Jane E. Pollock, Ph.D., Learning Horizon, Inc., a former ESL and general education classroom teacher and school administrator, specializes in teaching and supervising learning. A frequent presenter and keynote speaker at national and international conferences, Janie shares research, but also practical methods for classroom teachers to use to make extraordinary gains.
Dr. Pollock is the author of Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time (2007), Feedback: The Hinge-Factor that Joins Teaching and Learning (2011), i5: teaching thinking, teaching innovation (2012), and the co-author of Dimensions of Learning Teacher and Training Manuals (1996), Assessment, Grading and Record Keeping (1999), Classroom InstructionThat Works (2001), Improving Student Learning One Principal at a Time (2009) and Minding the Achievement Gap One Classroom at a Time (2012).
Dr. Pollock is an adjunct faculty member for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and various universities in the United States. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Dr. Pollock earned degrees at the University of Colorado and Duke University. She can be reached by e-mail at learninghorizon@msn.com
Publications
Pollock, J. E. (2012 pending) i5: teaching thinking, teaching innovation.
Pollock, J. E., Ford, S. M. & Black, M. (2012). Improving student learning by minding the gap. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA
Pollock, J. E. (2011). Feedback: the hinge factor that joins teaching and learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press
Pollock, J. E., Ford, S. M. (2009) Improving student learning one principal at a time. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA
Pollock, J. E. (2007) Improving student learning one teacher at a time. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA.
Marzano, R.J., Pickering, D., Pollock, J.E. (2001) Classroom instruction that works. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA.
Marzano, R.J., Pollock, J.E. (2001) Developing Minds, 3rd Edition: Chapter 6 “Standards-based Thinking and Reasoning Skills.” Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA.
Marzano, R.J., Whisler, J.S., Dean, C.B., Pollock, J.E. (2000) Research into practice series: effective instructional practices.Aurora, CO: McREL.
Marzano, R.J., Zeno, B., Pollock, J.E. (2000). Research into practice series: assessment, grading, and record keeping. Aurora, CO: McREL.
Marzano, R.J., Pickering, D., Pollock, J.E., et. al. (1997). Dimensions of learning, Teacher's Manual, 2nd Edition, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA.
Marzano, R.J., Pickering, D., Pollock, J.E., et. al. (1997). Dimensions of learning Trainer's Manual, 2nd Edition, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA.