by mlicausi | Sep 14, 2015 | Grading
Don’t forget to Sign up for the FREE Common Core Math Quizzes this month by following my blog! “Follow by Email” in the menu bar. This Saturday the 19th, I will be presenting a session on “How to Increase Student Engagement with Learning Goals...
by mlicausi | Sep 11, 2015 | Grading
I hope the new school year has begun smoothly for all of you! Summer always seems to go by so quickly and then you hit the ground running into a new school year. The plus side is that you’ve just begun and there’s plenty of time to make sure your students...
by mlicausi | Sep 6, 2015 | Assessment, Common Core Math, Free Resources, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Most Successful Teaching Strategies, Motivation, Parent Communication, Portfolios, Professional Development, Teacher Evaluations
Do you get a bit frazzled preparing for conferences? Parents have a million questions and you have 10-15 minutes to explain 10-20 weeks of progress. I used to stress about where to begin the conversation. Then I figured out how to make it visual so I had less...
by mlicausi | Aug 30, 2015 | Assessment, Common Core, Free Resources, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Parent Communication
Once Marzano’s The Art and Science of Teaching became the adopted frame-work for our teacher evaluations, everyone was making learning goals and scales, and trying to figure out how to apply them to grading for students. The exact percentage alignments...
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...