by mlicausi | Oct 19, 2015 | Grading, Marzano Scales
Is your school using the Marzano Framework, strategies, vocabulary, or iObservations for Teacher Evaluations? Are you required to use Learning Goals and Scales, but don’t know where to start? Let me share my own classroom experiences with you in this 30-page...
by mlicausi | Sep 6, 2015 | Assessment, Free Resources, Grading, Marzano Scales, Math, Motivation, Parent Communication, Portfolios, Professional Development, Teacher Evaluations
Do you get a bit frazzled preparing for conferences? Parents have a million questions and you have 10-15 minutes to explain 10-20 weeks of progress. I used to stress about where to begin the conversation. Then I figured out how to make it visual so I had less...
by mlicausi | Aug 30, 2015 | Assessment, Free Resources, Grading, Marzano Scales, Parent Communication
Once Marzano’s The Art and Science of Teaching became the adopted frame-work for our teacher evaluations, everyone was making learning goals and scales, and trying to figure out how to apply them to grading for students. The exact percentage alignments...
by mlicausi | Aug 23, 2015 | Assessment, Classroom Management, Free Resources, Grading, Grading, Marzano Scales
Are you in a school or district that requires that you post learning goals with Marzano Scales in your classroom? Are you evaluated based on Marano’s framework or iObservations? Have you tried using a general scale in your classroom but they just don’t...
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 26, 2015 | Assessment, Marzano Scales, Math, Professional Development
Are you using Learning Scales and wondering why you aren’t seeing amazing student growth? Marzano’s research (2009) claims that, “Tracking Learning Goals and Scoring Scales” is a strategy that can produce student gains of up to 34 percentile...
