Mrs L's Leveled Learning

Learning to create my own Proficiency Scales for Standards Based Grading was a painful reminder of how my students feel... thrown into new content that they didn't choose... overwhelmed by the expectations to master something unfamiliar. It's my hope that every teacher who has to implement scales will find an easy jumpstart in these resources. Proficiency Scales don't just motivate a Growth Mindset, they define how students can demonstrate mastery. Every learning standard is broken down into 4 levels of Differentiation.They lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom’s or Marzano’s Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Comprehension, Analysis/Application, and Knowledge Utilization/Synthesis). The 4 Levels demonstrated are: 4. Level 4 indicates an advanced knowledge of the skill. 3. Level 3 represents proficiency in each math standard. see the stars* 2. Level 2 will include content from the previous grade level and new vocabulary that must be applied correctly for mastery of level 3. 1. Level 1 will either be derived from sub-skills of the standard, or from the background knowledge of earlier grade levels. Melanie LiCausi taught for 12 1/2 years in early elementary classrooms and upper grades gifted resource. I fell in love with preschool kids and gradually progressed trough the grade levels during my years teaching. Specifically, I taught 2nd grade, 1st grade, 5-8th grade science and math, as well as gifted resource at two Title I schools. What I love most about teaching is the kids! Elementary and middle school children have so much natural energy and curiosity that is just begging to be guided! They love to see their own progress, and I love to see their beaming faces when they SEE themselves improve. I hope you find these resources helpful in facilitating progress with your own students. Have a great school year!