by mlicausi | Dec 1, 2019 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Math
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. This video will walk you through one way to get your students understanding the scale. In this second grade...
by mlicausi | Nov 24, 2019 | Common Core, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Math, Visual Problem Solving
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. Standards based grading means that you can pre-assess and post-assess your elementary students to document this...
by mlicausi | Aug 14, 2019 | Australian Standards ACARA, Common Core, ELA (English Language Arts), Free Resources, Marzano Scales, Math, Professional Development
Imagine how much you could do for your students with unlimited funds… Sound good? Did you know that you can get money to buy classroom resources on TpT? How much of your own money have you spent over the years? If you’re like most teachers, it’s probably...
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 | 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...