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We Are What We Read – Lessons for Lives in Literature, Lyrics, and Movies

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This product is a PowerPoint presentation for Professional Development with teachers, coaches, or school administrators.These slides take the presenter through the process of helping students relate text to world, while also allowing each student to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Character Education, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, For Principals & Administrators, Professional Development

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Growth through Grit – Teaching Habits for Success in Life

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This PowerPoint presentation designed for running a full-day Professional Development explores in great detail the following key terms and the importance and process of developing each in students: grit, perseverance, patience, persistence, delayed

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Character Education, For Administrators

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Graphic Organizers, Professional Development

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Power of Potential Professional Development Presentation – Future Sense of Self

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This PowerPoint presentation designed for running a full-day Professional Development explores in great detail the ways in which students (and people in general) can pursue discovering full potentials for life. Through a blend of carefully chosen

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Character Education, For Administrators

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

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PowerPoint Presentations, Professional Development

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$1.89

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Will Smith & Chris Rock – Relationships, Self-Discipline, & Emotional Control

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These slides present analytical questions surrounding the social and emotional life lessons that can be learned from the "slap heard 'round the world" at the 2022 Oscars.Topics Include:Self-Discipline & Emotional Control - Social & Emotional

Subjects:

Theater Arts, For All Subject Areas, Character Education

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Not Grade Specific

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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PD Slides – Teaching to the Future – Mindset, Self-Discipline, and Motivation

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This PowerPoint presentation is designed for running Professional Development with teachers, exploring through critical and carefully crafted questions how we can teach toward the future and adapt our instructional strategies to appeal to how

Subjects:

Character Education, Instructional Technology, For Administrators

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, For Principals & Administrators, Professional Development

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Student Motivation – Teaching Patience and Persistence by Rewarding Effort

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In this PowerPoint presentation that I created for a full-day Professional Development session with our High School English teachers, the topic of student motivation is explored in great detail. This presentation digs into how we can lead students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Character Education, For Administrators

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Graphic Organizers, Professional Development

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$1.89

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Vocabulary Development Strategies – Inventing Words – Creating Original Language

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This presentation is designed for English Language Arts Instructional Coaches and Department Chairs. It presents outside-the-box and creative ways for expanding one's vocabulary. It is also highly interactive and engaging, and is meant to model

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Character Education, Coaching

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Staff

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, For Principals & Administrators, Professional Development

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$1.89

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Creating Student Leaders – Character Building through Healthy Life Choices

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This PowerPoint presentation explores character building in great detail, while specifically delving into how students can become leaders by example for peers through making healthy life choices. With a blend of insightful information along with

Subjects:

Character Education, For Administrators

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Professional Development

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$0.95

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Mental Health & Financial Literacy - Happiness in Experiences or Possessions?

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This is a unique lesson/presentation in that it addresses both mental health and financial literacy - two areas that perhaps often do not get the attention they deserve in school.These slides address the following topics:Finding Happiness through

Subjects:

Health, For All Subject Areas, Character Education

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Professional Development, Lesson

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New Year's Lesson on the Theme of Dreams and Resolutions

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This lesson addresses the theme of how dreams in life can affect who we become, including dreams both realized and unrealized. This topic is examined through an analysis of the poem "A Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes, the music video "Name" by

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Character Education, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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Social & Emotional Learning – Inspirational Quotes for Overcoming Challenges

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This is simply a few helpful tips for coping with difficult and challenging times in life. These pointers are for when the world throws a wrench in your plans, and you have to find a way to stay on your feet and keep pushing forward.Be sure to also

Subjects:

Character Education, Instructional Technology, For Administrators

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Professional Development

FREE

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Distance Learning PD Slides – Remote Online Education and Virtual Instruction

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This PowerPoint presentation is designed for running Professional Development with teachers, exploring in detail the ways in which teachers can effectively guide students through distance learning. The objective in this PD is to create ways of

Subjects:

Character Education, Instructional Technology, For Administrators

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Professional Development

FREE

Digital Download PPTX (1.62 MB)

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PD Slides – Keeping Passions for Teaching Alive in Hybrid & Remote Learning

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This PowerPoint presentation is designed for running Professional Development with teachers, exploring through critical and carefully crafted questions how we can keep passions for teaching alive while building off our strengths and prior

Subjects:

Character Education, Instructional Technology, For Administrators

Grades:

Staff

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, For Principals & Administrators, Professional Development

FREE

Digital Download PPTX (7.97 MB)

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Hybrid Learning PD Slides – Tackling New Challenges in 2020

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This PowerPoint presentation is designed for running Professional Development with teachers, exploring in detail the ways in which teachers can effectively guide students through hybrid learning and these changing and challenging times.The primary

Subjects:

Character Education, Instructional Technology, For Administrators

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, For Principals & Administrators, Professional Development

FREE

Digital Download PPTX (10.74 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

7th Grade English teacher, 10th Grade English teacher, 11th Grade AP English teacher, 12th Grade English Teacher Adjunct Professor Vice Principal (Academics), Testing Coordinator, Instructional Coach, High School English District Coach, Master Mentor Teacher, Lead Writer, Chief Editor, and published journalist and author of various articles.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Student-centered direct instruction with critical and layered higher-order questioning, while modeling passion and scholarship and creating opportunities for meaningful performance-based assessment. The larger purpose behind learning comes first, as concepts for life and the larger world that can relate to anyone are at the heart of meaningful lessons. I strive to create the space and opportunities for students to become passionate, life-long learners who progress into colleges and careers beyond high school with real purpose and drive to make a positive difference.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Drew University's 41st Annual Scholar of Shakespeare Award Recipient

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Master of Arts in Teaching English at Drew University; Bachelor of Arts in English and Writing at Drew University

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Cross-Country & Track coach, Sports Writer, Distance Runner, Ice Hockey Player, Tournament Bass Angler