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Student Behavior Reflection Form

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I created this form for my own classroom use. Personally, I run off several on colored (yellow) paper and keep them on a clipboard near my door. Sometimes a student fails to heed nonverbal cues ("the look") or verbal warnings. However, I am not

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Character Education

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Classroom Forms

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Remember the Titans: Character Education Traits

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This activity goes with the wonderful movie "Remember the Titans". Students LOVE this movie, as they should! Students look for character traits exemplified by the four main characters and give examples of how the characteristic is demonstrated.

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For All Subject Areas, Character Education

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Mulan Movie Guide: Literacy Skills (plot, character, figurative language)

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This movie guide accompanies Disney's 1998 hit Mulan. It can be used in its entirety or you can pick and choose the activities you want. This is an excellent option if you need something for a several days for a sub, or to augment a unit on China

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Other (ELA), Literature, Asian Studies

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Movie Guides

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RUDY Movie Guide

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RUDY is such a great story of perseverance, and the topic of football really holds students' attention. This is designed to be used either before or after the movie. It is centered around close reading of dialogue and character trait analysis. I

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Character Education, Close Reading

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Book Headers for GOOGLE CLASSROOM

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In Google Classroom, there are pre-made templates for the header image. However, as a language arts teacher, I found few of the options applied to my subject. Moreover, there were not enough to choose one for each of my four core classes. I wanted a

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English Language Arts

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Clip Art, Google Apps

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"Gone With The Wind" Movie Guide with Key *editable*

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This was a unit I completed in conjunction with the novel "The Outsiders" because "Gone With The Wind" is referenced in it. This was designed to help 7th graders follow and understand the long movie, but would be appropriate for other secondary

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U.S. History, Other (ELA)

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Printables, Movie Guides

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All About Me PENNANT ~ Middle Grades

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Based on my best-selling All About Me POSTER for the Middle Grades, this same concept is now available in this PENNANT. Unlike Elementary School teachers, we Middle School Teachers need to hang over 100+ of these rather than 25-30. This

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For All Subject Areas, Back to School, For All Subjects

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

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All About Me Poster ~ Middle Grades

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January 2016 Update: Now available in a PENNANT! Want to get to know your students at the beginning of the school year using "All About Me" posters, but know your middle school students would scoff at the more "elementary" versions out there? Look

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Character Education, For All Subjects

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Notebook Cover Page: Language Arts

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This is a one page pdf black & white document which can be photocopied for students to color as they wish and place in the "clear view cover" of their binder, glued on the front of an interactive notebook, or hole punched and used as a section

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English Language Arts

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Not Grade Specific

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Printables

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Hero's Journey Graphic Organizer

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I made this graphic organizer for my students and thought others could use it. It's a graphic organizer that follows the stages of The Hero's Journey. If for any reason you are not satisfied or have an issue with a file, please contact me and I

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English Language Arts

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6^th, Not Grade Specific

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Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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"Is this a GRADE?" flowchart POSTER (approx. 2x3 ft.)

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The buyer receives a download of 9 color pdf pages that together make a full-size poster. The flowchart answering the dreaded "Is this a GRADE?" question is printed on nine standard 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper. A 1/3 inch margin of the image is

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For All Subject Areas

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Posters

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Notebook Cover Page: Reading

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Reading

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Close Reading Guide: Code, Annotate, Respond

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Contains: Student instructions for Coding and Annotating text as it is closely read and three acronym models for responding to texts. I use these two sheets copied front/back for the Article of the Week and other Nonfiction reading in my language

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English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Informational Text

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Worksheets, Printables

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Fluency Chart for "Six Minute Solution" Program

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I created this Fluency Graph for use with my students and the "Six Minute Solution". I copy the same chart on the front/back of the same sheet and it will last for the 9 weeks. In accordance with the "Six Minute Solution" directions, we read 3-4

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, EFL - ESL - ELD

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Printables

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Literature Circle *Jigsaw Unit*: Use with ANY text!

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This download of 18 PDFs contains all the files you need to enable students to have guided student-driven discussions about both fiction and nonfiction texts in your classroom…just add your texts! Use these with novel studies and short stories as

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For All Subject Areas, Literature, Informational Text

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Not Grade Specific

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Literature Circles

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$4.50

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$Math Headers for GOOGLE CLASSROOM$

Math Headers for GOOGLE CLASSROOM

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Math

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Clip Art, Google Apps

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Google Slides Unit Template: Classic Chalkboard

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Did you know you can update your website instantly when you update your Google slides? If not, please see my blog post at: https://wp.me/p2kn5k-17r. It explains how embedding google slide units into my teacher’s website is one of my very favorite

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For All Subject Areas

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Not Grade Specific

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Google Apps

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$2.00

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Notebook Cover Page: Science

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Science

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Google Slides Unit Template: Colored Pencils

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Google Apps

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Google Slides Unit Template: Chalk & Burlap

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Google Apps

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been a middle school educator since 2000. I currently teach at a multi-track year-round public middle school in North Carolina. I earned National Board Certification in 2004 and earned NB Renewal in 2013-14. Named a Class of 2013 Kenan Fellow in NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development, I was tasked with Creating a Virtual Library of Common Core Concepts for Site-Based Professional Development. DPI will use these materials in training educators throughout the state. They can be viewed here: http://center.ncsu.edu/common/downloads/Kenan/home.php

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe learning should be hands-on and interactive. I enjoy utilizing technology on a regular basis in my classroom, and discuss many (free) tech tools on my blog: teachingspeaksvolumes.com

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Board Certification 2004; National Board Certification Renewal Completed 2013-14; Kenan Fellowship 2012-2013; Facilitated technology training sessions at NCCAT (North Carolina Center for Advancement of Teaching); Webinar with NCDPI on the changes to ELA instruction with Common Core.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Before beginning my journey as a educator in the classroom, I earned a B.A. in Psychology and M.A. in Teaching in 1999 and 2000, respectively, both from The University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

My husband and I have two young boys and live in Raleigh, NC.