About the store
I hold a Master's in Early Childhood Special Education and a Bachelors in English. I have over 20 years experience teaching children and adolescents in the classroom, as a nanny, and as a 1:1 special needs tutor. I also have extensive experience coaching educators and developing engaging and robust adult learning workshops. In addition, I write curricula for ELLs, children with developmental disabilities, teachers and education outreach workers. My tools focus on building out classrooms to be more just and equitable, as well as fostering true inclusion.
Read moreAll resources
Filters
Subject
Format
Resource type
Standard
Programs & methods
Cooperative Classrooms Sample Pack
Cooperative Classrooms simplifies the process of transforming your classroom into an environment that is trauma-informed and anti-racist. We all want to foster inclusion in our spaces, but may not have the expertise to make it happen. This starter pack offers samples from the full Cooperative Classrooms packet to help you seamlessly integrate practices that embrace students from diverse families, socio-economic backgrounds, learning abilities and experiences. These tools will refine your communi
PreK - 3rd
Classroom Community
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
SL.K.1
, SL.K.3
, LA.K.12.D
+4
Social Media Content Calendar
Use content to push your expertise out to the world. Plan and track your social media progress using this weekly document. Plan audience engagement, analyze posts across platforms, and bring strategy to what and how you post. Use as hardcopy if you like pen to paper, or use the digital copy to have posts ready to go when it's time to post!
Not Specific
For All Subjects
Prompts for Power Perspectives
Equity conversations begin with honest accountability of the history of power, it's impact and the opportunities we have to influence change. Deepen your approach by engaging students of all ages in conversations about power and equity. This document provokes thought about the expression of power in books and other media, our society and your own school and classroom. Prompts encourage you to explore the concepts of "power over", "power with", "power within" and "power to". This tool works both
Not Specific
Character Education, Reading Strategies, Social Studies
White Supremacy Culture
Use this rubric to spot vestiges of white supremacy culture in your school, classroom and beyond! We have all internalized the unjust power structures that form the foundation of our culture. Dismantling toxic beliefs starts with self-critique. Use this rubric to begin identifying practices that undergird white supremacy culture. Once we identify, we can transform and seek justice for more students.
Not Specific
Social Emotional Learning
Prompts for Power Perspectives (Helpers)
Power dynamics exist everywhere, including your classroom. True inclusion requires a careful critique of our concepts of "helpers" and "the helped". Our students pick up on which students we value as helpers or mentors. All students benefit from opportunities to help another student AND opportunities to receive help and support from peers. By examining and dismantling your own approach, you can grant this access to all students.
PreK - 3rd
Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies
Prompts for Power Perspectives (Storytelling Justice)
Stories teach children about power in society and who is valued in our culture. This worksheet will help you examine stories you share, encourage you to dismantle toxic messages, and offer ways to build critical thinking skills in your students. Access to literacy demands a deeper look at our materials. Get started with these prompts and transform your approach to seek more justice in storytelling.
PreK - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies
Power Perspectives for Helpers
This 2-page resource will help you challenge traditional ideas around who are helpers and who needs help. It is easy to fall into the same stale dynamics in a classroom, where certain brains are privileged and others are not. One effective approach to dismantling these ideas is to critique your own concept of help, and what it means to need or offer help in our culture. Using these worksheets, you can begin to shift your own understanding of power among the young people you teach. Offer them ac
PreK - 3rd
Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies
Power Perspectives for Storytelling and Literacy
This document will help you push your circle times or literacy centers to the next level! Go beyond the basics, and engage students to become citizens of the world. Encourage the development of critical thinking skills and language that challenges unjust structures in our society. Approaching stories with a critical eye will help you nurture the next generation towards a better, more inclusive world. This is also a great tool for authors that want to challenge traditional power structures in the
PreK - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, English Language Arts
Speaker Proposal (Apply to present at conferences)
This form is a simple way to organize your presentation proposal, and a guide for the information facilitators will be looking for. Bonus sections to promote inclusive practices. Submit your ideas to education conferences in style!
Not Specific
Showing 1-9 of 9 results
About the store
Experience
I hold a Master's in Early Childhood Special Education and a Bachelors in English. I have over 20 years experience teaching children and adolescents in the classroom, as a nanny, and as a 1:1 special needs tutor. I also have extensive experience coaching educators and developing engaging and robust adult learning workshops. In addition, I write curricula for ELLs, children with developmental disabilities, teachers and education outreach workers. My tools focus on building out classrooms to be more just and equitable, as well as fostering true inclusion.
Teaching style
I believe in high expectations and the power of compassion. My training has taught me to be vigilant for barriers in the learning environment and to apply a creative lens to diminish these barriers. All kinds of brains are capable of learning, communicating, and meeting goals. I seek to engender a sense of wonder and the ability to think critically whether I am working with children or adults. I teach with a strong social justice orientation, using anti-racist, antibias and inclusive methods.
My own education history
M. Ed. Early Childhood Special Education
Additional biographical information
Read more of my work here:
https://medium.com/@mel_t/building-equity-with-our-youngest-citizens-9afbcf359c5d
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-tsuei-7b621529/overlay/1558148468021/single-media-viewer/?profileId=ACoAAAXnnzoBZB_Q_hxfr_hBDr7wEKzlRwgF1Oc
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands