by mlicausi | Sep 29, 2014 | Assessment, Certificates, Common Core Math, Free Resources, Grading
Rereading Harry & Rosemary Wong’s book, “The First Days of School,” inspired me to start a Facebook discussion about student motivation and engagement. It’s one thing to effectively track student progress in a way that they can SEE,...
by mlicausi | Aug 20, 2014 | Classroom Management, Common Core, Common Core Math, Free Resources, Grading
Back again with Blog Hoppin’ for Teacher Week. Today’s topic is organization! I can relate to Dee Dee Willis in her confession, “I am NOT organized by nature.” It took me several years of teaching to learn how to be organized. I was always...
by mlicausi | Aug 19, 2014 | Grading, Motivation
& Today I am linking up with Blog Hoppin’ for Teacher Week. As a newer blogger it’s great to have so many excellent examples out there and people so willing to collaborate. Who am I, and why did I start blogging? My name is...
by mlicausi | Aug 17, 2014 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Differentiation, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Math, Most Successful Teaching Strategies
Everyone, kids and adults, need time to try new things out for themselves to see how it “fits.” I know for me reading directions from other people, or seeing sample pages can give me good ideas, but I may or may not interpret them the same, or be able to...
