I seriously love teaching. I am currently a middle school and upper elementary teacher in Southern Colorado.
During my short teaching career (5 years) I have never stayed in one place long.
I taught fifth grade at a charter school, with a very flexible curriculum, for three years. I spent one short and sweet year teaching sixth graders at a STEM Magnet school. Now, I am currently in my 2nd year at a charter school teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA.
Each of these experiences has greatly inspired my teaching resources.
I LOVE teaching upper elementary and middle school grades a ridiculous amount. I seriously think 5th-8th graders are the bomb.com.
I am always trying to use a constructivism approach to teaching so that all students can construct their own knowledge.
I also love using middle grade novels for teaching reading to help build lifelong readers, simply because reading is awesome. This has been the inspiration for my reading units. I love using the Socratic Seminar to see my students grow in their reading, writing, and discussions.
Teaching 5th-8th grade is a pretty awesome honor.
Colorado State University-Pueblo; Bachelors of Science in Education-Emphasis in Science,
Fort Hays State University Masters in Education-Reading Specialist
I have lived in Colorado my whole life, but I wouldn't call myself an outdoorsy girl. I like running on a treadmill with a TV and air-conditioning.... but I do love the Colorado mountains, even if I don't always have the urge to climb up them :).
I also love The Golden Girls, basketball, books, cooking, and teaching middle schoolers #middleschoolersarethebestschoolers :).
I am obsessed with all things Harry Potter, Starbucks, and Target.
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Calculus, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Science, Biology, Earth Sciences, Social Studies - History, Civics, Arts & Music, Computer Science - Technology, Drama, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Life Skills, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Statistics, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Library Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Decimals, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Close Reading, Classroom Community