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My teaching experience includes 25 years as a K-12 teacher, curriculum administrator, and district federal/state programs administrator. As a teacher, I specialized in middle school language arts and mathematics. Since retiring from the K-12 system, I have been teaching curriculum and education courses at the bachelors' and masters' degree levels as well as supervising student teachers. I am also a successful grant writer, specializing in competitive state and federal grant projects. As a private contractor, I also work to help teachers who need assistance to improve their skills.
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FREE Game Cards for Math BINGO includes TEMPLATE for 3 x 5 index cards
This FREE set of Math BINGO cards prints on 3 x 5 index cards. The tool is great for vocabulary study cards in any subject! The free set includes about 30 terms for a starter Math BINGO set, and you can easily add to them by typing in your own word problems, equations to solve, or additional terms. Use "save as" and create additional sets for other subject areas! My students make their own sets of cards-they love the novelty of printing on index cards! See my Math BINGO Game Packet posted on
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Math, Vocabulary
Advertise Your Novel --ANY Novel Trifold Book Review--Independent Work
End dull book reports and differentiate peer book reviews! With this project, students create a trifold pamphlet selling the novel they read to their peers. Completed projects make a colorful and captivating bulletin board that focuses student interest. In addition, projects stored in a resource file provide countless opportunities for students to answer that question “What should I read now?” Not much is more powerful than a favorable peer review. Students reflect on their novel choices, summa
4th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Grandparents Day Letter Scramble Puzzle Packet with Key
Here’s a great Grandparents Day learning activity for partners or small groups! How many words can your students make when they scramble the letters in Honor Grandparents? This puzzle activity will provide lots of discussion and competition for the most words, the longest words, and the most unusual words. Students use problem solving skills, spelling, and vocabulary skills when they work out their letter combinations. 8-page puzzle packet includes notes to the teacher, the puzzle activity pa
4th - 12th, Adult Education
For All Subjects, Spelling, Vocabulary
Make-A-Sentence Rummy Card Game
Let your students have great fun playing this game while they practice forming sentences! This 8-page activity packet includes teaching suggestions, rules for the game, a master list for one set of cards for the game, and a master for the cards in a fun design. This packet also includes instructions for you or your students to make your own deck or add cards to the given deck. Traditional rules for the rummy card game apply, with students having to make sentences in order to lay down any cards.
4th - 10th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Vocabulary
Math BINGO 25-page Packet--Practice Vocabulary and/or Find Solutions
This 25-page Math BINGO game packet is a great review and practice tool! The game format makes studying vocabulary definitions or finding solutions to word problems or equations fun, providing a welcome learning activity when energy levels are high or when they need uplifting. This packet includes the following materials: suggestions for the teacher, Math BINGO Rules chart, 11 different BINGO cards, detailed lesson plan for the teacher, starter list of terms, chart for teacher to use in makin
3rd - 12th
Math, Vocabulary
Winter Fun Puzzle Packet
This 21-page packet will provide students many fun and creative activities during the winter months. These word puzzles can focus students on thinking skills and vocabulary building. Word Creator and Word Search puzzles are also a great way to teach students problem solving skills - as they learn to approach creating or finding words in a systematic way. Students can compete against their own records or work in pairs-- a fun way to fill in, practice dictionary skills, and focus lively students
4th - 12th
English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Vocabulary
Johnny Appleseed Word Search Puzzle Packet
Celebrate Johnny Appleseed's birthday -September 26-with this fun activity or use it as part of a Tall Tales/Legendary Heroes unit. Students learn vocabulary related to the legendary hero and his journey to plant apples. This 2-page document includes the puzzle and its key.
4th - 12th, Adult Education
English Language Arts, Literature, U.S. History
September Changes Puzzle Packet: Word Creator
Energize your students with this fun activity! This 8-page puzzle packet includes teaching suggestions, the Word Creator activity page, a master for letter tiles, a scoring record sheet, and a comprehensive key to the puzzle. Word Creator puzzles are great ice-breakers, and students love working them in partner/teams or alone. The puzzles are high-interest and allow students to practice and improve their problem solving and spelling skills, and provide a great opportunity to develop new vocabul
4th - 12th, Adult Education
English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Vocabulary
THINK-PAIR-SHARE Record A Differentiated Classroom Management Strategy
THINK-PAIR-SHARE is a great strategy for differentiating learning and keeping students on task, resulting in more effective classroom management and student learning. This strategy keeps students involved and provides opportunities for teachers to check for understanding. Think-Pair-Share has many benefits to student learning--builds in wait-time; provides rehearsal for responses; enhances depth and breadth of thinking; increases level of participation; keeps students on-task; provides proces
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
For All Subjects
Life in Victorian England A PowerPoint Show for Novels Set in this Age
FREE! This PowerPoint show gives background for students who may be reading novels set in the Victorian Age. User feedback states this product is great for an introduction to Dickens. Perfect for establishing background on A Christmas Carol. Grades 7-12.
7th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Social Studies
FREE! WINTER HOLIDAY Quotes Writing Task Cards with Planner and Rubric
Get your students writing with these Winter Holiday Quotes task cards! Great for practicing paragraph organization and structure during the busy holiday time. The 10-page packet includes notes to the teacher, task card cover, directions for students, 20 writing task cards each with a separate prompt, a paragraph graphic organizer, and a sample rubric that students (and teacher) may use for evaluating the finished product. Use the cards as a bell ringer activity, in a writing center, for Fast Fi
6th - 10th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Winter Wonderlands Word Creator Puzzle Packet
When students' thoughts stray to the "Winter Wonderlands," use this creative word activity to focus on thinking skills and vocabulary building. Word Creator puzzles are a great way to teach students problem solving skills - as they learn to approach creating new words in a systematic way. Students can compete against their own records or work in pairs. A fun way to fill in, practice dictionary skills, and focus lively students with a great learning activity! Useful when holiday activities upset
4th - 12th, Adult Education
English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Vocabulary
SPRING Quotations Writing Task Cards--Distance Learning Independent Work
Take advantage of that spring feeling with these writing task cards! Great for practicing paragraph organization and structure during testing breaks and other times. The 14-page packet includes notes to the teacher, task card cover, directions for students, 28 writing task cards each with a separate prompt, a paragraph graphic organizer, and a sample rubric that students (and teacher) may use for evaluating the finished product. Use the cards as a bell ringer activity, in a writing center, for
6th - 10th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
A Christmas Carol Vocabulary Games
Take the drudgery out of vocabulary practice and have fun with the difficult words in Dickens A Christmas Carol. 69-page packet features note for the teacher, game directions, word cards, definition cards, lists of word matches. More than 120 words with definitions are included in the packet. Fun formats include word sort games (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, common/proper nouns), card games, memory match, Bingo. Use these games with groups, in a center, or as whole class activities.
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature
Honor Our Veterans Puzzle Packet Vocabulary Activity Learning Center
Honor veterans and celebrate this important holiday with an interesting problem solving vocabulary development puzzle. This puzzle may be used as a whole class activity or developed into a Pocket Folder Learning Center that individuals can take to a desk or partners can use together. Directions and materials for setting up the Pocket Folder Center are included. In addition, this 11-page puzzle packet includes notes to the teacher, directions for students, the puzzle activity page, a master for
4th - 12th, Adult Education
English Language Arts, For All Subjects, U.S. History
FREE Easy Lesson Plan Form
Do you want an EASY lesson plan form? Here's one that organizes all your planning information and provides you a quick guide for delivery and reference. The format ties instruction to assessment, focusing on what your students need to learn and be able to do. A great tool for new teachers and veterans at all levels!
3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
For All Subjects
Think - Pair - Share Instructional Strategy
"Think- Pair - Share" is a great strategy for differentiating learning and keeping students on task, resulting in more effective student learning. This strategy is also a very effective classroom management tool --it keeps students involved and provides opportunities for teachers to check for understanding. Think-Pair-Share has many benefits to student learning--builds in wait-time; provides rehearsal for responses; enhances depth and breadth of thinking; increases level of participation; ke
1st - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
For All Subjects
Team Participation Rubric
This rubric encourages teamwork and participation. Students know what to do as a team member and they do it! With on-going use, it becomes a very effective classroom management tool. The rubric was designed for middle school students but it has been used at grades 4 - adult (teacher education classes).
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
For All Subjects
Spider BINGO Card
Use this blank BINGO card with students to play Vocabulary BINGO, Math Fact BINGO, Fraction BINGO, etc. Using this card with a fun graphic makes a review game much more interesting for students. Suitable for all ages and grades. I've used the card and associated games with primary students, middle school, high school, and college classes.
2nd - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
For All Subjects
Sample Product Pricing Rubric for TpT Middle or High School Sellers
This rubric uses customer benefit criteria as the basis for rating a product for pricing purposes. Criteria include: number of pages, page saturation, product mileage, content variety and flexibility, product assessment, teacher support and product organization, and product longevity. The product is, in part, based on information provided in the Seller’s Newsletter (Loving the Prices; February 2013 by Margaret Whisnant). The rubric is suitable for middle or high school teachers who want to r
4th - 12th
For All Subjects
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About the store
Experience
My teaching experience includes 25 years as a K-12 teacher, curriculum administrator, and district federal/state programs administrator. As a teacher, I specialized in middle school language arts and mathematics. Since retiring from the K-12 system, I have been teaching curriculum and education courses at the bachelors' and masters' degree levels as well as supervising student teachers. I am also a successful grant writer, specializing in competitive state and federal grant projects. As a private contractor, I also work to help teachers who need assistance to improve their skills.
Teaching style
I prefer project-based learning, cooperative groups, and teamwork. I firmly believe all students can learn and it is the teacher's responsibility to find the key to get students involved. Positive relationships are essential to a good learning environment. I love teaching at all levels, but middle schoolers are my absolute favorite!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Honor student at every level of my personal education (grade school, high school, undergraduate college, post graduate degrees)
Selected as outstanding graduate student in masters degree program
Honored as Outstanding Teacher by Education Students
Selected for local community leaders cadre
Served as school commissioner
Served on Board of Directors for Metropolitan "Think Tank"
My own education history
Bachelor of Science in Education
Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction
Post-Graduate work in Educational Administration
Master of Public Administration and Policy, specializing in Organizational Development and Leadership
PhD Candidate: Public Administration and Policy
K-12 Teaching License (Lifetime)
K-12 Administrative License
All degrees earned with high honors
Additional biographical information
I firmly believe it's essential for all teachers to remember that we teach STUDENTS not subjects.
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