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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!
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3rd Grade ELA Marzano Proficiency Scale Posters for Differentiation - EDITABLE
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. These Posters 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 Uti
3rd
English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.3.1
, RL.3.2
, RL.3.3
+51
Also included in: 3rd Gd ELA Standards Based Reading Comprehension Assessment BUNDLE
6th Grade Math Leveled Assessment for Standards Based Proficiency - EDITABLE
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffold for learning. These Assessments 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, Comprehens
6th
Math Test Prep
CCSS
6.G.A.1
, 6.G.A.2
, 6.G.A.3
+44
Also included in: 6th Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
4th Grade Math Standards Based Assessment with Proficiency Scale - EDITABLE
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffolding for learning. These Assessments 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, Compreh
4th
Math Test Prep
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.2
, 4.MD.A.3
+34
Also included in: 4th Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
5th Grade Math Leveled Assessment for Standards Based Proficiency Scale Editable
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffolding for learning. These Assessments 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, Compreh
5th
Math Test Prep
CCSS
5.MD.A.1
, 5.MD.B.2
, 5.MD.C.3
+37
Also included in: 5th Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
2nd Grade Math Leveled Assessment for Standards Based Proficiency - Editable
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffolding for learning.These Assessments 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, Comprehe
2nd
Math Test Prep
Also included in: 2nd Grade Standards Based BUNDLE for Differentiation in Math & Reading
3rd Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffolding for learning. These Posters lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom or Marzano Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Comprehension,
3rd
Math
CCSS
3.MD.A.1
, 3.MD.A.2
, 3.MD.B.3
+34
3rd Grade Math Leveled Assessment for Standards Based Proficiency - EDITABLE
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffolding for learning. These Assessments 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, Compreh
3rd
Math Test Prep
CCSS
3.MD.A.1
, 3.MD.A.2
, 3.MD.B.3
+34
Also included in: 3rd Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
5th Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
Standards Based resources are the ultimate differentiation tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffolding for learning. These Posters 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, Anal
5th
Math
CCSS
5.MD.A.1
, 5.MD.C.3
, 5.MD.C.3a
+36
7th Grade Math Leveled Assessment for Standards Based Proficiency - EDITABLE
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffolding for learning. These Assessments lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom’s or Marzano Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Comprehen
7th
Math Test Prep
CCSS
7.G.A.1
, 7.G.A.2
, 7.G.A.3
+40
Also included in: 7th Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
4th Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffold for learning. These Posters lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom or Marzano Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Comprehension, Ana
4th
Math
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.2
, 4.MD.A.3
+31
6th Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffolding for learning. These Posters 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, Comprehensi
6th
Math Test Prep
CCSS
6.G.A.1
, 6.G.A.2
, 6.G.A.3
+44
1st Grade Math Leveled Assessment for Standards Based Proficiency Scale
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. These Assessments 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
1st
Math Test Prep
CCSS
1.MD.A.1
, 1.MD.A.2
, 1.MD.B.3
+21
Also included in: 1st Grade Standards Based BUNDLE for Differentiation in Math & Reading
8th Grade Math Leveled Assessment for Standards Based Proficiency - EDITABLE
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffold for learning. These Assessments 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, Comprehens
8th
Math Test Prep
CCSS
8.G.A.1
, 8.G.A.1a
, 8.G.A.1b
+33
Also included in: 8th Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
8th Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
POSTERS: Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffold for learning. These Posters lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom’s or Marzano Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Compre
8th
Math Test Prep
CCSS
8.G.A.1
, 8.G.A.1a
, 8.G.A.1b
+33
7th Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
POSTERS: Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They 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. Also known as a scaffolding for learning. These Posters 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, C
7th
Math Test Prep
CCSS
7.G.A.1
, 7.G.A.2
, 7.G.A.3
+40
Metric Conversion Board Games! Practice Decimal & Place Value Understanding
This document includes two board games: Overloaded Liters, and Metric Mountain. The games include directions, game boards, game cards, and charts to help students calculate their conversions and the money that they earn to win! These games primarily relate to the Common Core metric conversion standards in grades 4 and 5, but are a challenging review of place value and decimal concepts. The game cards ask students to convert smaller to larger measurements (5th grade skill), and larger to smaller
5th - 8th
Math, Place Value
Also included in: 3rd Grade Math Standards Based Assessment BUNDLE for Differentiation
4th Grade ELA Bilingual Leveled Proficiency Scale Posters - Differentiation
Fill your bilingual word wall with learning objectives! Whether you teach ELL, ESL, Spanish Immersion, or just want to communicate better with your Spanish-Speaking students; these bilingual posters will give you the exact language you need to keep your students engaged in content while they master English. These poster pages present Learning Goals and Scales aligned to a growth mindset and the Common Core Math standards, as well as Florida and most states. Inspired by Marzano's research in “The
4th
English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.2
, RL.4.3
+51
7th Grade ELA Bilingual Standards Based Proficiency Scale Posters
Fill your bilingual word wall with learning objectives! Whether you teach ELL, ESL, Spanish Immersion, or just want to communicate better with your Spanish-Speaking students; these bilingual posters will give you the exact language you need to keep your students engaged in content while they master English. These poster pages present Learning Goals and Scales aligned to a growth mindset and the Common Core Math standards, as well as Florida and most states. Inspired by Marzano's research in “The
7th
English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.7.1
, RL.7.2
, RL.7.3
+49
6th Grade ELA Bilingual Standards Based Proficiency Scale Posters
Fill your bilingual word wall with learning objectives! Whether you teach ELL, ESL, Spanish Immersion, or just want to communicate better with your Spanish-Speaking students; these bilingual posters will give you the exact language you need to keep your students engaged in content while they master English. These poster pages present Learning Goals and Scales aligned to a growth mindset and the Common Core Math standards, as well as Florida and most states. Inspired by Marzano's research in “The
6th
English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.2
, RL.6.3
+59
5th Grade ELA Bilingual Leveled Proficiency Scale Posters - Differentiation
Fill your bilingual word wall with learning objectives! Whether you teach ELL, ESL, Spanish Immersion, or just want to communicate better with your Spanish-Speaking students; these bilingual posters will give you the exact language you need to keep your students engaged in content while they master English. These poster pages present Learning Goals and Scales aligned to a growth mindset and the Common Core Math standards, as well as Florida and most states. Inspired by Marzano's research in “The
4th - 5th
English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.5.1
, RL.5.2
, RL.5.3
+56
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Experience
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!
Teaching style
There’s a story about Michelangelo that I find to be a perfect analogy for the gift of teaching. He was asked how he got the ideas for his beautiful sculptures, and he replied that he saw the figures within, and chipped away the excess to reveal them. He didn’t see himself as the “former” of his subjects, but the “revealer” of their own nature. Children have always been such a joyful and beautiful expression of LIFE to me. As much as we try to “sculpt”, “form”, or “mold” their young minds, they are who they are, with their own special dignity and destiny. I see the job of a teacher as a person with the compassion and insight to see the potential, gifts and weaknesses, of each child and guide them in a constructive direction. Knowing your content is necessary, but knowing your students is what makes the biggest impact in their education.
To see a video presentation on teaching with proficiency scales, visit my YouTube channel...
https://youtu.be/p-zfV8WLnXE?si=cK1gol5vNIf6Yjar
Awards & shining teacher moments
My greatest reward is the energy and joy that comes from all those little smiling faces!
My own education history
I graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Child Development, and a Biology minor. I then returned for an M.A. in Literacy and Language Instruction. Even though I have a natural affinity for math and sciences, I chose a Masters program centered around language arts because I wanted to develop in this area professionally. My credentials include certificates in Early Childhood and Elementary Education; as well as endorsements in Reading, Gifted Instruction, and Structured English Immersion.
Additional biographical information
My personal interests include travel, and the arts. I have visited several European countries and Australia. I enjoy singing in choirs, playing guitar, creating two and three-dimensional crafts, hiking, and eating! (My husband is a trained chef.) I also really enjoy reading a variety of non-fiction literature, because I always learn something new.
Words to live by…
"The TRUTH will set you FREE." Jesus Christ John 8:32
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi
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