Fifteen years as a middle school language arts instructor.
I show my students how to properly do a task/work through a problem and then I'll let them master that task or problem solution; it's important that my students can independently solve similar problems by using and adapting demonstrated methods. Otherwise, I'm the sage on the stage.
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Southern Illinois University B.A.; Chapman University M.A.;
Desert Storm Marine -Infantry Officer 1990-95
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Other (Math), Science, Other (Science), Social Studies, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Music, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, End of Year, Close Reading