How could we move beyond planning lessons for the “middle” and instead use assessment as a dynamic tool to meet every learner’s needs in real-time?

Today, I’m joined by Rajaa Laghrissi, an experienced English language teacher originally from Morocco and currently based in the UAE. With over 20 years of experience in secondary education, Rajaa is an innovative educator and a PhD candidate in Applied Linguistics. She is deeply passionate about adaptive teaching, student engagement, and developing students’ critical thinking and communication skills.

This episode concludes our special mini-series on adaptive teaching by focusing on what Rajaa describes as the “fuel” of the entire process: Formative Assessment. We dive deep into the Assessment for Learning (AfL) mindset, exploring how it acts as a continuous cycle of checking for understanding that allows teachers to “pivot” instruction the moment a gap is identified—and much more!