I have been teaching since 2000. I have taught just about every grade except Kinder! It's a wild ride with new challenges and rewards every day. I am currently teaching English to newcomers in our country. My goal is to be a safe place for our students to land; for students to feel safe and confident our classroom; for my students to take risks in their learning and develop the necessary metacognitive skills to become critical thinkers in multiple languages.
Use the slide show to generate conversations with beginner EL students. Use the models to help students through the writing process and to understand new vocabulary.
Students will "power-write" in their notebooks about each vocabulary word for 30 seconds.
6 vocab words
9 journal starters with pictures
7th - 12th, Adult Education
Creative Writing
FREE
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About the store
Experience
I have been teaching since 2000. I have taught just about every grade except Kinder! It's a wild ride with new challenges and rewards every day. I am currently teaching English to newcomers in our country. My goal is to be a safe place for our students to land; for students to feel safe and confident our classroom; for my students to take risks in their learning and develop the necessary metacognitive skills to become critical thinkers in multiple languages.
Teaching style
I'm strict but fair. My classroom offers multiple opportunities for students to succeed and feel successful.
My own education history
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree with concentrations in English and History
Cambridge College
Master of Education English as a Second Language
Additional biographical information
I'm a wife, mom of three beautiful children and currently a high school ML teacher at an inner city in Massachusetts.
In my "free-time," I like to run, take hot-yoga classes, spend time with my family, read and go to the beach.
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