What Are Others Saying? Ms. Tawfik’s knowledge of the material and her ability to connect with the students allowed her to teach Whole class, smell group, and one on fon. Having her in the classroom this semester helped in mesting the diverse needs of our students," ~ Me, Natasha Tyjer Sh Grade Math Teacher in LCs °E am proud of Basant For being such a committed and dedicated teacher who is wiling to help her students in every Way thet she ean. In short, { think very highly of Basent and recommend her without reservations for tenployment or any other endeavors she chooses to pursue.” “Dr. Gunhen Caglayan New Jersey city University “Ni. Tawfk was asked to step into a most AlFcult situstion and within @ matter oF lone month has changod the culture and Confidence oF the students learning abilities through her passion For mathematics and seeing students succeed IMs, Tawfk i @ dedicated professional that places her students needs above al ese, tahile providing them with every resource available to help her stucents attain higher levels of cuscess within the content area. In the short time I have observed the impact that Ms. Tawfk has on her students and how she provides support to help each student cultivate their Sls to gan confcence within her educational environment” Mr. Brian Belton V.P. of Henry €. Harris Elementary Schoo Helpful Classroom Resources Reference Folders Reference Folders were given to studente who are struggling with materials. These students Include any students who are ELL, students wo have an TEP, etc Classroom Helpers Definitions, algorithms, and formulas were put (on the boeed and around the classroom to constantly remind the students of the material they have leemned or are learning Seas Eee Ta “| fame I Basant Tawfik wwwbasanttawfik.weebly.com Mathemati Trg ee: Peary ERIE PeONNeS CY CoenT CTC) ComaTeaching Philosophy [Asa future educator, { would lke to be an her. T wes always touched ond Interested in cartainsehoot subjects becouse my affective Aeachers were affective enough fo make me Feel amething, want tobe a teacher wno wil help her students strive for the best and exceed the {believe that if need to be an effective teacher I met Loe fo Teseh + ido nt eno teaching wy shoud be ny pees ¢ Demonte cetieg side er csuecretenrey Ne Myf des sett? «Relate toy grdents, fidoseuy terete ny them tobern 4: Tink Outage tre Box fetes opetayacaonall _ «+ conumatate fermion lary "(ae pee tae Mormon non unertndole eat vote ‘now ty Materia ” FESS a nr eee yo Pn Encourage hatenge ly students 7d nena and halege Teaching Strategies Every student is different. Each student has bis or her own way of thinking and. understanding. Since each student Is different, then each student learns differently. “Everybody is agenius. But if you judge afish by its ability to climb a tree, fewill live ts whole life believing that itis stupid.” «Albert Einstein Thave used mony different teaching strategies to insure that all oF my students understand what T am teaching, If the material is tought in © way they understand, ‘then they will grasp the material. Teaching strategies that Ihave used are Direct Teaching + Cooperative Learning + Bloom's Taxonomy-Questioning and Discussion + Learning Centers + Extonded Time + Visual Aids & Technology. + Group Learning-Teamwork + Leveled Seating Some Classroom Fun Board Games Students ereated board games that included the math content assigned using a rubric end o sheet of directions Group-Learning Teamwork Students were divided into groups to solve ‘an open ended question. Students had te folve the question end present It on a poster. When cll the groups Were done, the ‘each group went around to give helpful Feedback (they used sticky notes) on the posters.