John Taylor Almarode

Dr. John Almarode is a bestselling author and an Associate Professor of Education at James Madison University. He was awarded the inaugural Sarah Miller Luck Endowed Professorship in 2015 and received an Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia in 2021. Before his academic career, John started as a mathematics and science teacher in Augusta County, Virginia. As an author, John has written multiple educational books focusing on science and mathematics, and he has co-created a new framework for developing, implementing, and sustaining professional learning communities called PLC+. Dr. Almarode's work has been presented to the US Congress, the Virginia Senate, and the US Department of Education.

John and his colleagues have also focused a lot of attention on the process of implementation – taking evidence-based practices and moving them from intention to implementation, potential to impact through a series of on-your-feet-guides around PLCs, Visible Learning, Visible Teaching, and the SOLO Taxonomy.

Certified In

Distance Learning
How Tutoring Works
PLC+
Success Criteria
Teacher Clarity
Visible Learning+ Foundation Series
Visible Learning+ Impact Series
Visible Learning+ Impact Coaching
Visible Learning in Early Childhood
Visible Learning for Mathematics

Books

Teacher Clarity

Four Necessary Components for High-Impact Student Learning

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Kierstan Barbee

The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning Posters (5-pack)

By: John Hattie, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode and Taryl Hansen

The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning

An Introduction to What Works Best In Schools

By: John Hattie, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and John Taylor Almarode

The Mathematics Playbook

Implementing What Works Best in the Classroom

By: John Taylor Almarode, Kateri Thunder, Michelle Shin, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

BUNDLE: Fisher: The Teacher Clarity Playbook 2e + Almarode: The Success Criteria Playbook

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode, Kierstan Barbee, Olivia Amador Valerio, Joseph Michael Assof and Kateri Thunder

The Teacher Clarity Playbook, Grades K-12

A Hands-On Guide to Creating Learning Intentions and Success Criteria for Organized, Effective Instruction

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode, Kierstan Barbee, Olivia Amador Valerio and Joseph Michael Assof

How Scaffolding Works

A Playbook for Supporting and Releasing Responsibility to Students

By: Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher and John Taylor Almarode

The Early Childhood Education Playbook

By: Kateri Thunder, John Taylor Almarode, Alisha Demchak, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

How Feedback Works

A Playbook

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

Visible Learning in Early Childhood

By: Kateri Thunder, John Taylor Almarode and John Hattie

How Learning Works

A Playbook

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

How Tutoring Works

Six Steps to Grow Motivation and Accelerate Student Learning

By: Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher and John Taylor Almarode

The Quick Guide to Simultaneous, Hybrid, and Blended Learning

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode and Aleigha Henderson-Rosser

The Success Criteria Playbook

A Hands-On Guide to Making Learning Visible and Measurable

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Kateri Thunder and Nancy Frey

Great Teaching by Design

From Intention to Implementation in the Visible Learning Classroom

By: John Hattie, Vince Bustamante, John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

BUNDLE: Almarode: On-Your-Feet Guide: The SOLO Taxonomy: 10 Pack

By: John Taylor Almarode

On-Your-Feet Guide: The SOLO Taxonomy

By: John Taylor Almarode

The Distance Learning Playbook for College and University Instruction

Teaching for Engagement and Impact in Any Setting

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode and John Hattie

The PLC+ Activator’s Guide

By: Dave Nagel, John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Karen T. Flories

On-Your-Feet Guide: Understanding PLC+

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode, Dave Nagel and Karen T. Flories

BUNDLE: Almarode: The On-Your-Feet Guide to Visible Learning: Assessment-Capable Teachers: 10 Pack

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and John Hattie

BUNDLE: Almarode: The On-Your-Feet Guide to Visible Learning: Assessment-Capable Learners: 10 Pack

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and John Hattie

The On-Your-Feet Guide to Visible Learning

Assessment-Capable Teachers

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and John Hattie

The On-Your-Feet Guide to Visible Learning

Assessment-Capable Learners

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and John Hattie

The PLC+ Playbook, Grades K-12

A Hands-On Guide to Collectively Improving Student Learning

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode, Karen T. Flories and Dave Nagel

PLC+

Better Decisions and Greater Impact by Design

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode, Karen T. Flories and Dave Nagel

Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades 3-5

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Kateri Thunder, Sara Delano Moore, John Hattie and Nancy Frey

Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades K-2

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Kateri Thunder, John Hattie and Nancy Frey

Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades 6-8

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Joseph Michael Assof, Sara Delano Moore, John Hattie and Nancy Frey

Clarity for Learning

Five Essential Practices That Empower Students and Teachers

By: John Taylor Almarode and Kara Vandas