STEM Leadership: Change is Crucial
Learning A-Z Cofounder Robert Holl discusses the need for educational reform, focusing on science education.
Learn More STEM Leadership: Change is CrucialRobert Holl is Founder and former President of Learning A-Z, a division of Cambium Learning. He has devoted his entire career to education, serving as a classroom teacher after graduating from college. He earned both Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees. After ten years, he left teaching to begin his publishing career. Bob has spent over 35 years in the publishing industry, serving as Vice President Editor-in-Chief for Addison-Wesley Publishing and Scott Foresman Publishing companies, Vice President of Development for Video Discovery and for The Wright Group. In 2000, he founded Learning A-Z. Bob and his wife reside in Tucson, Arizona.
Learning A-Z Cofounder Robert Holl discusses the need for educational reform, focusing on science education.
Learn More STEM Leadership: Change is CrucialTeachers constantly struggle to manage instructional time. Efficiency is essential for achieving the highest “effect size,” a term we’ll discuss in detail in this series.
Learn More Teacher Efficiency and High Effect SizeBecause instructional time is limited, it's important for teachers to spend that time efficiently, focusing on activities that deliver the most educational value.
Learn More Teacher ClarityProviding constructive feedback to individual students leads to positive learning outcomes, and the quality of feedback matters much more than quantity.
Learn More The Importance of FeedbackSetting clear expectations and ensuring students know what successful learning looks like brings clarity to teaching and to learning.
Learn More Expectations: Learning Outcomes Through the Eyes of StudentsStill the most popular teaching practice, direct instruction promotes student engagement and boasts a very high effect size.
Learn More Direct InstructionRegardless of what a student learns, practice is essential to mastery. A quality lesson on any skill must be followed by sufficient practice.
Learn More Plentiful PracticeEnjoy this fascinating series on Effect Size, a discussion of useful teaching practices.
Learn More Effect Size: A Series