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Pauline Zdonek

Math Coach, Chicagoland IL

I am a certified elementary, middle grades, and special education teacher. I hold middle school endorsements in Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies. I am currently a math coach in the western suburbs of Chicago. I've taught in the city and suburbs, students of all different backgrounds, grades 2 - 8. My specialties include coaching, co-teaching, inclusion, curriculum writing, reading / writing workshop, mathematics, differentiated instruction, professional development, and flipped classroom.

When I'm not teaching or playing with my two boys (three if you count my husband), I am reading, writing, or watching my beloved Michigan Wolverines play football or basketball. Go Blue!

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Posts

  • Formative Assessment

    Putting the FORM in Formative Assessment

    Formative assessment works best when students understand what their learning looks like. Here are some guidelines for making it fun, organic, relevant, and meaningful.
  • Professional Development

    Why Don’t We Differentiate Professional Development?

    PD could be more effective if we differentiated it by gauging teachers' readiness, utilizing their interests, involving them in the process, and providing continual assessment opportunities.