Teaching Practically
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Teacher. Mentor. Coach.
With two decades of diverse experience in education, roles have included elementary classroom teacher, Instructional Coach for Title 1 schools, and Program Lead for ENVoY classroom management. Expertise also extends to supporting Multilingual Learner programs and teaching internationally in Taiwan. Additionally, experience as a university adjunct instructor has involved mentoring future educators. These experiences have developed a broad skill set in instructional leadership, classroom management, and language acquisition, offering practical, research-based strategies for teacher success.
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Differentiated reading: Home reading log for intermediate students
Use this 4-day reading log to help students go deeper into their reading outside of class. Each day features a different reading skill and different format (e.g. summarizing, making connections, expanding vocabulary, picture/graphic organizer summary). Also, each day can be evaluated using a basic rubric (listed on page 3). The rubric can be used to evaluate the reading log as a whole, too. Have students use this reading log four days a week and collect it on the fifth day to assess student lear
3rd - 8th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Form for students to request a meeting with the teacher
Get students to talk to you about their problems at at appropriate time with this classroom form. Students fill out their request for a meeting with the teacher and put it in the teacher's designated area. This reproducible form saves class interruptions for better classroom management! Three versions are available in this document.
1st - 8th
For All Subjects
Reading BINGO (Reading log for intermediate students); With Dewey Decimal System
Use reading bingo to encourage your students to read from a variety of genres and to read a variety of lengths of materials. You can give one of these forms to the students per quarter (or shorter/longer depending on the needs of your students) and have them work towards reading 4-8 books in that period of time. You can give them two of the worksheets to encourage more book reading. Two of the reading logs focus on reading through categories of the Dewey Decimal System. There are 5 variations of
3rd - 6th
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Literature
Problem solving friendship bridge for elementary students
Use this diagram to help students resolve their problems step by step. Each student is only allowed to complete the sentences when it is their turn. Use a talking "stick" or other tool to identify whose turn it is to speak. If you would like an 11 x 17 version of this document, please e-mail me at smuckerh@gmail.com.
1st - 6th
For All Subjects
Problem solving process for kids poster
Help students to become independent problem solvers by following the steps on this poster. This version is made for regular paper (8.5"x11"), but can be made larger. Contact me, Holly Smucker, at smuckerh@gmail.com for a larger version.
2nd - 6th
For All Subjects
Reading log (basic)
Use this reading log either in class or as homework for a simple way to track students' reading. Includes sections for easy, just right, or challenging book evaluations by students, as well as a place to indicate the genre. "Genre codes" can be determined by the teacher. Both pages of this document are the same so that you can print it double sided and save paper. 8.5 x 11"
2nd - 8th
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies
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Experience
Teacher. Mentor. Coach.
With two decades of diverse experience in education, roles have included elementary classroom teacher, Instructional Coach for Title 1 schools, and Program Lead for ENVoY classroom management. Expertise also extends to supporting Multilingual Learner programs and teaching internationally in Taiwan. Additionally, experience as a university adjunct instructor has involved mentoring future educators. These experiences have developed a broad skill set in instructional leadership, classroom management, and language acquisition, offering practical, research-based strategies for teacher success.
Teaching style
Practical, hands-on learning that is meaningful for students
Awards & shining teacher moments
ESOL and reading endorsements; ENVoY Classroom Coach, district Program Associate [program lead], work in all levels K-University
My own education history
B.A. in early childhood/elementary education with emphases in language arts and math; ESOL endorsement for Oregon licensure; M.Ed. with emphasis in reading; reading endorsement for licensure
Additional biographical information
I love creating practical teaching resources that fit easily into tight teaching budgets and provide real-world connections for students. My highly varied teaching experience (pubic/private, U.S./international, K-12/university level, classroom teaching/instructional coaching) will give you a great wealth of resources.
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