by mlicausi | Feb 18, 2016 | Assessment, Common Core, Common Core Math, Differentiation, Free Resources, goal setting, Grading, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Math, Most Successful Teaching Strategies
Heather F. had a good question on TpT; How do Quizzes fit into student Assessment when using scales? Assessment can seem overwhelming, especially if your school or district requires their own special brand of data tracking. In the classroom it’s imperative that...
by mlicausi | Feb 12, 2016 | Australian Standards ACARA, Classroom Management, Common Core, Cooperation, Free Resources, Gifted and Talented Resources, goal setting, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Most Successful Teaching Strategies, Motivation
Everyday heroes are the people who do amazing things, generous things, inspiring things, in everyday situations that aren’t usually mentioned in the newspapers or history books. To motivate students with everyday heroes means to expose them to examples of people...
by mlicausi | Jan 8, 2016 | Assessment, Common Core, Common Core Math, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), goal setting, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Math, Most Successful Teaching Strategies, Professional Development
So, how do you write a Marzano Scale that works? Continuing the theme of writing goals with your students for the new year, this third post is going to divulge my most helpful tips for how to write specific Marzano Scales. I’m going to share with you the...
by mlicausi | Jan 1, 2016 | Assessment, Common Core, Common Core Math, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), goal setting, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Most Successful Teaching Strategies, Motivation
If you already do some goal-setting with your students then you’re off to a great start for the New Year. In my last post I discussed an article about goal-setting it students and the importance of “past and future authoring”; which means your...
by mlicausi | Dec 20, 2015 | Assessment, Classroom Management, Common Core, Free Resources, goal setting, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Most Successful Teaching Strategies, Motivation
Okay, so you just finished the quarter a few days ago and planning your January lessons is the furthest thing from your mind! I thought the same thing for a minute, then I realized that when I’m relaxed, leisurely, and I don’t have to be planning anything,...
by mlicausi | Aug 8, 2015 | Assessment, Australian Standards ACARA, Common Core, Common Core Math, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), goal setting, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Most Successful Teaching Strategies, Professional Development
Initially, Marzano Scales were forced on me through some district professional development. After starting to use them I really saw the benefit for students and the response I got from them was amazing!! Here are my top 7 reasons to use Marzano Scales in any...