I have taught for 15 years in Texas. I taught 7th and 8th grade math for 7 years and have taught PLTW/STEM for the past 8. I also host the school-wide, student-led news.
DescriptionThis guide includes instructions on creating a weekly, student-led school news show. I used my own experience to create a resource to help you start a school news broadcast from scratch. I use this with 8th-grade students in our 6 - 8th grade middle school but it could be used in high school as well. **This resource is just the how-to guide, everything I have done/learned/changed in my 6 years of hosting the news crew at our school. It has all the information you could use to start o
DescriptionThis is the application given to and used by 8th grade middle school students who are applying to be a part of our highly successful Weekly School News Crew. It could easily be used for other grade levels as well. Included with this document are the requirements to apply for the news crew, the application itself, a description of the jobs, the rubrics of how each step will be evaluated, and the teacher recommendation forms. I also offer a bundle that has every single one of the doc
DescriptionA list of 245 questions that our school news uses for interviews throughout our school for our news broadcast. Also attached are screenshots of our Google Forms Surveys we send out to students and staff to help our news broadcast run smoothly. You could use them to recreate for your school. I also offer a bundle that has every single one of the documents needed to start a news crew in your school. **This resource is just the script we use week after week. However, I have a start-up gu
DescriptionThe presentation is only needed if you are following the exact application process with my other resources. This is the script that students read from during the final step of the application process, the in-person auditions, and the acceptance script. Also included, are the acceptance and rejection letters for all applicants and the contract my students sign. This presentation is used with the best 15 applicants and is the final step of the audition process. The entire process is use
Description: This free resource gives you ideas to consider when deciding to start a weekly, middle school student-made school news show. Follow my tpt store, teach makes more, for even more details and every single product I use to run a very successful news crew in my middle school.
I have taught for 15 years in Texas. I taught 7th and 8th grade math for 7 years and have taught PLTW/STEM for the past 8. I also host the school-wide, student-led news.
Teaching style
Facilitator for hands-on, activity-based learning.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Regional Secondary Teacher of the Year
My own education history
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
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