I am in my 12th year of teaching 4th grade. Currently I am piloting an integrated language arts/social studies class. I have also taught 9 years of kindergarten, 2 years of 5th grade, and 1 year of middle school special education.
Bring the concept of sectionalism in the United States prior to the Civil War to life with this 18 character script Readerβs Theater! Students will see, hear, and participate in conversations woven with strong facts and characteristics about the North, South, and West sections of our country following the War of 1812. Issues of slavery, industry, westward expansion, tariffs, and transportation development are addressed throughout the script in an engaging and connected way! In addition, a compre
I am in my 12th year of teaching 4th grade. Currently I am piloting an integrated language arts/social studies class. I have also taught 9 years of kindergarten, 2 years of 5th grade, and 1 year of middle school special education.
Teaching style
I love to teach using themes! I am constantly trying to connect my language arts skills with topics relevant to the other subject areas. I feel students learn so much more if they can see how events are related to each other. I find myself creating a lot of my own materials because commercial products for the intermediate grades are still fairly divided among subjects. That's okay, though. I'm finding that my custom-made activities are the ones the students are most successful with!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Accomplished rating in OTES system;
Highly Effective value added teacher;
Unit leader position in 2 different grade levels;
Cooperative teacher to several student teachers
Recipient of Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Education Award 2015
Accepted to write curriculum for Ohio as America Project
Selected to present at OAASFEP State Conference (Connecting Ohio's New Learning Standards
My own education history
Bachelor of Arts in Education: Muskingum College;
Masters of Arts in Teaching & Curriculum: Miami University
Additional biographical information
I enjoy helping my husband run outdoor science educational trips to the western and southern states during the summer months.
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