TEACHthroughTECH
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Indiana, United States
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14th year teacher with experience in both middle school and high school settings. Courses taught include:
- 8th grade Language Arts (co-taught with American History)
- Reading Development / Reading and Writing Success (a support class for students struggling with English)
- 9th grade English
- American Literature (11th grade)
- 10th grade English
- Language Lab (2 differentiated courses - one for freshman (9) and one for grades 10-12) as a support class for students to improve English ability and prepare for standardized testing / meet graduation requirements
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Radium Girls Advertisement Task
Let your students' creativity shine in this activity, which requires students to create their own 1920s-style advertisement for the famous "Undark" watch, as seen in the Radium Girls book and play. Students will follow the directions and create a visual display for their ad, and then "sell" it to their peers using persuasion techniques. Included in this activity is a vocabulary bank with 18 terms to help guide students in the creation of their advertisement. This activity is good for use at the
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Drama, Literature, Visual Arts
Shakespeare Speech Share-Out
This activity is used as an introduction to a group activity in which students will select a soliloquy from any of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and create a group presentation (Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint -- you decide!) illustrating this soliloquy and its relevance to the play. It also highlights Shakespeare's use of rhetorical strategies and literary devices. It is recommended that this activity be completed DURING or AFTER reading a Shakespearean play together in class (ex: I us
9th - 12th
Drama, English Language Arts, Reading
Julius Caesar Movie Poster Project
This fun activity can be used DURING or AFTER reading the play "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare. It includes a visually striking slideshow with directions, and also a reflection document (linked into the slideshow) to be completed at the culmination of this mini-project. This is a creative outlet for students and fosters critical thinking skills. I used this in my sophomore English class with great success! The students enjoyed the process. I let them work in pairs, but this could be adapt
9th - 12th
Drama, English Language Arts, Literature
The Great Gatsby Writing Project & Essay Brainstorm Bundle
This bundle of resources is for use with the novel The Great Gatsby. Your copy of the activity will include:An Essay Brainstorm 8-slide Google Slideshow for students to determine a character and theme to connect in his/her writing assignment (think of this as a graphic organizer or planning document before writing)Detailed project requirements and 5 category rubricResource document providing credible sources and links for research
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays
Also included in: The Great Gatsby ACTIVITY AND PROJECT BUNDLE!
TEAM / GROUP CONTRACT
The team / group contract document was originally designed for the PBL (Project-Based Learning) classroom to help facilitate student collaboration effectively. However, the PBL approach is making its way into traditional classrooms of all levels! This contract makes each group member accountable for a particular role within the group with its own set of responsibilities to be upheld. It is a great teacher management tool that requires students to first resolve issues with their group before taki
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For All Subjects
The Great Gatsby - A Class Publishing Project
This project will require each student to create ONE page of a class book connected to the novel The Great Gatsby. Students' pages must include: a hand-drawn original visual with color and a title that depicts one chosen character & theme from the novel a handwritten one-page response analyzing the connection between your character & theme3-4 pieces of textual evidence in your response to support your analysisThis 3 page Google document includes the prompt for the class activity, the requirem
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Visual Arts
Also included in: The Great Gatsby ACTIVITY AND PROJECT BUNDLE!
Podcast Project Introduction
This 7-slide Google Slideshow provides the perfect introduction and directions to a Podcast Unit. In this project, students will work individually or with a group to learn, analyze, and ultimately, create a podcast on their own.It includes directions, requirements, an introduction video, tips, and topic ideas.This originally was for use with the NPR Student Podcast challenge, but could be used independently as simply as class project as well.
8th - 11th
English Language Arts
Nonfiction Texts In Our Daily Lives
This interactive 16-slide Google Slideshow introduces students to all types of nonfiction texts and can be used as a pathway into mini-lessons on each slide topic! Examples of topics include:AdvertisementsCheckbooksInstruction ManualsResumesAnd More!This task was originally designed for use with the Google App "PearDeck", and correlates with the following standard: RN 3.3 -- Determine an author’s perspective or purpose in a text, and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that perspec
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English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
REALITY CHECK - Life Skills Project!
The Reality Check Project is a 5-stage mini-project that requires students to select one "real world" or "adult" topic to research, and ultimately, present to their peers. This task includes the introduction slideshow to roll-out this mini-project, and features a hyperlinked research / brainstorm / planning document for students to get their research started! Examples of reality check topics in the slideshow include the following: Banking & SavingsLong-Term InvestmentsHousingVehiclesInsuranceGr
9th - 12th
Applied Math
Global Holiday Research Project
This research project encourages students to select and read about a global holiday and create a unique informative presentation to teach the selected holiday to the class. All holiday articles have been linked into the directions and requirements page of the Research Project, and include the articles about the following holidays: ChristmasHanukkahPassoverNew Year's EveRosh HashanahDiwaliKwanzaaChinese New Year***I do not own the rights to the articles linked into this document, but have simpl
7th - 10th
English Language Arts
Essay Graphic Organizer
This introductory-level graphic organizer is super helpful for students of any age to learn how to structure paragraphs of an essay! This template is applicable for ANY TYPE OF WRITING - Argumentative, Informative, Descriptive, etc! This particular organizer is a 3 paragraph template but could be easily adapted for a 5 paragraph essay as well. There are several external links which can aid students who get stuck on a particular part of a paragraph.
English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays
CREATE your own BOARD GAME!
This slideshow provides student requirements for the creation of a board game for other classmates to play. This particular set of directions is about the grammatical concepts of: Complete SentencesFragmentsRun-On SentencesHowever, you could adapt this set of directions for any concept you wish to reinforce to students! This activity can be used as an extension for students who have mastered these concepts and can demonstrate their ability to teach concepts to peers, or this can be a required cl
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English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Grammar
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About the store
Experience
14th year teacher with experience in both middle school and high school settings. Courses taught include:
- 8th grade Language Arts (co-taught with American History)
- Reading Development / Reading and Writing Success (a support class for students struggling with English)
- 9th grade English
- American Literature (11th grade)
- 10th grade English
- Language Lab (2 differentiated courses - one for freshman (9) and one for grades 10-12) as a support class for students to improve English ability and prepare for standardized testing / meet graduation requirements
Teaching style
-4 years experience in a Project-Based Learning middle school
-9 years experience in a traditional-based high school
All activities and resources for sale on my page have been tested and used in my own classroom!
Awards & shining teacher moments
I have presented at the New Tech Network national conference in Orlando, Florida, in 2017 on the topic of "Managing Teams in the Middle School Classroom".
I am currently the team leader for our high school's Sophomore English Department.
I have led several Professional Development Sessions to teachers throughout our school district on topics such as: Managing Teams in the Classroom, Strategies for Group Work, and other Instructional strategies.
My own education history
-Received Bachelor's Degree from Purdue University in 2013 majoring in English Education with dual concentrations (Language Arts and Reading)
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