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Having taught over 10 years, I find I LOVE to teach in very rural areas. I am now on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation teaching early elementary. Go BRAVES!
My specialty is working with students who struggle to read or have behaviors that make learning a challenge.
I've written children's and young adult books as well as poetry but have not found myself an agent yet to help publish them.
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Rubric for Reader'sTheater
This is the rubric I use to score the students' Reader's Theater performances each week. They are worth a total of 100 points. 70 points for their performance and 30 for watching the others and reflecting upon what happened. The students are given their own copy so that they know EXACTLY how I grade their performance and what I want. There are no surprises. My name is Melanie Whitesides and I have used my rubric for a year and a half. It is important to let them know what is expected. If you wa
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
, CCRA.SL.6
, CCRA.L.6
Student Led Parent Teacher Conference Forms
If you would like these forms in Spanish, I sell them for $3 on LosDosMaestros or you could buy both English and Spanish versions for $5. My name is Melanie Whitesides and I teach at a 99% ELL school. It is important for my students to succeed and a BIG part of that success is getting the students and their parents involved. They need to know that there are things they can do to make things better. This is why I hold Student Led Parent Teacher Conferences. I have put in this packet all the form
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning, Speaking & Listening
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
, CCRA.W.10
, CCRA.SL.6
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Weekly Behavior Report Card in English and Spanish
This is a weekly behavior report card I created for my class. They are a difficult class that require a lot of structure. One thing that helps their behavior is to send home a weekly or bi-weekly report card on how they are doing. I use it with my clip chart that they move up and down by their names. The most points they can get in one day is +3 and the least is -3. I tally the points up and give them a grade each quarter for behavior. This does two things. One, it helps them to be accountable
3rd - 9th, Adult Education
Social Emotional Learning
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About the store
Experience
Having taught over 10 years, I find I LOVE to teach in very rural areas. I am now on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation teaching early elementary. Go BRAVES!
My specialty is working with students who struggle to read or have behaviors that make learning a challenge.
I've written children's and young adult books as well as poetry but have not found myself an agent yet to help publish them.
Teaching style
I really believe in the Piaget approach along with the 7 different learning styles. I try to incorporate 3 styles at a time into my lessons to enhance learning. I also focus on high engagement and have yet to follow my lesson plan to the 'T' because of this.
Thus showing how lessons are 'in the moment' and adjust that way to my students.
One of my favorite things is getting rid of grading papers and switching to a quick check at the end of the lesson. Within 3-5 minutes and usually 3 questions, I can identify and mark where each student is and then adjust the lesson for the next day accordingly. Ie. adding more reteach or extensions etc. Yes, there are still papers selected to go into a folder for them to show their parents to celebrate and demonstrate their own success but they are more intentionally selected and made.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Two Americorps tours of duty, 'Driven to Teach' award, National Poet Society Recognition, etc.
Teacher of the Year at T.O. Smith Elementary in Ogden Utah. 2015
My own education history
Two Bachelors Degrees. One in Education and one in Technical Writing.
Additional biographical information
I now live on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Owyhee Nevada. We still miss our dear friends from Monument Valley. If you, too, like teaching in the trenches and want to jump out of the frying pan into the fire, they are a place to go. Both have a desperate need for committed teachers. I have 7 children, am learning (slowly) Spanish, Navajo, and Sign Language, and I love to Crochet!
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