Dr. Adam Lekwa is an Assistant Research Professor in the Graduate School for Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Prior to joining Rutgers, Dr. Lekwa held positions as a School Psychologist and as an Instructional Services Coordinator for two special education cooperatives in Minnesota. His responsibilities ranged from evaluation and consultation for individual students to provision of professional development sessions on assessment and intervention. He also engaged in consultation with teams of administrators on district level achievement data, and implementation of multi-tiered systems of service delivery. At GSAPP, Dr. Lekwa works on multiple research projects focused on the enhancement of class-wide, or “Tier 1” instructional and behavior management practices. In this episode, Dr. Lekwa discusses with his co-hosts, Erika Tan and Kaitlyn Fung, the importance of formative assessments for teachers and why it is beneficial for the learning environment as a whole. Original podcast music by Harry Stopek.