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**Welcome to //The Perfect Marriage: Instructional Strategies and Technology!//**
This is an blended online course for educators who want to improve their classroom instruction. We're glad you've decided to participate in this exciting and challenging learning experience. The goal of this course is to help teachers improve student achievement by implementing research-based instructional strategies supported by the effective use of technology. During this course you will:
 * explore the high-yield instructional strategies researched by Marzano and learn how technology can enrich them in th classroom
 * determine how the strategies and technology can be implemented in your practice
 * document your learning using online tools.
 * share artifacts, insights and products from your learning experience

**Why Instructional Strategies and Technology?**
Does the way you teach have an impact on student learning? Absolutely! Researchers Robert Marzano, Debra Pickering, and Jane Pollock from McREL conducted a meta-analysis of hundreds of published studies to find out what works best in terms of classroom instruction. Their resultsare proven instructional strategies that have a positive impact on student achievement when used in any content area or at any grade level. You likely already use many of these strategies in your teaching. In this course, you will study each strategy and then combine it with an online tool for even greater impact. When aligned with these strategies, technology helps you teach more effectively and truly engage digital-age learners in meaningful ways.

**Instructors**
Carol Mayer, Instructional Technology Consultant, Wayne RESA Virginia Winters, School Improvement Consultant, Wayne RESA

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Course Creators
This course has been adapted from one originally created by: **Jacki Campbell**, Instructional Technology Consultant, Wayne RESA campbej@resa.net - 734.334.1326 **Andy Mann,** Instructional Technology Consultant, Muskegon ISD amann@muskegonisd.org - 231.767.7242 **Carol Mayer**, Instructional Technology Consultant, Wayne RESA mayerc@resa.net - 734.334.1423