by mlicausi | Jun 15, 2023 | Classroom Management, Differentiation
Have you ever had a really awesome resource that you just never got to use? In my classroom experience, I collected boxes of resources that stayed hidden from me most of the year because life takes over! Proficiency scales are one of those resources that need to have...
by mlicausi | Apr 25, 2017 | Classroom Management, Math, Motivation
I have always loved using games in the classroom. My students have always loved them too, whether they’re the 3rd grade elementary cuties or the big 8th grade middle school kids. I would use games every day except they’re not always easy, convenient, or...
by mlicausi | Feb 23, 2017 | Classroom Management, Marzano Scales, Professional Development, Teacher Evaluations
How do you know that your classroom routines are working? Do you have a classroom that could run itself if you step away? Think about the rules, expectations, rules, routines and procedures in your classroom. Do you feel as though your system functions like a...
by mlicausi | Jan 1, 2017 | Assessment, Classroom Management, Grading
Ever start a new resolution and wonder why you can’t keep it going? I think I’ve finally figured it out! This time I am saying “No.” Every school year I have a list of things I want to do better. Every New Year I have another resolution that I...
by mlicausi | Feb 12, 2016 | Australian Standards ACARA, Classroom Management, Cooperation, Free Resources, Gifted and Talented Resources, Marzano Scales, Motivation
Everyday heroes are the people who do amazing things, generous things, inspiring things, in everyday situations that aren’t usually mentioned in the newspapers or history books. To motivate students with everyday heroes means to expose them to examples of people...
by mlicausi | Jan 6, 2016 | Classroom Management, Marzano Scales, Motivation
“I want to fly; but I don’t have wings.” – I was almost in tears when my two-year old daughter said this to me. We were sitting on the back patio watching the birds swoop over the canal in the drizzles. She has an inmate sense of adventure that...
