The Gracefully Evolving Classroom
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
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My main K-12 teaching experience is as the lead Gifted/Talented teacher for grades 2-8 in a rural Missouri district. There was no curriculum when I arrived so I developed all kinds of new units and lessons in many different subjects. While in college I taught at a Child Development Center for pre-schoolers and interned in a 3rd grade classroom. At the University of Missouri I taught courses in the Teacher Development Program as well as the Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis department. I taught courses on theory and philosophy as well as those implementing topics, ideas, and lessons in the classroom.
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"Chitterchat" |Synonyms |Prelutsky Poem |No Prep! |Print & Digital |Halloween
Feline familiars and scatterbrained shrews. What's a poet to do?! "Chitterchat" by Jack Prelutsky is a great poem to build and challenge student vocabulary and practice word deciphering techniques. It also provides a witty resource for practicing and analyzing synonyms in a fun new way! Considering its focus on a witch and her cat familiar, it could also be a great resource around Halloween time. This is a great option for a: - mini-lesson, - self-led learning, - classroom discussion, - sm
4th - 8th
English Language Arts, Poetry
CCSS
RL.5.4
, RL.6.4
, RL.7.4
+42
"I Told the Wizard to His Face" |Synonyms |Prelutsky Poem |No Prep! |One & Done!
Wizards and hamsters and insults, oh my! "I Told the Wizard to His Face" by Jack Prelutsky is a great poem to build and challenge student vocabulary and practice word deciphering techniques. It also provides a goofy resource for learning some challenging synonyms in a fun new way! Considering it's focus on a wizard, it could be a great resource around Halloween time. This is a great option for a: - mini-lesson, - self-led learning, - classroom discussion, - small group work, - virtual inst
4th - 8th
English Language Arts, Poetry
CCSS
RL.5.4
, RL.6.4
, RL.7.4
+42
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About the store
Experience
My main K-12 teaching experience is as the lead Gifted/Talented teacher for grades 2-8 in a rural Missouri district. There was no curriculum when I arrived so I developed all kinds of new units and lessons in many different subjects. While in college I taught at a Child Development Center for pre-schoolers and interned in a 3rd grade classroom. At the University of Missouri I taught courses in the Teacher Development Program as well as the Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis department. I taught courses on theory and philosophy as well as those implementing topics, ideas, and lessons in the classroom.
Teaching style
My teaching style centers around the idea of teacher as facilitator. I utilize all kinds of different instruction techniques as a way to try to reach each student where they are and in ways they learn best. However, I also challenge students with differentiated instruction, questioning techniques, reflective activities, and/or projects that allow for options in showing what they've learned in their own way.
Awards & shining teacher moments
High Flyer Award for Outstanding Teaching (University of Missouri); Who's Who Among America's Teachers (x2); Invited Educator: NASA Earth-to-Orbit Curriculum Field Test & Symposium; Sigma Tau Delta (English) Honors Fraternity
My own education history
B.S. in English (Truman State University); M.A. in Education-Elementary (Truman State University); Ph.D. in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (University of Missouri); Gifted/Talented coursework for certification (Drury University). Missouri teaching licenses in: Elementary Education & Gifted/Talented Education
Additional biographical information
Hello, I'm Heather. Otherwise known as Dr. H or Dr. Heather. I've done many things in my life but somehow they all involve educating in one form or another. Currently, I can be found day-to-day busy unschooling my daughter, developing resources for teachers to help lighten the load, and freelance writing when I can. For some self-care, something teachers are notoriously bad about, I read, take walks in the woods, create upcycled creations, or cuddle with our senior cat, Clyde. :)
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