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New Jersey, United States
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The 2018-2019 school year marks my 5th year of teaching third grade. I've also taught first and second. I've taught in urban and suburban schools.
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Preview of Self-Directed Learning Progression

Self-Directed Learning Progression

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AWordOnThird
Use this free learning progression to guide your students as they become more self-directed. This growth-mindset-friendly progression helps your students to evaluate their academic habits, their problem-solving capabilities, and their classroom citizenship/behavior. This can be made into a classroom poster that the whole class refers to and also be used as a quick assessment of your class. Since I am a big believer in Responsive Classroom, one version of the rubric includes "CARES" (cooperation,
Preview of Simple Behavior Plans

Simple Behavior Plans

Created by
AWordOnThird
Use these simple behavior plans to guide students to reflect on their choices and build important executive functioning skills. Included, you will find: helpful teacher tips for introducing and using each toola simple behavior tracking system (2 versions)a tool to help students focus on content during lessonsa tool to help students follow multi-step directions (2 versions)These are no-frills resources that are meant to be purposeful and not distracting. They are also meant to be practical for T
Preview of Weekly News: A Parent Communication Tool

Weekly News: A Parent Communication Tool

Created by
AWordOnThird
This simple form is a wonderful tool to help you communicate with your students’ families! It will assist families in having meaningful conversations with their children about school. Even though this written reflection is very short, it helps students to become more self-directed since they are setting goals for themselves and reflecting on choices they made that made them proud. This should take your students no longer than a few minutes to complete each week. I recommend having students fill
Preview of Happy Notes Home

Happy Notes Home

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AWordOnThird
This small pack of happy notes is sure to boost your students’ self-confidence and keep their families happy. It is so important that we remember to celebrate all of the great choices that our students make. There is a color and a black and white version of these notes, and four are on one page. This should make copying a breeze for you. When you catch a student making a good choice or making progress in an area of struggle, jot down a sentence or two with SPECIFIC feedback so that the student k
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About the store

Experience

The 2018-2019 school year marks my 5th year of teaching third grade. I've also taught first and second. I've taught in urban and suburban schools.

Teaching style

Student-centered, flexible seating, Responsive Classroom, inquiry-based, balanced literacy, workshop model, academic choice, positive classroom community.

Awards & shining teacher moments

I've been nominated for several S.T.A.R. awards (teacher recognition awards) by many families in my school district.

My own education history

I graduated summa cum laude from Rider University with my B.A. in elementary education and fine arts theater. Eventually, I'll snag my Masters. Fun fact about me: I started attending college while I was still in high school!

Additional biographical information

I love my family (which is composed of my husband, 2 dogs, guinea pigs, fish, leopard gecko... the list goes on). When I'm not teaching or working on something school-related, you might find me exercising, exploring my local county park with my two dogs, or reading.