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My first few years in education leadership were nearly my last. I felt overwhelmed by the number and variety of tasks expected of me and was very unprepared. I have worked steadily in my various leadership roles to build systems of organization into my responsibilities and want to share my trials and errors with the Ed leadership community. We’re all in this together, and I strongly believe working ‘smarter not harder’ is the only way to survive such a demanding and stressful line of work.
ABOUT ME
I have over 15 years of educational experience at elementary, middle & high school levels; including 5 years in full-time leadership roles. I worked for 10 years in a small private K-12 international school in Africa where I led the elementary team through building a new school from scratch. I currently work as a Title I middle school dean in northern Virginia. We are a large admin team supporting a staff of 100+ and nearly 1,000 students. Everyday I’m finding new ways to grow and learn as an educator and have learned to lean into the challenges of my profession.
Follow my leadership journey on instagram at msdean.va.
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Earth Day Mini Book
We CAN Help: An Earth Day Problem Solving Mini Book for Classroom Discussion
Includes:
* 12 page mini book (pp. 3-8) Simply print mini book pages, cut in half along the dotted lines, and then staple together to create each book. Give students time to think and write about their own ideas, share them with a partner, and share with the whole class. Encourage students to come up with unique ideas for each problem and add specific details!
BONUS FREEBIE: Optional writing pages for display (p. 9).
3rd - 5th
Creative Writing
Categories: A Critical Thinking Game
This game allows students to generate a list of words that fit under a specified category. Students compete in teams or as individuals.
Uses:
- A five minute group activity used to fill extra time
- A warm-up for new units. Get students thinking about prior knowledge!
- Use as a team building experience and as an easy way to have students working together.
- ESL inclusion activity: speaking and writing
- Individual activity for early finishers
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- Activity uses & procedure
- 42 game c
2nd - 5th
Balanced Literacy, Speaking & Listening
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Experience
My first few years in education leadership were nearly my last. I felt overwhelmed by the number and variety of tasks expected of me and was very unprepared. I have worked steadily in my various leadership roles to build systems of organization into my responsibilities and want to share my trials and errors with the Ed leadership community. We’re all in this together, and I strongly believe working ‘smarter not harder’ is the only way to survive such a demanding and stressful line of work.
ABOUT ME
I have over 15 years of educational experience at elementary, middle & high school levels; including 5 years in full-time leadership roles. I worked for 10 years in a small private K-12 international school in Africa where I led the elementary team through building a new school from scratch. I currently work as a Title I middle school dean in northern Virginia. We are a large admin team supporting a staff of 100+ and nearly 1,000 students. Everyday I’m finding new ways to grow and learn as an educator and have learned to lean into the challenges of my profession.
Follow my leadership journey on instagram at msdean.va.
My own education history
I hold a BA in History and an MS in Elementary Education from University of Mary Washington. I also hold a MEd in Educational Leadership.
My teaching license is PreK-6 in Virginia. I also hold a Virginia endorsement in Education Leadership & Administration.
Additional biographical information
I have a 4 year old daughter who loves Paw Patrol, mermaids and riding her scooter. My husband of 7 years is a nurse and we have an energetic tan & white cocker spaniel named Lady.
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