Focused On Notes
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Kennewick, Washington, United States
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Hi all! I have worked in middle school for over 12 years and focused notes are my jam. In my time working with educators I found that it wasn't the actual note taking part that was difficult, it was the utilization of the notes after they were take, where many educators felt stuck. I started looking at my own practices and refining ways for my students to utilize their notes on a daily basis, to overcome the curve of forgetting, and prepare them to demonstrate mastery of the standard on their assessments.
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Plate Tectonics Focused Notes
This focused note set comes with a Power Point and focused notes for teaching plate tectonics. This set of notes has different interaction points built into the Power Point, to allow for the use of academic language. The Power Point has presenter notes that explain what is done within each step of the note taking process. The notes are intended to be interacted with, over a period of time, to ensure retention. Be sure to download my free focused note taking guide. This will explain which steps i
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences
NGSS
MS-ESS2-3
PBL Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer works as a log for your students to record information throughout any PBL unit. Students begin by accessing their prior knowledge as well as their peers prior knowledge. Next, they generate information they will need to investigate, that would allow them to answer the anchoring question. Students will create a hypothesis/claim and record evidence on this page as they work throughout the unit. Finally, students explain how the evidence that they collected supports or did no
6th - 12th
Science
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
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Hi all! I have worked in middle school for over 12 years and focused notes are my jam. In my time working with educators I found that it wasn't the actual note taking part that was difficult, it was the utilization of the notes after they were take, where many educators felt stuck. I started looking at my own practices and refining ways for my students to utilize their notes on a daily basis, to overcome the curve of forgetting, and prepare them to demonstrate mastery of the standard on their assessments.
Teaching style
My teaching style is that you have to balance the science of teaching with the art of teaching. I ground what I do in research based practices but recognize that learning has to be active and fun (although let's be honest some topics are not that fun.) I belive that my students are the drivers of their learning and it just takes connecting them with the right tools to help them succeed. I provide a healthy dash of humor with a nurturingly firm attitude that let's my students know I'm here for them every step of the way, but I will also hold them accountable because I genuinely care about them.
My own education history
I have my bachelors in education, masters in educational administration, and my national boards in middle level science.
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