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I have worked at an alternative high school for 12 years. The focus of my school is to build skills so that students can be productive members of society. Each lesson is more skill focused than content focused. The content comes secondary to the skills.
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Preview of Financial Literacy - Personal Finance Presentation

Financial Literacy - Personal Finance Presentation

This is intended as a culminating activity, but can be a stand-alone activity.  Students will consider the financial principles presented throughout the year and organize them into a presentation using any number of options that include song/rap, visual presentation, story/script, or news article.  Begin the activity by having students simply create a list of financial principles they remember - this alone is a useful activity and tells you what they remember.  It is also a useful way to jog the
Preview of Compound Interest Application: Investment Options Compare & Contrast

Compound Interest Application: Investment Options Compare & Contrast

This is a worksheet to use with the "Time and Compound Interest - Comparing and Contrasting Investment Options" Lesson. Students compare 4 different investment options and reflect on which is most appropriate for them.
Preview of Student Presentation Rubric

Student Presentation Rubric

This is a rubric for a presentation that includes visual components, formal speech requirements, and audience feedback.
Preview of Comparing how different cultures celebrate Halloween / day of the dead/ ancestor

Comparing how different cultures celebrate Halloween / day of the dead/ ancestor

Compare and contrast celebrations of the dead and spirits from around the world. Halloween is not the only celebration of “the dead” that we know about.  Although all cultures have honored the deceased since the beginning of time, rites and customs around the world are as diverse as they are interesting. Expected outcomesGoalcompare and contrast celebrations of the dead and spirits from around the worldLiteracy skillscross cultural skillsspeaking/listeningSeemingly different cultures are not rea
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Experience

I have worked at an alternative high school for 12 years. The focus of my school is to build skills so that students can be productive members of society. Each lesson is more skill focused than content focused. The content comes secondary to the skills.

Teaching style

Personable, "hands on" to provide opportunities for students to apply the information presented in the classroom.

My own education history

BA Psychology -Wayne State University MA Industrial / Organizational Psychology - University of Connecticut MS Secondary Education - Eastern Connecticut University.