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*20 years of experience teaching high school English, including summer school, private tutoring, test prep, co-taught ICR classes, ESL/ELL adaptations, and honors level courses.
*Master's Degree and National Board Certified
*I’ve got a multitude of perspectives on education: I’ve been a student, parent, teacher, and spouse in Christian, secular, public, private, and home schools.
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IEP/504 Accommodations Quick Reference "Cheat Sheet"
You probably already know that IEPs and 504s are legal documents and you are required to provide the accommodations listed for each student. …which is why it’s super important to get it right! But with all of the things on your plate, and multiple students needing multiple things in multiple types of scenarios, it can be very easy to forget! That’s why you need a quick, easy, reliable way to make sure you are giving every student every accommodation every time.
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Teacher Timesaver Toolkit
Whether you are a brand new teacher not even sure where to begin or what you will need, or if you are more seasoned but just super-pressed for time, this TEACHER TIMESAVER TOOLKIT is packed with simple and easy to use templates, forms, and activities! Save time with these essentials for supplies, organization, documentation, & opening and closing the year. PLUS Bonus blog post links to encourage you along the way! Check out the thumbnails on this listing for previews and table of contents for
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"I Turned This In!" Assignment Tracker for Teachers and Students
Easily keep track of late work and resubmissions! Editable by both students and teacherKeeps students accountableHelps teachers stay organizedClear communication about grades and real-time updates between student and teacherEveryone on the same page: Can also be shared with parents, administrators, other teachers, and coaches
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Home Contact Log
One of the most important things you can do as a teacher is to always keep a paper trail of everything that could possibly be contentious in the future: this is for your own protection. We are not being untrusting or paranoid; it’s just a fact that at some time you ARE going to be asked about details of a conversation you had either in person, on the phone, or through email with a parent. This could also be simply in the context that a student fails your course: you will very likely be re
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IEP/504 Services Refusal Log
You probably already know that IEPs and 504s are legal documents and you are required to provide the accommodations listed for each student. Did you also know that you should be documenting every single instance when a student refuses their accommodations? Now, “refusal” doesn’t need to mean oppositional, dramatic, or defiant; it could simply be, for example, that you try to send a student to a testing lab for separate setting and the student says, “no thanks,” opting to stay in your classro
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Experience
*20 years of experience teaching high school English, including summer school, private tutoring, test prep, co-taught ICR classes, ESL/ELL adaptations, and honors level courses.
*Master's Degree and National Board Certified
*I’ve got a multitude of perspectives on education: I’ve been a student, parent, teacher, and spouse in Christian, secular, public, private, and home schools.
Teaching style
I love teaching literature that I love! I have a special affinity for poetry, Shakespeare, The Great Gatsby, and classic American literature.
My teaching style is pragmatic but fun and creative: I love to find innovative ways to instill "old school" skills in my students such as close-reading, literary terms, and properly structured writing.
My materials are not flashy and distracting--they are organized and optimized for clarity and content for all levels of learners. Every time I teach a unit I constantly tweak it to make improvements for next time! We never stop learning.
I’ve seen a lot change over the years, especially in the arena of public education. However, I do believe that good teaching at its core is good teaching, and some things never change.
Awards & shining teacher moments
-Bachelor's degree in Secondary English Education (2005)
-Master's degree in English (2009)
-National Board Certified since 2011
-Licensed to teach English grades 7-12 in NY
-Licensed to teach English grades 6-12 in NC
-Blogger/Creator of TightropeTeaching.com
-Published guest author on ChristianEducators.org
-Featured Speaker at the annual online teacher's conference "Rise Up" 2024
My own education history
New York University
State University of New York at New Paltz
Additional biographical information
You're probably on TPT looking for materials because, like most teachers, you're short on time...I'm a mother of 4 small kids and a full-time teacher--I GET IT!
I'm passionate about helping other teachers reclaim their time and peace of mind through intentional strategies and mindset shifts.
Head on over to my blog, www.TightropeTeaching.com, and sign up for my free weekly newsletter and other resources!
Teaching is a hard job. I'm here to make it a little easier for you. :)
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