15 years state certified public school teacher; private academic tutor for past 9 years
I do, we do, then you do.
National Board Certified in ELA Early Adolescence
BS from University of Miami, MA from Florida International University, Certified in Gifted Education, Featured 4 times in IDEA Expo National Teacher's Conference Magazine
I'm a mommy to a rambunctious 9 y/o and wife to a handsome hunk. I've been teaching 6th-8th grade reading and language arts for 15 years. I love middle school, but hope to eventually transition to high school. I'm a Marvel/D.C./Star Wars/Star Trek junkie; San Diego Comic Con is on my bucket list, and so are Shakespeare and Jane Austen tours in England; I'm currently saving up to trade in my double-recalled Chevy Cobalt I-almost-died-3-times-in-it for a car that my husband thinks he's going to pick out (ha!). So.... shop at my store so I can ride in style :-) (Update: Chevy Cobalt's gone and replaced with a suped up Jeep Wrangler! Now my TPT store only helps support my Starbucks addiction!) I'm also a published author!! Check out my Young Adult novel, Nightmare Beauty, in online book retailers at Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble! It's Supernatural (think Winchesters) meets Fairy Tale characters in high school! Copy and paste the following link to view the book in the Amazon store: amazon.com/author/ileenmartin ***More ELA Extraordinaire resources will be added Summer 2022!! ****And because we TPT'ers now have to include the following disclaimer, here it is (ridiculous imposition, by the way): “All my files are independent products and are not affiliated with, nor have they been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Think Social Publishing, Inc. or by Leah Kuypers, author of The Zones of Regulation.”
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Science, Social Studies, Ancient History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Special Education, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented, Literature, Classroom Management, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Poetry, Informational Text, Early Intervention