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Robert J. Marzano, Ph.D. (b. October 8, 1946), is a nationally recognized K-12 education reformer, researcher, consultant, and developer. A well-known lecturer and trainer in successful “high probability” classroom strategies correlated to student achievement, Dr. Marzano is also developer of the widely used classroom protocol, The Art and Science of Teaching, the Marzano Teacher Evaluation Model, and the Marzano Leadership Evaluation Model used in thousands of school districts across the U.S. He is author of more than 30 books and 150 articles on topics such as instruction, assessment, writing and implementing standards, cognition, effective leadership, and school intervention. His books include Becoming a Reflective Teacher, The Highly Engaged Classroom, Designing & Assessing Educational Objectives, Making Standards Useful in the Classroom, and The Art and Science of Teaching. According to District Administration Magazine, Marzano believes that “effective education reform begins with students and teachers in their classrooms, with student achievement ‘the superordinate goal’. Dr. Marzano received a bachelor's degree from Iona College in New York, a master's degree from Seattle University, and a doctorate from the University of Washington. He began his teaching career in 1967 teaching English in New York City public schools. He is Executive Director of the Learning Sciences Marzano Center for Teacher and Leadership Evaluation, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He is also founder and CEO of the Marzano Research Laboratory in Englewood, Colorado.