The High Reliability Teacher: Ensuring Effective Instruction in Every Classroom (Teacher Effectiveness, Instructional Coaching, Professional Learning, Continuous Improvement)

Teacher effectiveness is one of the strongest drivers of student learning—and it can be developed. In The High Reliability Teacher, the authors present a structured pathway for educators to systematically develop their instructional practices. The book walks teachers through the HRT program’s three levels, helping them measure student learning more effectively and build expertise that improves classroom outcomes over time. .

• Use purposeful and deliberate practice to develop instructional expertise
• Define a comprehensive model of instruction to guide unit and lesson planning
• Align assessments to learning progressions as a basis for accurately measuring student progress
• Create valid and reliable feedback mechanisms that inform teaching and learning
• Cultivate collaborative professional development opportunities across a school or district

Contents:
Introduction: Origins of the High Reliability Teacher Process
Chapter 1: High Reliability Teacher Level 1—Effective Use of Instructional Strategies
Chapter 2: High Reliability Teacher Level 2—Student Learning
Chapter 3: High Reliability Teacher Level 3—Valid and Reliable Feedback
Chapter 4: Districtwide and Schoolwide Approaches to HRT Certification
Appendix
References and Resources
Index

Robert J. Marzano, PhD, is cofounder and chief academic officer of Marzano Resources in Denver, Colorado. During his 50 years in the field of education, he has worked with educators as a speaker and trainer and has authored more than 70 books and 250 articles on topics such as instruction, assessment, writing and implementing standards, cognition, effective leadership, and school intervention. His books include The New Art and Science of Teaching, Five Big Ideas for Leading a High Reliability School, Assessment Literacy for Educators, Marzano Mastery Approaches, Leaders of Learning, and the Classroom Strategies series. His practical translations of the latest research and theory into classroom strategies are known internationally and widely practiced by both teachers and administrators.
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.

Cameron L. Rains, EdD, is the chief executive officer of Solution Tree, where he works with schools, districts, and state education agencies to ensure all students are learning at high levels. Previously, he was a teacher, an instructional coach, and an administrator in multiple capacities. Most recently, he served as the assistant superintendent for Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation in Indiana, where the schools and district were recognized as certified High Reliability Schools.
Dr. Rains is passionate about school improvement and applying research findings in the school environment. He has coauthored many articles and books, including Leading a High Reliability School, Stronger Together: Answering the Questions of Collaborative Leadership, and Professional Learning Communities at Work and High Reliability Schools: Cultures of Continuous Learning.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s in educational leadership from Indiana University. He also holds an educational specialist degree and a doctorate in educational leadership from Ball State University.

Shelley Gies, EdD, is a full-time Marzano Resources associate. She is the former director of curriculum and instruction and a former building-level principal in central Indiana. She also spent 23 years as a classroom teacher, serving grades K–6.
Dr. Gies’s background and focus areas include leading schools and districts through research-based instructional elements, school-improvement initiatives, formative assessment practices, and standards-based learning and reporting.
Dr. Gies received her elementary education degree from Franklin College and her master’s degree from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. She earned her education specialist degree, doctoral degree, building-level administrator license, and superintendent license from Ball State University.

Johnathon Lee is a regional business office manager for a national organization specializing in educational research, evaluation, professional development, consulting, and product development. He supports project management, budgeting, and stakeholder communication to help deliver complex, multi-district initiatives effectively. Prior to this role, Lee spent 13 years with Marzano Resources as a program manager, where he played an instrumental role in the logistical development of the High Reliability Schools framework and in process innovation for the High Reliability Teacher program.
Lee’s work reflects a strong commitment to supporting data-informed decision making, organizational effectiveness, and sustainable systems that improve outcomes for schools and districts.
Lee earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of the Cumberlands and a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in project management from the University of Southern Indiana. During his master’s program, he was selected as a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Additionally, he holds an executive education certificate in project management from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and is a lifetime member of the Indiana University Alumni Association.

Philip B. Warrick, EdD spent the first 25 years of his education career as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and superintendent, with experience leading schools in the states of Nebraska and Texas. Dr. Warrick received the 1998 Nebraska Outstanding New Principal of the Year and the 2005 Nebraska State High School Principal of the Year—and in 2003, he was one of the initial participants in the Nebraska Educational Leadership Institute, conducted by the Gallup Corporation at Gallup University in Omaha. In 2008, Dr. Warrick was hired as the campus principal at Round Rock High School in Round Rock, Texas. In 2010, he was invited to be an inaugural participant in the Texas Principals’ Visioning Institute, where he collaborated with other principals from the state to develop a vision for effective practices in Texas schools. In 2011, Dr. Warrick joined the Solution Tree–Marzano Resources team; he works as an author and global consultant in the areas of High Reliability Schools leadership, instruction and instructional coaching, assessment, grading, and collaborative teaming.
Dr. Warrick earned a bachelor’s degree from Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska, and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
To learn more about Dr. Warrick’s work, follow @pbwarrick on X.