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Associate Professor of Education; 13 years of college teaching experience. I am retired and now use my knowledge to teach people things for free. I use proceeds from the sale of my TPT items to help me rehab baby squirrels who have fallen out of nests in the Atlanta area. Thanks for helping!
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50 STATES FLASHCARDS: Proceeds go to Ruby's Rescues (wildlife rehabilitation)
I teach for free on my website (www.teaching-tails.com), and the proceeds from the sale of supplemental materials here on TPT benefit Ruby's Rescues, an Atlanta-based nonprofit I started to help sick, orphaned and special needs wild animals. I am a licensed rehabber, and I am honored so many of you have chosen to purchase materials and help me save more animals! I have put together a set of flashcards mirroring the content on my website. This set of cards will help your kids review before, durin
2nd - 12th
Geography, Other (Social Studies)
FLASHCARDS: Memorizing the Grand Staff (new experimental method)
If you have enjoyed the videos on TikTok and YouTube, I invite you to make a donation to my nonprofit Ruby's Rescues by purchasing these flashcards. I hope they bring you joy, help you learn to read music so you can play and enjoy music. Yay.
K - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Drawing Inferences Poster and Differentiated Informal Assessment
At Reading Squirrels, learning is free and the sale of supplemental materials go to Ruby's Rescues. In this PDF file, you have a comprehension strategy poster and assessment for Drawing Inferences.
1st - 12th, Higher Education
Reading Strategies
Word Attack Song
Word identification is an important part of learning to read. This song teaches children the three things you can do when you don't know a word: sound it out, look for small parts, and look around for clues.
See the YouTube video at
http://youtu.be/WxM195TcoWc
2nd - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Reading Strategies
Mnemonic Device for Remembering the Seven Comprehension Strategies
This silly story will help students build schema for comprehension strategies. After learning the names, they will have existing knowledge they can "add to" as they learn to use each of these strategies. This purchase includes the poster with mnemonic, a poster with steps for teaching comprehension strategies, and a link to the YouTube video explaining the monitor lizard's story.
2nd - 12th, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
SmartBoard Parts of the Brain Puzzle
Interactive puzzle to help students learn the different parts of the brain.
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Anatomy
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Experience
Associate Professor of Education; 13 years of college teaching experience. I am retired and now use my knowledge to teach people things for free. I use proceeds from the sale of my TPT items to help me rehab baby squirrels who have fallen out of nests in the Atlanta area. Thanks for helping!
Teaching style
Utilization of multiple modalities; I teach each day by varying the way I teach content--I use bodily/kinesthetic, verbal/linguistic, visual/spatial, musical, intrapersonal and interpersonal techniques! Thank you, Howard Gardner!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Recipient
Studied Abroad--Oxford via English Speakers Union Scholarship
Doctoral Student Award at Georgia State University
Graduated from FSU Cum Laude
My own education history
BA and MA from FSU; PhD from GSU.
Additional biographical information
I recently launched my nonprofit called Ruby's Rescues. All the proceeds from my sales are used to help Atlanta's orphaned, sick, and special needs wild animals during rehabilitation.
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