by mlicausi | Feb 1, 2016 | Assessment, Australian Standards ACARA, Differentiation, Marzano Scales
The Year 4 Australian Leveled Assessments with Marzano Scales based on the Australian Standards for Year 4 Number and Place Value are almost done! I really wanted them finished before your new school year started, but life of course got in the way a bit! We does out...
by mlicausi | Jan 8, 2016 | Assessment, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), Grading, Marzano Scales, Math, Professional Development
So, how do you write a Marzano Scale that works? Continuing the theme of writing goals with your students for the new year, this third post is going to divulge my most helpful tips for how to write specific Marzano Scales. I’m going to share with you the...
by mlicausi | Jan 1, 2016 | Assessment, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), Marzano Scales, Math, Motivation
If you already do some goal-setting with your students then you’re off to a great start for the New Year. In my last post I discussed an article about goal-setting it students and the importance of “past and future authoring”; which means your...
by mlicausi | Aug 8, 2015 | Assessment, Australian Standards ACARA, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), Grading, Marzano Scales, Math, Professional Development
Initially, Marzano Scales were forced on me through some district professional development. After starting to use them I really saw the benefit for students and the response I got from them was amazing!! Here are my top 7 reasons to use Marzano Scales in any...
by mlicausi | Jul 16, 2015 | Differentiation, Free Resources, Marzano Scales, Math
Marzano scales are not that easy to create on your own, and even more difficult as you try to dissect what little background knowledge that young children have. After a bit of procrastination, I decided on a format that I felt, after having taught first and second...
by mlicausi | Jul 12, 2015 | Assessment, Differentiation, Marzano Scales, Math
Is it just me, or is it a little bit time-consuming to create unique Marzano scales? What I find most difficult is deciding what content or sub-goal should be at each level under the primary goal. When I am developing assessments, I usually define each sub-goal as a...
