by mlicausi | Apr 29, 2018 | Assessment, Common Core, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), Free Resources, Gifted and Talented Resources, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales
If you’re using differentiation in the classroom, how do you organize your students? The purpose of differentiation is to keep students engaged! Kids that are engaged learn more, learn faster, and feel better about them selves. When content is too easy or too hard,...
by mlicausi | Feb 26, 2018 | Common Core, goal setting, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Most Successful Teaching Strategies
The greatest benefit of posting learning objectives is to increase student engagement! Post learning standards to create a VISUAL focus that students can refer to throughout a unit. Post learning goals to give your students access to the curriculum so they can take...
by mlicausi | Feb 9, 2018 | Australian Standards ACARA, Common Core Math, Free Resources, Gifted and Talented Resources, Math, Motivation
Students seldom get enough experience with measurement for the content to really stick. Especially American students, learning about the metric system. Research says that students’ attention and retention are highest when they are emotionally engaged. What...
by mlicausi | Feb 4, 2018 | Common Core, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), Gifted and Talented Resources, goal setting, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Math, Most Successful Teaching Strategies
Have you ever struggled to engage your students attention in a lesson? Most kids decide on their interest or engagement level in the first minute. If they feel unfamiliar, overwhelmed, or don’t see the relevance of content they can immediately turn off. You find...
by mlicausi | Nov 21, 2017 | Assessment, ELA (English Language Arts), Free Resources, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Parent Communication
Have you ever felt like the grades you were giving students were not carrying the messages you wanted to send? I used to feel like I knew my students pretty well. After all, I spent 7 hours a day observing and interacting with them. When it came time for assessments,...
by mlicausi | Aug 10, 2017 | Assessment, Common Core Math, Differentiation, Free Resources, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Math
Struggling to track student progress to show growth? Questions like how do you document a student’s knowledge before and after learning to track proficiency? Where do you start and how do you make sure their getting instruction at their own level? Leveled...