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