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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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Preview of Battleship! The Coordinate Plane & Graphing Game (FREE!)

Battleship! The Coordinate Plane & Graphing Game (FREE!)

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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
Preview of Types of Graphs Handout (FREE)

Types of Graphs Handout (FREE)

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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.
Preview of Intro to Coordinate Plane + BATTLESHIP Game! (Slide Show)

Intro to Coordinate Plane + BATTLESHIP Game! (Slide Show)

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Learn by doing - the Coordinate Plane is certainly one of the most engaging (and enduring) math lessons there is  - at least that has been my experience with the students I’ve taught who engage in this math standard. This Introduction to the Coordinate Plane Lesson via a Google Slide Show is all encompassing. It takes the students through the important key terms and each of the quadrants, and guides them step-by-step how to name and plot ordered pairs. Included are highly-curated instructional
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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.