Advanced Learning Facilitator. Formerly a Gifted Specialist and 6th Grade Math/Science Teacher. Experience supporting teachers and working with students in K-9 setting to increase the rigor of the curriculum. Provide subject tutoring and ACT support for high school students.
SCAMPER is an acronym that guides students through the process of coming up with atypical solutions to problems. It's very challenging! This activity provides some guidance for each step. Practice creative writing skills!
By: lilmaks
Do you want to build a community of inquiry? Do you want to help your students ask questions about the world around them? This is the file for you! This can be done in a whole group setting with a "Wonder of the Day" or students could complete this independently or in small groups in a center. The Wonders of the Day can come from students' own wonders, current events, or various websites. I have found that www.wonderopolis.org to be a wonderful resource because it includes videos/articles relate
1st - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, For All Subjects, Informational Text
SCAMPER is an acronym that guides students through the process of coming up with atypical solutions to problems. It's very challenging! This activity provides some guidance for each step. Practice creative writing skills!
This download includes 3 St. Patrick’s Day themed SCAMPER activities. Have your students SCAMPER their way through a shamrock, a leprechaun’s hat, or a pot of gold!
By: lilmaks
Do you want to build a community of inquiry? Do you want to help your students ask questions about the world around them? This is the file for you! This can be done in a whole group setting with a "Wonder of the Day" or students could complete this independently or in small groups in a center. The Wonders of the Day can come from students' own wonders, current events, or various websites. I have found that www.wonderopolis.org to be a wonderful resource because it includes videos/articles relate
This project is perfect for 2nd-4th graders who love bugs and other creepy crawlies that fall under the category of arthropods! In this project, students must answer the essential question: Why does your arthropod survive? Each student will need to research either two arthropods to create the ultimate super bug or research two different life stages of a single arthropod to make a survival guide for that superbug!
This packet also includes a place for taking notes and walks students through the
In a Structured Academic Controversy, students work collaboratively to learn about a controversial issue from multiple perspectives. This is used to engage students in a controversy and guide them to seek consensus.
By: kmaksymec
Thanks to dafont.com!
(Fonts: KBDunkTank & Beautiful Flaws)
In a Structured Academic Controversy, students work collaboratively to learn about a controversial issue from multiple perspectives. This is used to engage students in a controversy and guide them to seek consensus.
By: lilmaks
This book gets students to practice their creative thinking skills! With 15 pages of questions that range from "Describe a time during which an individual could be proudly embarrassed" to "What are the best words an echo could repeat?" Your students will be pushed to think in whole new ways! Get this book today! Use it to get students brains to start moving when they walk in the door or after they finish an activity!
Thanks Dafont.com (A Little Sunshine) for your font!
By: kmaksymec
Students reflect on their passions, inspirations, and motivations! A short digital photo project helps students move towards creating short-term and long-term goals.
By: kmaksymec
Thanks to dafont.com!
(Fonts: KBDunkTank & Beautiful Flaws)
This is a GREAT getting to know you activity! Students write their own poems. Students practice creative thinking skills when they make connections to various objects (ex. vegetable, sport, etc.).
Use this form to help students develop a research topic. This project is also designed to have students consider audiences/resources beyond the classroom.
By: lilmaks
3rd - 6th
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Experience
Advanced Learning Facilitator. Formerly a Gifted Specialist and 6th Grade Math/Science Teacher. Experience supporting teachers and working with students in K-9 setting to increase the rigor of the curriculum. Provide subject tutoring and ACT support for high school students.
Teaching style
Student-Centered/Focus on 21st Century Skills/Critical Thinking/Creative Thinking
Awards & shining teacher moments
Golden Apple Internship in Chicago Public Schools,
William Chandler Bagley Scholar (University of Illinois), &
James Scholar (University of Illinois)
My own education history
B.S. Elementary Education with Math Minor,
M.Ed. Globalization and Education, &
M.S. Higher Education Administration and Policy
Additional biographical information
Chicagoan. Love playing with my pup. Like to play and watch sports. Enjoy painting/drawing/crafting!
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