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I have been teaching for over 15 years now. I have taught every grade from first through eighth. My first several years teaching were spent at a public, special education therapeutic day school. All of these students were diagnosed with either an emotional disability or had a mental health diagnosis. They all displayed plenty of behaviors giving me a great arsenal of tools as well as some pretty interesting stories! I have been teaching special education ever since that first experience! I have taught in an inclusive classroom with team teaching as well as done some remedial sub-separate work and taught in a self-contained. I am also a Wilson Reading certified trainer. Teaching reading has always been a passion of mine! I spent two years as a Reading Facilitator/Coach at a special education school. In addition, I teach online, graduate level courses! Check them out: The Learning Tree Professional Development Network Every experience is a learning one, and I consider myself to be a lifelong learner!
I expect success from my students by creating a challenging, exciting, and rewarding learning environment. My goal is always for students to love learning and be excited by it. As a result, students will achieve. Through good teaching of Common Core State Standards paired with remediation in order to achieve learning goals and continuous progress monitoring, I am able to tailor my lessons towards closing student achievement gaps. One key factor in my success is the relationships that I build with students. I truly believe that if a student feels supported, they will try their best for you! I am motivated by achievement. The best reward as a teacher is seeing the smile on the face of student who is proud of their learning achievements! To know I have played a role in that, motivates me as a teacher! Oh, and I believe that humor and sarcasm can go a long way! :)
* Certifications: Principal/Assistant Principal Special Education Administrator Moderate Special Needs Elementary Education * Sheltered English Immersion Endorsement (SEI) * Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing® (LiPS®) * Wilson Reading Certification – Level One * Crisis Prevention Institute Certified Trainer * Who's Who Among Teachers, 2004
I hold a Bachelor's in English Literature, a M.Ed. in Elementary Education, and a CAGS in Educational Administration.
* * * Check out my online graduate level teaching courses: The Learning Tree Professional Development Network - Online Graduate Courses for Teachers
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences, Social Studies - History, Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Curriculum & Instruction, Education, Educational Administration & Policy, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Problem Solving, ESL / ELL / EFL, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Speech Therapy, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Decimals, Place Value, For All Subjects, Informational Text, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading
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