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I have been teaching multiple subjects in the upper elementary and middle grades for 13 years in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. As a previous elementary and middle school Science teacher, I have taught multiple grade levels and disciplines including STEM Science, ELA, and Reading. I also teach professional development classes on classroom management and will soon be an instructor for Reading Literacy in Science for the state of Tennessee.
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Preview of Puzzle Review - Flowering Plants Vocabulary

Puzzle Review - Flowering Plants Vocabulary

This document is a Puzzle Square reviewing the primary vocabulary in a middle grades for flowering plants and plant reproduction. Vocabulary includes: Perfect, Stem, Sepal, Seeds, Sexual, Pistil, Eggs, Petal, Fertilization, Style, Pollen, Filament, Stamen, Sepal Teacher Key and student worksheet included the primary document. Students will cut their squares out and reassemble matching the correct word with its description. Pictures in the middle of each square make checking for correctly assem
Preview of Ecology Tic Tac Toe

Ecology Tic Tac Toe

I use this assignment in my classroom as a cumulative assignment at the end of our environmental unit. Students are required to choose assignments that add up to 100 points. This is an excellent method of differentiation and the quality of work submitted is usually much higher because the students are allowed to choose what assignments are of highest interest to them. No additional worksheets are required! This board encourages students to get outside into their own environment. Students c
Preview of Demonstration Observations

Demonstration Observations

This graphic organizer can be used to record observations on any classroom demonstration or preview. It is a great way to determine prior knowledge of a concept and to understand depth of knowledge at a conceptual level as well as their understanding of essential vocabulary. This graphic organizer can be used for any preview or demonstration in any content area.
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Experience

I have been teaching multiple subjects in the upper elementary and middle grades for 13 years in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. As a previous elementary and middle school Science teacher, I have taught multiple grade levels and disciplines including STEM Science, ELA, and Reading. I also teach professional development classes on classroom management and will soon be an instructor for Reading Literacy in Science for the state of Tennessee.

Teaching style

I personally believe that productive struggle is the key to learning. The majority of the time, my students are doing and discussing content not writing and memorizing. When students are challenged daily to complete the task at hand, they tend to retain a lot more of the information.

Awards & shining teacher moments

2012 - Rising Star Award (Teacher of the Year) 2014-15 - Science teacher of the year (Montgomery County)

My own education history

BS in Animal & Dairy Science from The University of Georgia - 1999 MS Ed in Science Education from Georgia State University - 2002