I am a National Board Certified teacher, with 28 years of teaching experience in grades 1-5. My lessons include printables, SMART Board notebook files, and PowerPoints. I have been a lesson plan writer and reviewer for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). My first teaching job was in Waseca, MN, in 1973. I thave experience teaching elementary grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and gifted education classes. I taught for the Wayzata Public School District in Minnesota.
Questions? cwilhelm@thewiseowlfactory.comI like to make complex lessons easier to teach for teachers, and easier to learn for students.
I earned a Teacher of Excellence Award from the BestPrep Economics Education Foundation. One of my KMO teams won first place in Minnesota, one year. I am a past newsletter editor for PDK I have free lessons and materials ReadWriteThink.org.
I have a bachelor's degree in elementary education, an MS in the area of gifted children, and an MA in K-12 Curriculum and Instruction. I have National Board Certification.
My National Board Certification is in the area of Middle Childhood Generalist.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Graphing, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Other (Arts), EFL - ESL - ELD, Health, Business, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, School Counseling, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Problem Solving, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Autumn, Mental Math, Black History Month, Spring, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, End of Year, Women's History Month