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Current and experienced Multiple Subject Teacher that has taught for the two largest school districts in the country - NYC and Los Angeles. Most at home at the most challenging and diverse public schools. Earlier was a tech teacher and supervised a cluster of schools for an award-winning after school program. I graduated from a Big 10 university with a degree from their renowned journalism school which afforded me the opportunity to work in public television news and public affairs and later for a variety of cable and network television shows. Recently completed an M.S. Ed. in OTL (online teaching and learning). With many districts now forced to move learning to online or a hybrid model, I am perfectly suited to do so.
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5 Senses Graphic Organizer - Online Version
Just like the popular classic 5 Senses Graphic Organizer from It's Hot! Education, this is an online and text box fillable version for your Google Classroom. No Fuss, no muss, no paper to waste :) This is the most flexible and versatile document out there for all types of academic and community reflections. Check it out. For under a buck, this will certainly be a keeper for years to come. Check out the Original and Very Popular Printable Version:5 Senses Graphic Organizer-Printable VersionOr...
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Writing
Text Features Challenge - Highly Interactive
Here's a FUN way to reinforce the kinds of Text Features usually found in non-fiction text. It's fun because it is an interactive and comprehensive resource designed to engage students in mastering non-fiction text features. Here’s why it’s a fantastic addition to your classroom: Interactive and Engaging: Students will actively engage with text features like sidebars, captions, illustrations, subheadings, and more, in a fun and competitive format. This hands-on approach makes learning enjoyable
4th - 6th
Informational Text, Reading Strategies
Overview: Non-Fiction Text Features (Google Slideshow)
If you're a teacher looking for an effective way to teach non-fiction text features, my slideshow is the perfect tool for your classroom. Engaging and easy to follow, it simplifies the often complex topic of text features, such as headings, captions, and glossaries, ensuring students can easily grasp their importance in reading comprehension. This resource will not only save you time in lesson planning but will also enrich your students' ability to navigate informational texts confidently, a cri
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text
9:42
Video: 9-11 - How it Happened and the Outcome (NON-POLITICAL)
Do you remember where you were on that infamous day? It happened 23 years ago! Our students today may have heard about this tragic event from the adults in their lives, but little is available that is accessible for them to learn more about. That is why I created this encompassing video from a PowerPoint presentation I have used with my own students over the years. It is factually-based without bias. It moves from what happened to the outcome. Lastly, the video encourages classroom discussion an
4th - 8th
U.S. History
Adjectives: An Awesome Introduction (PowerPoint)
Teachers like you and me know why we love adjectives and why your students will love this colorful and image heavy adjectives lesson - adjectives not only describe nouns, they make our writing sing, more expressive, and very visually vivid. This Intro to Adjectives PowerPoint highlights the numerous types of adjectives and the many ways they can be used. While this adjectives lesson is designed for whole class, it can certainly be utilized in language arts centers and the like. Each slide cont
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Battleship! The Coordinate Plane & Graphing Game (FREE!)
BATTLESHIP! The ULTIMATE Coordinate Plane Game. What better way to reinforce this concept than with a rousing round of Battleship. This printable version comes with explicit how to play directions and game board example. And its FREE!! So many ways to incorporate this into you day and not just during math time. Use it in centers, rainy days, free time. Just know that after introducing this game your students will be begging to play it over and over! Win, Win! This FREEBIE is part of a comprehens
3rd - 6th
Graphing, Math
Journalism Worksheets Variety Pack
Extra, Extra! Read all about it! Teaching journalism to elementary students not only equips them with valuable skills, but also empowers them to become informed, critical thinkers who can actively contribute to their communities and society as a whole. This variety pack of 22 worksheets from “It’s Hot: Education” do just that. There are 6 different versions: Headline Writing (3), Interviewing (6), Main Idea (4), Lead Sentences (1), The 5Ws (4), Inverted Pyramid (4). Each have explicit instructio
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Writing
10:20
Mutliply with Decimals
Yes! An introductory video that takes your students step by step in how to solve a decimal multiplication problem. Very visual and very engaging! Have them follow along in their math journals. I swear they will want to do these types of problems for the rest of the school year! So many ways to connect lessons and activities thereafter! Check out my other Multiplication related stuff:Make A Buck! (Decimal Addition Game Freebie!)Decimal SudokuMean Mode Median RangeCircles & Stars Game Worksheet60
4th - 6th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Decimals
8:24
Journalism 101
What is Journalism? This introductory video from It's Hot Education, takes your students on a tour of the basic tenants of Journalism from the earliest forms of communication to the invention of the printing press and movable type. Later this video explores the role and purpose of journalism and its obligations to a community. And lastly provides what are the six main news elements. This can stand alone or be part of a greater journalism unit with many connecting activities! Check out: Journali
4th - 8th
Social Studies
Improper Fractions/Mixed Numbers Worksheets
Fractions are fun! Yes, I said it, but so have my students over the years. Surprised? Not me. It's fun learning how to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa. Something about performing these operations makes it very enticing and engaging. These worksheets assume your students have been introduced to this mathematical standard. 15 of each kind ( 30 total), they include the steps-to-solve to scaffold on every page. And... these worksheets are SO versatile. Use one per
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Fractions, Math
The Story Elements with Comic Strips!
Using Comic Strips are a GREAT tool for students to better understand the key story elements such as characters, setting, plot, and conflict compared to simply reading text. As a visual aid, comic strips enable students to better remember these elements, too. Not to mention, these comic strips make the learning process more engaging, accessible, and relevant for students of all ages. You get 15 highly curated comic strips in the public domain that are culturally relevant and age appropriate. The
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Writing
Sudoku: Decimal Addition Worksheets
Engaging Worksheets that challenge your students to critically think in Decimal Addition. For in-class or homework usage. Directions are on the worksheets, but self-explanatory. You may want to do a few whole class to front load. Note to Teachers: you are challenged to work these out first - answers not provided :) EDUCATION: IT’S HOT! PSSST...Take a Look at my other Educational Products - Many for the Remote Learning Environment - Very Interactive/Highly Engaging/Visually Graphic! https://www.
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Decimals, Math
Energizers & Brain Breaks! (FREE)
I know for a fact, as a teacher, the use of Brain Breaks and Energizers, especially in what is known as the Responsive Classroom, enhances student engagement, attention, and well-being, ultimately fostering a positive learning environment conducive to academic success and holistic growth. These 26 FREEBIE Energizers and Brain Breaks are unique! I curated this list of the more obscure and less familiar ones out there that I have utilized in my very own classroom over the years. And there is
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Place Value Chart (FREE/PRINTABLE)
Incorporating place value charts into math instruction helps students develop a solid understanding of the base-ten number system and enhances their mathematical fluency and problem-solving skills. This versatile Place Value Chart designed just for you can help accomplish such goals. Along with this FREE chart are suggestive tools and fun games, which not only reinforce place value concepts, but also promote teamwork, critical thinking, and strategic decision-making skills. FYI... This chart foc
2nd - 5th
Math, Numbers, Place Value
Discovering Maps Graphic Organizer (FREE!)
Exploring maps in elementary school provides a rich learning experience that enhances students' cognitive, social, and cultural development while equipping them with valuable skills for navigating the world around them. This Discovering Maps Graphic Organizer lets students extract information, make comparisons, draw conclusions, and fosters problem-solving abilities. This is a great way to introduce them to map skills and later directions on a map, types of maps and so forth! You supply the ma
3rd - 6th
Geography
3-Act Task Record Sheet (FREE)
3-Act tasks provide engaging, thought-provoking contexts for mathematical Inquiry and problem solving. Each lesson is broken down into 3 steps, called Acts. Within each act, students focus on a different part of the problem-solving process. This FREE recording sheet can be used with any 3-Act-Task math. Simply project the picture or video for Act 1 up on the board and let students fill in the activity sheet as they work through the acts. It will help them organize their thoughts as they are wor
3rd - 6th
Applied Math
Make a Buck: Decimal Math Game (FREE!)
This "Make a Buck" math game is an easy and relevant way to teach and practice decimal operations. No Prep other than a deck of cards and printing out the recording sheets (or not - have students make their own!). This game is more than just addressing a math skill! Playing a money type game like "Make a Buck" makes discovering decimals more meaningful, relevant (what student doesn't love money!), and challenging, too! This FREEBIE includes detailed playing directions, recording sheets, and a f
3rd - 6th
Decimals, Mental Math
"I Survived" Certificates - Classroom Management
Amp up your classroom management with these “I Survived” achievement certificates. These certificates are a great way to reinforce the norms/rules of the classroom. Can you keep quiet all day long? Follow all the rules? Never Give Up? Your students will show you that if there is a will (earning one of these awards)... there is a way. In the end, it is just plain fun, but watch how these can transform students and the classroom overall. Best part, these are PRACTICALLY FREE @ only .99! Ten tota
3rd - 6th
Character Education, Classroom Community
Types of Graphs Handout (FREE)
Graphs are a great tool for visualizing and understanding data and they're also a key part of our math curriculum. This FREEBIE HANDOUT shows the 4 main types of data graphs used at the elementary level.
3rd - 5th
Graphing, Math
Character Analysis/Develpment Graphic Organizer (FREE)
We know the importance of a character (main character or others) to a story. Part of this process is not only understanding their traits, but how characters change over time based on many events and opportunities. This Graphic Organizer allows students to track how a character does change overtime. This is useful for a variety of purposes such as writing a story summary, addressing a story prompt and so forth. It is FREE so go at it!
4th - 6th
English Language Arts
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Experience
Current and experienced Multiple Subject Teacher that has taught for the two largest school districts in the country - NYC and Los Angeles. Most at home at the most challenging and diverse public schools. Earlier was a tech teacher and supervised a cluster of schools for an award-winning after school program. I graduated from a Big 10 university with a degree from their renowned journalism school which afforded me the opportunity to work in public television news and public affairs and later for a variety of cable and network television shows. Recently completed an M.S. Ed. in OTL (online teaching and learning). With many districts now forced to move learning to online or a hybrid model, I am perfectly suited to do so.
Teaching style
My pedagogy is predicated on cultually responsive teaching models and beliefs. I align my teaching to student centered, constructivist, paradigms. I believe technology is a necessary component in lesson development and delivery, as well as harnessing the personal devices students utilize in their daily lives. I also adhere to the pursuit of creating a strong community of learners in numerous ways that are reflective of the diversity of cultures I continue to have the privilege of serving.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Future City Competition - Western Region - Environmental Award
My own education history
I didn't choose teaching as a career. Rather, it chose me. I began as a radio/tv production teacher at a vocational school in the Upper Midwest. My undergraduate degree is from Indiana University-Bloomington. I received my teaching credential from Antioch University-Los Angeles. And this past December 2019, I completed my M.S.Ed. from CaIifornia State University-East Bay in Online Teaching and Learning! If anything, I continue to pursue Life Long Learning enrichment opportunities, such as, but notwithstanding, attendance at Writer's/Reader's Workshops at Columbia University's Teacher's College.
Additional biographical information
Creative person with a depth of knowledge, thanks to my background in journalism and communications, to develop curriculum that appeals to students of the 21st Century.
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