I am a Nationally Board Certified Teacher in English as New Language: Early and Middle Childhood (Ages 3-12) and have been teaching for 25 years in Title 1 Elementary and Middle Schools Grades K-8. I also have endorsements in Bilingual Education, Teaching English as a Second Language, and Computer Applications.
I use cooperative learning and a project-based approach to teaching and learning.
Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Awardee; Sam's Club Teacher of the Year for Las Vegas; Distinguished Educator East Region Las Vegas
I have a Masters in Multicultural Education, Columbia College 1999
I am trilingual and enjoy communicating in three languages English, Spanish, and Polish. My favorite activities are presenting at teacher conferences and spending time with my family.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Numbers, Science, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Graphic Arts, ESL-EFL-ELL, For All Subjects, Literature, Writing, Oral Communication, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Halloween, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Products For TpT Sellers, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, End of Year, Phonics, African History, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning