17 years in public education. I started off teaching second grade and grew to love the workshop model of teaching reading and writing. I apply these skills to teaching English Language Learners from around the world. My goal is for my Els to develop language through rich literacy activities that build both content and language.
I like to use hands on activities that promote higher order thinking! I want my classroom to be a home for my students. I want all learning to involve academic discussion and student reflection.
Teacher of the Year Twice :)
B.A and M.A: Early Childhood Education M.A + 45: Reading ESL endorsement
Mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend! Adjunct instructor for teachers seeking an ESL endorsement.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Graphing, Science, Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Environment, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education, ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Speech Therapy, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Spring, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, Phonics, Close Reading