Middle School Miracles
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Dallas, Texas, United States
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Teacher ELA 7th Dallas ISD
Fall 2014-Current
• W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy: ELAR Grade 7
Student Teaching Tyler ISD
Spring 2014
• Hogg Middle School: ELAR Grade 8
Certified Teacher Tutor Sylvan Learning Center
February 2014 – June 2014
• Tutoring Services for all ages: Beginning Reading, Reading Comprehension, and Elementary Mathematics.
Substitute Tyler ISD
Fall 2013 – Spring 2014
• Fulfilled instructional responsibilities for absent full time instructors. Elementary-High School, Life Skills.
Field Experience Tyler ISD
Fall 2013
• Student Teaching Observations: ELAR Grade 5
7th Grade Teacher
Fall 2014- Spring 2017 Dallas ISD
Elementary Counselor
Fall 2017- Fall 2018 Dallas ISD
Middle School Counselor
Spring 2019-Present Dallas ISD
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Parent/Student Guidance (Workshop): Transitioning to Middle School
This is a complete presentation that I have used for both Elementary students as they prepare for Middle School and the new incoming Middle School Class. This presentation covers common concerns, what to expect, as well as tips to make it an easy transition. I have used this same presentation for my Parent Workshop over Middle School Transitioning. This is in both English and Spanish.
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School Counseling
Conjunctive Adverbs Worksheet
This is a editable handout that helps scaffold the use of conjunctive adverbs for combining sentences from simply identifying to applying. First, they will focus on the sentence structure and punctuation when using conjunctive adverbs. Next, the student will be asked to select the appropriate conjunctive adverb to be used in a sentence. The students will be asked to complete the sentence and to create their own examples.
4th - 10th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
Parent Workshop: Bullying / Cyber-bullying Prevention
This a presentation for a Parent Workshop over how to prevent Bullying and Cyber-bullying. The presentation educates parents what exactly bullying is, signs to look for, and how to prevent continuation of bullying. This presentation is in both English and Spanish.
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Character Education, School Counseling
Dead Word Eulogy
This is a quick write activity for students to understand the ineffectiveness of dead words in their writing.
Before starting the activity, you must either assign a dead word or have the student select a dead word at random through a raffle.
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Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Vocabulary
Expository Essay Writing Template (STAAR Format w/ Gretchen Bernabei Strategies)
This is a writing packet that helps guide students as they brainstorm, draft, and revise/edit their expository essay. The template is editable so you may adapt it to fit your teaching style. The prompt follows the STAAR Expository prompt format. Furthermore, Gretchen Bernabei strategies such as the 3 in 1 statement for their Controlling Idea and an expert list for examples have been incorporated into the guided template. Both T.R.E.E.C. for their body paragraphs and the 3R's for their concludi
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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays
Writing Modern Fairy Tales
This a handout is a great tool to use when introducing Brothers Grimm fairy tales/folk tales. Page 1 on the handout provides a brief background of the authors and will ask the students to evaluate the original tale through a series of open ended responses. Once the front has been complete, page 2 of the handout will ask the student to rewrite the tale to make it more modern. You will have to select a text to go along with the handout. I like to use this website in my search for fairy tales: htt
6th - 12th
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Parent Workshop: Drug Prevention/Awareness & Healthy Habits
When I was a new counselor, I found it difficult to find simple resources for the parent classes. This product listing is a presentation for Drug Prevention/Awareness & Healthy Habits. It covers the types of rugs, risk factors, preventative factors, and eating/hygiene habits. This presentation was developed to focus on parents of pk-5th graders. However i have been able to use this with my middle school. This product listing is editable and in English and Spanish
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Health, School Counseling
Parent Workshop: College and Career Readiness
This is a presentation developed for Parent Workshop to discuss how to prepare their child to be College and Career Ready. The presentation is focused on upper Elementary students and Middle School Students. Topics discussed are: College and Career Readiness Defined, Support Reading, Intelligence is not fixed, Goal Setting, Stay connected with school, and Start talking about college and careers. This presentation is in both English and Spanish.
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School Counseling
The Giver: Nonfiction Mentor Texts
These are some nonfictions articles i have collected to pair with The GIver by Lois Lowry. All mentor text follow the Utopian/Dystopian theme. (5 articles in total)
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English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories
Parent Workshop: Positive Parenting
When I was a new counselor, I found it difficult to find simple resources for the parent classes. This product listing is a presentation for Parent Workshop: Positive Parenting and Communication. The presentation covers parenting styles, discipline techniques, and tips on how to improve parent-child relationships.This presentation was developed to focus on parents of pk-5th graders. However I have been able to use this with my middle school. This product listing is editable and in English and S
Not Specific
School Counseling
Sentence Types Formula
Editable handout for Sentence Types Formulas. Sentence structures are explain using a math-like equation formula. There is a section where the student can write in their own example following the given formula for each sentence type. Great to add to their interactive notebook.
Not Specific
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing
Parent Climate/Culture Survey
This survey was developed to as a way to improve family culture and climate in regards to the key campus action plans established at the start of each year. I suggest you administer this survey at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year, especially if you want to track your progress. This document is editable and in English/Spanish. I left the campus goals we had as a sample for you to follow when your make your edits.
Not Specific
School Counseling
Parent (Student) Needs Survey
This is a school counseling parents needs survey I developed to identify the topics for all my parent workshops for the school year. The survey focuses on elementary grade but can be edited to meet your needs. This survey is in English and Spanish.
Not Specific
School Counseling
The Giver Learning Menu Project
This is a "Learning Menu" project that goes along with Lois Lowry's, The Giver. The Learning Menu is a Utopian-Dystopian Project where students are given the option to select what type of project they would like to do. (brochure, map, prezi, video advertisement, etc.) This is an editable document with a rubric.
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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Guidance Lesson: Anti-Bullying and Anti-Victimization
This is a presentation for a guidance lesson over anti-bullying and anti-victimization for grades 4-6. Topics covered is bullying, victimization, who can be a victim, telling vs. tattling, cyber-bullying, how to help yourself/others, and what the protect yourself rules are, etc. The presentation provides videos of a variety of situation with slides in-between to hold a discussion about the scenario. If you follow the resources I provide at the end, more videos, activities, and handouts are prov
Not Specific
Character Education, School Counseling
Mini Review for Prepositions, Double-Negatives, and Sentence Types
Mini Review activity divided in 3 parts. The preposition section instructs students to give the location of Waldo in the classroom. The review handout comes with a few Waldo characters that you may use. Part 2 and 3 directions students to correct double negatives and to construct compound sentences as well as complex sentences.
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English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
STATE & District Testing Checklist
This a an editable document that can be used for state, district, campus testing. It will help keep your test administrators on task, continue to monitor and ensure test security. Please edit to fit your needs.
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Bullying Writing Activity (Guidance Activity)
Great activity to use as a part of a Guidance Unit for Bullying Week. Editable document.
Not Specific
English Language Arts, School Counseling, Writing
Conjunctive Adverbs Explained
This is an editable notes handout that explains what Conjunctive Adverbs are and how we untilize them when combining sentences.
Not Specific
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
"Better Sentence" Exit Ticket/Quiz/Bell Ringer
Students are asked to evaluate 2 sentences (x6) and to select the one that is written the best. Great, quick quiz or exit ticket.
Not Specific
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing
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About the store
Experience
Teacher ELA 7th Dallas ISD
Fall 2014-Current
• W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy: ELAR Grade 7
Student Teaching Tyler ISD
Spring 2014
• Hogg Middle School: ELAR Grade 8
Certified Teacher Tutor Sylvan Learning Center
February 2014 – June 2014
• Tutoring Services for all ages: Beginning Reading, Reading Comprehension, and Elementary Mathematics.
Substitute Tyler ISD
Fall 2013 – Spring 2014
• Fulfilled instructional responsibilities for absent full time instructors. Elementary-High School, Life Skills.
Field Experience Tyler ISD
Fall 2013
• Student Teaching Observations: ELAR Grade 5
7th Grade Teacher
Fall 2014- Spring 2017 Dallas ISD
Elementary Counselor
Fall 2017- Fall 2018 Dallas ISD
Middle School Counselor
Spring 2019-Present Dallas ISD
Teaching style
Education and Counseling is ever evolving just like the kids we teach. WE should evolve as well.
My own education history
The University of Texas at Tyler: 2008-2012
Master of Arts in School Counseling: December 2012 –Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology: May 2011 – Cum Laude
Certifications: ELAR 4-8, Generalist 4-8, and ESL 4-8, School Counselor
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