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El Mirage, Arizona, United States
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I am currently an administrator in a Title 1 school. I have taught in grades K-4th grade, mainly ELL students. All my experience has been with inner city, minority and refugee students. I have a wide variety of experience beyond the classroom from site level to federal level including curriculum mapping, Common Core Standards, policy, classroom management, teacher task force, etc.
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Preview of LIfe Skill Posters

LIfe Skill Posters

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joy weiss
these 16 posters are aligned to the Boys Town Social Skills cards taught with Boys Town materials. These posters include pictures to help younger students attach a visual to the words.
Preview of Simple Subjects and Predicates Spongebob Style

Simple Subjects and Predicates Spongebob Style

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joy weiss
This power point is used to teach simple subjects and predicates using Spongebob. I typically use this lesson as a precursor to nouns and verbs and verb tense study for ELL students. It includes the objective, definition slides, examples and a fun activity/game at the end.
Preview of Mariana Becomes a Butterfly-STEM Project

Mariana Becomes a Butterfly-STEM Project

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This five set powerpoint package was designed to support implementation of a STEM project-Mariana Becomes a Butterfly. These powerpoints provide key information and picture representations to support the design and creation of hand pollinators. The ideas are from the packaged material, but broken down into segments.
Preview of Turtle Bay- A Harcourt Trophies Anthology

Turtle Bay- A Harcourt Trophies Anthology

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This power point is used to support Turtle Bay from the third grade TrophiesAnthology series. It can be used with the lesson or stand alone. It includes slides on vocabulary, reading and author's purpose. The standards listed on the slides are specific to Arizona's ELL standards and common core. They can be deleted and changed to specific states.
Preview of Lon Po Po-a powerpoint presentation, Harcourt Trophies

Lon Po Po-a powerpoint presentation, Harcourt Trophies

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joy weiss
This powerpoint provides support for Harcourt Trophies Anthology selection of Lon Po Po. This powerpoint includes reading, vocabulary and word study objectives and slides. Can be used as a stand alone unit or with the weekly anthology lessons.
Preview of Coyote Places the Stars-A Trophies Lesson for third grade

Coyote Places the Stars-A Trophies Lesson for third grade

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This preview provides a snapshot of the powerpoint that can be used alongside the Harcourt Trophies lessons for Coyote Places the Stars. It provides content in reading, vocabulary and comprehension.
Preview of Persuasive Techniques

Persuasive Techniques

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This power point supports instruction in identifying persuasive techniques used in advertisements, commercials, campaigns, etc. This power point includes techniques such as bandwagon, testimonial, emotion, glittering generalities and repetition. It is intended to introduce the topic to mainly primary students as a starting off point in a persuasive technique unit.
Preview of On Safari with Prepositions Packet

On Safari with Prepositions Packet

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This packet contains 39 pages of information sheets, worksheets and activities to support instruction with prepositions and prepositional phrases. These worksheets can be used with my power points (same name) or individually. All activities are common core aligned and Arizona ELP standard aligned. They include task cards, sentence writing, verb tense study and syntax surgery sentences. clip art by scrappin doodles and google images fonts by KevinandAmanda.com/fonts please feel free to lea
Preview of The Talent Show-A Harcourt Trophies Anthology

The Talent Show-A Harcourt Trophies Anthology

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This power point supports the Trophies Harcourt series- A Talent Show. Objectives are aligned to Arizona ELL standards which are crosswalked and aligned with Arizona Common Core standards. This power point supports vocabulary, reading and word study (prefixes and suffixes) instruction.
Preview of Olympic Fun

Olympic Fun

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These pages provide fun activities and worksheets to support or enhance a study about the Olympics. The packet includes creating their own mascot, designing their own flag for their nation, comparing and contrasting Ancient Olympics with Modern Olympics, and other activities. This packet can be used alone or with my power point (available for purchase). Enjoy
Preview of Common Core Subtraction with Regrouping

Common Core Subtraction with Regrouping

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This folder contains a smart board lesson, differentiated worksheets and notetaking pages for introducing or reteaching subtraction with regrouping. it is aligned to common core standards. there are two smart board files with two different fonts. fonts are provided by KevinandAmanda.com/fonts and dafont,com fonts are socially awkward and Yikes!
Preview of Holiday Traditions Around the World-A World Together

Holiday Traditions Around the World-A World Together

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This powerpoint has information on a variety of countries and their holiday traditions. Can be used to support study of various countries and their holiday customs. Also provides support for map skills and identification of flags.
Preview of Monkeying Around With Conjunctions

Monkeying Around With Conjunctions

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This power point supports common core and English Language standards in the teaching of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. Using a construction theme, students will identify, define and differentiate between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. This power point includes slides to find conjunctions within sentences, choose conjunctions to complete a sentence, and sorting conjunctions. Additional information is provided in the slides. Fonts by KevinandAmanda.com/fonts clip ar
Preview of Leah's Pony-A Harcourt Trophies Lesson for 3rd grade

Leah's Pony-A Harcourt Trophies Lesson for 3rd grade

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This powerpoint supplements the Harcourt Trophies Anthology Leah's Pony through content and language objectives aligned to Arizona Standards, as well as vocabulary and word study, plus reading comprehension. This powerpoint can be used with the anthology or stand alone.
Preview of Papa Tells Chita a Story-A Harcourt Trophies

Papa Tells Chita a Story-A Harcourt Trophies

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This lesson supports Papa Tells Chita a Story, a Trophies third grade lesson. the preview provides a snapshot of what is included in this powerpoint that can be used throughout the week. Slides include reading, comprehension and vocabulary.
Preview of Little Grunt and the Big Egg, A reading lesson for Trophies

Little Grunt and the Big Egg, A reading lesson for Trophies

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This powerpoint includes multi day lessons and ideas for use with Little Grunt and the Big Egg by Tomie dePaola. It is aligned with Arizona state standards and third grade Harcourt trophies.
Preview of Movie Theatre Popcorn Style-Open House

Movie Theatre Popcorn Style-Open House

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This open house/meet the teacher power point template is a twist to teachers using a Hollywood or Movie Theatre theme in their classrooms. I have left some of my management and homework ideas there for you to use, tweak or change! It's been a big hit with my fellow colleagues this year!
Preview of Common and Proper Nouns with Mickey and Minnie Mouse

Common and Proper Nouns with Mickey and Minnie Mouse

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this interactive power point includes components to identify, sort and write a paragraph using common and proper nouns alongside of Minnie and Mickey Mouse. Notes are included on the bottom of some slides. This power point uses Mickey and Minnie fonts from Dafont.com. objectives in the slide are from Arizona's ELP standards/common core
Preview of Olympics-Race to London

Olympics-Race to London

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This powerpoint is designed to support an unit on the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Slides review the history of the Olympics, great accomplishments, torch facts, mascots throughout the years, etc. There are 24 slides plus a link to the official London Olympic games sight.
Preview of Scoring with Object Pronouns

Scoring with Object Pronouns

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This 31 slide power point uses the idea of a soccer team to teach object pronouns. Students will identify object pronouns in sentences and then rewrite sentences using object pronouns. This objective is aligned to the Arizona ELP standards and common core.
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About the store

Experience

I am currently an administrator in a Title 1 school. I have taught in grades K-4th grade, mainly ELL students. All my experience has been with inner city, minority and refugee students. I have a wide variety of experience beyond the classroom from site level to federal level including curriculum mapping, Common Core Standards, policy, classroom management, teacher task force, etc.

Teaching style

Every learner is unique and requires different methodologies and instructional strategies to be successful. I try to incorporate all aspects of pedagogy, methodology, and instructional repetoires into my classroom.

Awards & shining teacher moments

2011 Who's Who Among Teachers-Cambridge 2010 Honorary Doctorate from NAU 2010 Arizona Teacher of the Year 2010 Governor's Teacher Recognition 2010 Who's Who Among Teachers-Cambridge 2009 Balsz Teacher of the Week 2008 Balsz Teacher of the Week

My own education history

ED.D-2014 -Argosy University DHL-2010 NAU M.A.E. 2002-NAU Reading Endorsement-ASU B.A.E. 1998-ASU

Additional biographical information

Teaching is a passion, not just a job to me. I desire for all my students to become life long learners and lovers of education and to become self-motivated and independent in their learning.