Using Pre-assessment to Differentiate
Image Credit : https://hellahappyandhealthy.com/preassessment-for-differentiation/ When I first started teaching Math three years ago I never understood why a student would look bored, distracted or even yawn in a Math class even though he mentioned Math was his favorite subject during the student introduction process. I was so consumed with the goal for the class, the need to finish what I had aimed to do in the 45 minutes that I was completely oblivious to the possibility that I might become the reason for a student disliking his favorite subject. Fortunately for me, I had a very experienced teacher working in my school who told me that there was a wide variance in the abilities of the students in the class that I taught. She advised me to use different activities for the varying groups so that I could keep them engaged and interested. Following her advice helped me achieve noticeable success because I didn’t see any yawning faces anymore. However I felt overwhelmed ...