by mlicausi | Jan 30, 2024 | Common Core, Common Core Math, ELA (English Language Arts), Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Most Successful Teaching Strategies, Motivation
First of all, Thank you for the feedback! If you follow my work on Teacherspayteachers.com, or have personally contacted me about my work, then you already know that I take your suggestions seriously! I try to make revisions or meet requests as often as possible....
by mlicausi | Feb 23, 2022 | Differentiation, Math, Most Successful Teaching Strategies
If you work with Higher Order Thinking skills (Marzano or Bloom’s Taxonomy), you know that vocabulary mastery is more than memorizing definitions. Our goal is for kids to comprehend and apply vocabulary in the right contexts. Demonstrating GROWTH in vocabulary...
by mlicausi | Nov 5, 2021 | Grading
Classroom time always feels too short to do everything we know we’re supposed to do! Connect to students’ prior knowledge, scaffold learning, repeat vocabulary, give multiple opportunities for practice, give students think time, engage with manipulatives, and of...
by mlicausi | Dec 8, 2019 | Assessment, Common Core, Common Core Math, Differentiation, ELA (English Language Arts), goal setting, Grading, Learning Goals and Scales, Marzano Scales, Math
Standards based grading means that you can pre-assess and post-assess your elementary 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...
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...