by mlicausi | Nov 23, 2014 | Free Resources, Grading, Motivation, Professional Development
The same thing as everyone else I think – life to be fulfilling, manageable, easier, and enjoyable! When I first started teaching, over ten years ago, I felt a lot more freedom to do things the way I wanted; there was not the same pressures to “teach to...
by mlicausi | Nov 17, 2014 | Common Core Math, Grading
Today I'm linking up with 4th Grade Frolics for Monday Made It! One thing I was always looking for as a classroom teacher; fun games! I discovered “Who Has” games while teaching gifted resource students, and I loved the fact that it could be used...
by mlicausi | Nov 13, 2014 | Common Core Math, Free Resources, Grading, Math, Most Successful Teaching Strategies, Visual Problem Solving
So, a few days ago I linked up with Teaching Trio for the Sunday Scoop and shared some example slides of pre-algebra problems from Common Core. The examples are from an interactive whiteboard application from Hands-On Equations. I accidentally deleted it –...
by mlicausi | Oct 7, 2014 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Differentiation, Gifted and Talented Resources, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Math, Most Successful Teaching Strategies
Linking up with Middle School Math Moments for Working on It Wednesday! Is it just me, or is it a little bit time-consuming to create unique scales? The following article gives a 5-step process to create your own scales for any learning goal you choose. This might be...
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 | Sep 21, 2014 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Free Resources, Grading, Professional Development
Today I’m linking up again with Teaching Trio’s Sunday Scoop! Yesterday was the big AATM, Arizona Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference at ASU. One big highlight for me was meeting a fellow blogger and seasonedTeacherspayTeachers.com Seller,...