I was called to be a middle school teacher. I taught everything from grade 7 through to grade 12 and almost every subject. After 18 years and a lot of soul searching, I know my heart is in middle school. The enthusiasm, creativity and respect I encounter from my students motivates me to keep learning alive!
I'm a firm believer of experience is the best teacher. Although there are times for teacher directed instruction, we always need to give students time to question, think, and explore. Whether it is through hands-on learning, or unique methods of presentation, in today's classrooms, we have to fight to keep the not so fun skills of math, literacy, science, technology at the attention of our teens. Battling the screens and instant access of knowledge, we need to engage our students in critical thinking by differentiating our instruction and scaffolding our teaching so every student in our class feels engaged and motivated.
The best honor I have is the ability to open up the world to young people who want to learn.
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3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Geometry, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Other (Art), Physical Education, Computer Science, Special Education, Drama, Health, Math Test Prep, Other (Social Studies), Life Skills, Religion, For All Subjects, Classroom Management, Economics , Character Education, General Science, Writing, Oral Communication, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Mental Math, Winter, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Products For TpT Sellers, For All Subjects, Summer, Engineering, Close Reading