Mirela Fejzic

What is it? Have you ever found yourself scrummaging around to find pre-assessment data in order to create an effective lesson to meet the needs of each and every student? It can become a hassle especially when you are required to give a pre-assessment for every subject pertaining to different topics and concepts. This becomes a hassle especially when trying to find where each pre-assessment is, and reviewing the data gathered. In order to use time wisely, and take off unnecessary tasks off your plate, the tool that I want to create would have student data in one central location. This student data would be specific to math since there are many concepts that are covered throughout the school year. In math, each unit focuses on a certain skill so it may become difficult to keep track of pre-tests for each unit. To add on, there are standardized, district, and teacher testing. Some assessments are able to detect students' strengths and weaknesses for you which is major help in itself...

Image Source Active Learning It is extremely important to be active whether that is physically or mentally. Students spend a majority of their day learning. It is important that students are using their knowledge in meaningful ways. Active learning allows students to engage with content in ways that go beyond pen and paper. Through active learning, students are required to master higher order thinking skills such as applying, analyzing, and sythesizing information. The more interactions that students have with academic content, the better they are able to show what they know. This allows students to experience deeper learning to increase knowledge transfer. All students could benefit from active learning because, they're able to take responsibility of their learning through engaging interactions.  Ms. Malhiot Activating Her Classroom An extraordinary example of active learning took place in Ms. Malhiot's classroom . She went beyond a typical assessment which allowed her student...