by mlicausi | Feb 1, 2016 | Assessment, Australian Standards ACARA, Differentiation, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Math
The Year 4 Australian Leveled Assessments with Marzano Scales based on the Australian Standards for Year 4 Number and Place Value are almost done! I really wanted them finished before your new school year started, but life of course got in the way a bit! We does out...
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 6, 2016 | Classroom Management, Common Core, Marzano Scales, Most Successful Teaching Strategies, Motivation
“I want to fly; but I don’t have wings.” – I was almost in tears when my two-year old daughter said this to me. We were sitting on the back patio watching the birds swoop over the canal in the drizzles. She has an inmate sense of adventure that...
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 | Nov 9, 2015 | Behavior, Classroom Management, Cooperation, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Most Successful Teaching Strategies, Motivation
This is the time of year that I LOVE doing projects!! It can be a nice break from the constant demands of academic thinking, but it is also hard for me to justify the classroom time unless I can connect it to some other learning. I loved the classic...