Evaluate Mini-Lessons by Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Zerrer

Once a month, our students take the Evaluate test as an indicator of progress on 7^th grade standards.  As a team, we decide which standards to focus on that month.  For these standards, we create video mini-lessons to teach/reteach concepts.  Our mini-lessons engage students through videos, IPEVO, Nearpod, quizizz and Canvas.

Each lesson takes only 15-25 minutes to complete, so students stay focused by moving on to different topics quickly.  Students gain access to teacher-made videos for examples and demonstration through the Nearpod app on their iPad.  Also included in the Nearpod presentation are questions for the student to attempt to work out on their own.  These are followed up with teacher-made IPEVO videos students can check their work for correctness.  Finally, the last piece of the Nearpod directs student to a 5 question quiz that will check for understanding.   These quizzes are either in Canvas or on website (www.quizziz.com).

Benefits of Mini-Lessons:

1. Student paced - Nearpod can be set on student pace so no one is rushed when trying examples.  If someone wants to rewatch a video or example they can do so, while others move on.
2. Individualized Learning – We have our students show us their scores after each lesson.  If they are at 80% or higher they will move on to the next lesson.  If they are below 80% we will individually discuss the incorrect answers to find the mistakes.
3. Absent lessons – If a student is absent they still have full access to the lessons!  All material is covered in the videos!
4. Parent assistance – MANY times we hear from parents that they don’t know how to help with math homework.  They too can watch the videos and learn with their child.