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Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
About the store
Welcome to Open The Gate. With over 10 years in the Gifted & Talented Classroom, it is my goal to offer you enrichment resources that add value to your classroom instruction and provide an opportunity for students to explore their creative and critical thinking!
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Preview of Halloween & Fall SCAMPER

Halloween & Fall SCAMPER

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This product contains 12 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R. templates for the following: Pumpkin Patch Witch's Broom Haunted House Jack-O-Lantern Candy Corn Trick-Or-Treat Scarecrow Apple Pie Corn Maze Hayride Thanksgiving Dinner Candy Apple + Create Your Own EACH template comes with 4 different creative thinking questions to spark critical thinking and unique answers around the specific topic that is being scampered!
Preview of Christmas & Winter S.C.A.M.P.E.R

Christmas & Winter S.C.A.M.P.E.R

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This product contains 12 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R. templates for the following: snowman Snow globe Sled Ugly Sweater Mistletoe Candy Cane Gingerbread House Christmas Tree Nutcracker Wreath Christmas Lights Stocking + Create Your Own EACH template comes with 4 different creative thinking questions to spark creative/critical thinking and unique answers around the specific topic that is being scampered!
Preview of Spring & Summer S.C.A.M.P.E.R

Spring & Summer S.C.A.M.P.E.R

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This product contains 12 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R templates for the following: Pot-of-Gold Easter egg hunt Easter basket Wagon Umbrella Rain boots Bird feeder Kite Bicycle Sunglasses Surfboard Popsicle + Create your own EACH template comes with 4 different creative thinking questions to spark creative/critical thinking and unique answers around the specific topic that is being scampered!
Preview of Florida Frameworks for Gifted Learners including "I can" statements and quotes

Florida Frameworks for Gifted Learners including "I can" statements and quotes

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In this file, you will receive: Three different themes (circus, cacti, bicycles) which you can switch out annually! EACH theme includes the 7 Florida Frameworks for Gifted Learners posters with "I can" statements. 6 different motivational quote pages for each theme SCAMPER resource for bulletin board for each theme This resource is ready to print and add to your gifted student folders, a gifted corner in your classroom or Standard's bulletin area!!
Preview of Behind My Mask - A Back to School Activity (Covid)

Behind My Mask - A Back to School Activity (Covid)

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A beginning of the year activity for all students to help identify strengths, interests, and talents. Students brainstorm ideas and design a mask. There are 2 identical lessons included in this file. The first lesson has a focus on gifted students. The second lesson is written for all students.
Preview of Presidential Election Creative & Critical Thinking Resources + RBG

Presidential Election Creative & Critical Thinking Resources + RBG

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Activate your student's creative and critical thinking with these resources focusing on the presidential election and all things government. This file includes: SCAMPERThe WhitehouseAir Force OneMount RushmoreThe Voting ProcessA scamper reference sheetA blank scamper sheet to create your ownTHE SIX THINKING HATS (Edward de Bono)A unique and hypothetical question posed for EACH one of the 6 hatsSix additional questionsA six thinking hats reference sheetA blank graphic organizer to create your ow
Preview of Goal Setting and Habit Trackers

Goal Setting and Habit Trackers

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Track your emotions, habits, and goals with these versatile PDF printable trackers! This product includes 15 weekly/monthly trackers including 1 annual pixel tracker. Many of the goal/habit trackers have 2 versions, a pre-filled version and a blank version. My Florida Gifted Framework tracker IS included in this resource as a bonus for Florida Gifted Teachers. These trackers work well with students, teachers or administrators for time management, organization, mindfulness, growth mindset, healt
Preview of Florida Gifted Framework Tracker

Florida Gifted Framework Tracker

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This resource includes a Florida Gifted Framework Tracker as well as a S.M.A.R.T. Goal setting worksheet. These two products are also a part of the Goal and Habit Tracker bundle.
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Experience

Welcome to Open The Gate. With over 10 years in the Gifted & Talented Classroom, it is my goal to offer you enrichment resources that add value to your classroom instruction and provide an opportunity for students to explore their creative and critical thinking!

Teaching style

Critical and Creative thinking are at the heart of my teaching. Engaging lessons and diving deep into the world of higher order thinking drives my instruction while staying true to Gifted Frameworks and State Standards.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Nominated School Based Teacher of the Year Leadership Team Member District Based Curriculum Designer Pittsburgh Marathoner, 2019

My own education history

Westminster College - New Wilmington, Pennsylvania - '03 - B.Ed Penn State Behrend - Erie, Pennsylvania - '05 - MBA University of South Florida - St. Petersburg, Florida - '12 - M.Ed Leadership

Additional biographical information

While I LOVE teaching, my MAIN job is MOM to my two beautiful children, Johnny (10) and Josephine (7). My husband and I are both Pennsylvania transplants with our Northern Roots running deep in our veins. We love sunny Florida, living close to the beach, family workouts in our driveway, and enjoying all things outdoors (except tents, I don't enjoy tents).