by mlicausi | Feb 1, 2023 | Differentiation, Gifted and Talented Resources, Marzano Scales, Math
By Melanie LiCausi of Mrs. L’s Leveled Learning What are your beliefs about differentiation? When you look at the diversity in your classroom, does it seem possible to reach every student? Maybe you haven’t tried to differentiate your lessons for some of these...
by mlicausi | Feb 23, 2020 | Differentiation, Gifted and Talented Resources, Grading, Marzano Scales, Math
Standards based grading means that you can pre-assess and post-assess your students to document their progress; but how do you TEACH differently? Proficiency Scales are all about helping students show growth in small steps instead of being overwhelmed by a year-end...
by mlicausi | Jan 5, 2020 | Differentiation, Gifted and Talented Resources, Grading, Marzano Scales, Math, Motivation
How do you differentiate Fifth grade equations with proficiency scales? 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. Pre-testing and post-testing is the...
by mlicausi | Oct 28, 2019 | Assessment, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), Gifted and Talented Resources, Grading, Marzano Scales, Portfolios, Professional Development
hhttps://youtu.be/E8FH1-iiCXI SHARE and COMMENT BELOW! I am SO excited to finally be able to bring you these very thorough and engaging resources. ELA Leveled Assessments for Reading Literature and Information which use REAL LITERATURE from a variety of sources and...
by mlicausi | Apr 29, 2018 | Assessment, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), Free Resources, Gifted and Talented Resources, Grading, 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 9, 2018 | Australian Standards ACARA, 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...
