I have experience teaching all levels of English Language Arts 7-12, including English Language Development, as well as, Spanish 1, Journalism, AP Language and Composition and AP Literature and Composition.
I am a practitioner in the following teaching styles: Gradual Release of Responsibility, Constructing Meaning, Love & Logic, Rick Morris Management, Cooperative Learning Strategies, and GLAD.
The highest honors I have received come from my students who have expressed my positive influence in their lives. I'm ecstatic when I have students who "ditch" their other classes in an attempt to come back to my class - - that is the highest honor I can imagine :)
I have a major in Journalism, as well as Latin American Studies. I have a minor in Spanish, which led me to pursue my BCLAD Credential in Spanish, with my area of classroom emphasis in Single Subject English.
I am in my tenth year of teaching and hope to share my ideas and materials with others, to collaborate on a global scale, and make other teacher's lives easier at the same time! My passion is for language and literature and instilling a love of these in my students.
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Science, World Languages, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Writing, Tools for Common Core