Ms. Evi's Learning Lab

I am a PYP educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience. I currently teach in an IB PYP setting and have served as both a Math Subject Area Leader and STEM Subject Area Leader at the elementary level. My experience includes curriculum design, upper elementary math instruction, STEM integration, inquiry-based learning, neuroeducation, and creating meaningful learning experiences that help students connect skills to real-world situations. I am especially passionate about helping students build confidence, independence, conceptual understanding, and a love for problem solving. My resources are created with teachers in mind: clear, structured, visually engaging, and easy to use in real classrooms.

My teaching style is structured, inquiry-based, and student-centered. I believe students learn best when they can explore ideas, ask questions, make connections, use strategies, and explain their thinking. My resources are designed with clarity, scaffolding, and brain-based learning in mind. I often include guided practice, visual models, retrieval practice, spiral review, reflection prompts, and real-world problem-solving opportunities. I want students to feel capable, curious, and confident. My goal is to help teachers create learning experiences where students can think deeply, wonder boldly, solve creatively, and make meaningful connections.

I was honored to receive the Carpe Diem Award, which recognizes excellence through curiosity, inquiry, research, and meaningful contributions to teaching and learning. This recognition is especially meaningful to me because it reflects the work I am passionate about: improving math and science curriculum, exploring research-based strategies, supporting fellow teachers, and designing learning experiences that help students think deeply and engage with purpose. I was recognized for being innovative, reflective, and committed to continuous growth as an educator, math and STEM leader, and mentor to colleagues. I was also selected to participate in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Teacher Innovator Institute, an experience that reflects my commitment to STEM education, innovation, and real-world learning. These values are also at the heart of my teaching style, which is structured, inquiry-based, and student-centered. I believe students learn best when they can explore ideas, ask questions, make connections, use strategies, and explain their thinking. My resources are designed with clarity, scaffolding, and brain-based learning in mind. I often include guided practice, visual models, retrieval practice, spiral review, reflection prompts, and real-world problem-solving opportunities. My goal is to help teachers create learning experiences where students feel capable, curious, and confident. A shining teacher moment for me is seeing students who once felt unsure in math begin to take risks, explain their thinking, and proudly say, “I understand this now.”

My educational background combines teaching, neuroscience, innovation, and curriculum design. I hold a Master’s Degree in Educational Neuroscience, which deeply influences the way I design learning experiences. This background helps me create resources that support how students learn, remember, practice, build confidence, and develop strong conceptual understanding over time. I also hold a Master’s Degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which inspires me to design learning that is creative, practical, flexible, and connected to real-world problem solving. My academic and professional journey has shaped the way I approach education: with curiosity, purpose, creativity, and a strong belief that students learn best when they are invited to think, wonder, solve, and create.

am a Puerto Rican educator who believes learning should be meaningful, joyful, and connected to students’ lives, communities, and the world around them. Through Ms. Evi’s Learning Lab, I create resources that help teachers bring curiosity, creativity, and real-world problem solving into their classrooms. My work is inspired by inquiry, neuroeducation, STEM, math, and the belief that students are capable of deep thinking when they are given the right tools, support, and opportunities. I hope my resources save teachers time while helping students feel confident, engaged, and excited to learn. My goal is to create materials that are beautiful, practical, purposeful, and easy to use in real classrooms.