—Daniel Domenech, Executive Director, American Association of School Administrators “In Awaken the Learner, Darrell Scott and Bob Marzano paint a masterful picture of what high achieving classrooms and schools look like. This is a mustread for all educators!” —Charles Fay, President, The Love and Logic Institute, Inc. Awaken the Learner: Finding the Source of Effective Education is a collaboration between Darrell Scott (founder of Rachel’s Challenge) and Robert J. Marzano (founder of Marzano Research). In part I, Darrell Scott describes the terrible day in 1999 when his daughter Rachel was shot and killed at Columbine High School. Rachel’s death led him to create Rachel’s Challenge, which brought him into contact with millions of students and thousands of educators and gave him unique insights about education in the United States. In part II, Robert J. Marzano explains a model of cognition, motivation, and engagement that empowers students to understand and control their emotions and decisions. He gives teachers, schools, and districts concrete guidance about how to create a curriculum that both instructs and awakens students. Together the authors outline an approach that combines instruction and inspiration to create a coherent, compassionate direction for American education. marzanoresearch.com rachelschallenge.org
Cobranded with Marzano Research and Rachel’s Challenge
AWAKEN THE LEARNER
“Americans are fortunate that Darrell Scott has been able to take the Columbine tragedy—the 1999 school shooting that took his daughter’s life—and use it as a catalyst to lead powerful presentations that have become Rachel’s Challenge. Implementing the same principles, Scott joins Robert J. Marzano in Awaken the Learner to create a blueprint for educators in an effort to transform classrooms into productive havens that translate into meaningful learning for our students while improving their cognitive skills and developing their character.”