by mlicausi | Aug 3, 2020 | Grading
What’s the most important reason to use proficiency scales? One word. INCLUSION. The goal of proficiency scales is not to be one more complicated thing on your to-do list, but to accommodate your students at ALL LEVELS at the same time. Four Levels of...
by mlicausi | Apr 4, 2020 | Differentiation, goal setting, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Math, Parent Communication
Are you a parent, figuring out what to work on with your child at home? Are you a teacher trying to teach online? The COVID-19 experience has revolutionized distance learning and created an even greater need for parent-teacher communication! My name is Melanie...
by mlicausi | Feb 9, 2020 | Common Core Math, Free Resources, Grading, Motivation, Visual Problem Solving
Kids LOVE origami, at least my students always have. In an effort to get kids working together as a team, here is a fun way to assign groups and ‘solidify’ partnerships using one simple origami fold. Students can leave their group piece in a special place...
by mlicausi | Feb 2, 2020 | Grading
You may already get how your learning objectives fit into a proficiency scale, but what about your students? Have you ever spent a lot of time planning a lesson or unit, and then realized, ugh… this is too hard or too easy, and now I have to change my approach! Nobody...
by mlicausi | Jan 26, 2020 | Grading
Do you ever look at all your proficiency scales and feel overwhelmed? Not only do you have to cover 20-30 learning standards in each subject, but now you have 4 different levels to differentiate for? Did you know that you might get away with emphasizing just 5-6...
by mlicausi | Jan 12, 2020 | Assessment, Common Core, Common Core Math, Differentiation, Grading, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Math, Ratios & Proportion, Visual Problem Solving
Pre-testing and post-testing is the easy part; but how do you TEACH differently with Standards based grading? Proficiency Scales are all about helping students show growth in small steps instead of being overwhelmed by a year-end goal that seems way over their head....
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