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About the Authors

Robert J. Marzano, PhD, is the cofounder and chief academic officer of Marzano Resources in Denver, Colorado. Throughout his forty years in the field of education, he has become a speaker, trainer, and author of more than thirty books and 150 articles on topics such as instruction, assessment, writing and implementing standards, cognition, effective leadership, and school intervention. His books include The Art and Science of Teaching, Leaders of Learning, On Excellence in Teaching, Effective Supervision, the Classroom Strategies series, and Using Common Core Standards to Enhance Classroom Instruction and Assessment. His practical translations of the most current research and theory into classroom strategies are known internationally and are widely practiced by both teachers and administrators. He 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.

Julia A. Simms, EdM, MA, is director of content and resources for Marzano Resources in Denver, Colorado. She has worked in K–12 education as a classroom teacher, gifted education specialist, teacher leader, and coach. She is coauthor of Coaching Classroom Instruction and Using Common Core Standards to Enhance Classroom Instruction and Assessment and has led school- and district-level professional development on a variety of topics, including literacy instruction and intervention, classroom and schoolwide differentiation, and instructional technology. She received her bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and her master’s degrees in educational administration and K–12 literacy from Colorado State University and the University of Northern Colorado, respectively.