Learning is a lot like fishing: everyone can do it and everyone can be successful. If you walk to the river with me I will inspire a new passion for fishing that you may not have realized you had before. As a teacher, I want to lead students to find that passion and love for learning by sharing my own experience and passion with them. Instructing students on the river or in the classroom requires patience, attention to detail, and realizing that I am as much of a student to teaching as my students are to learning. I can demonstrate the skills of casting like that of reading a book and assist learners where they need guidance and where it is they need help.
ReadingReading is an integral part of everyday life. Here are examples of how I teach different reading strategies and focus on text instruction.
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WritingStudents should be given the tools to be strong writers. Here are examples of a how I teach a specific writing skill over the course of a unit.
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EditingEditing is part of the writing process, and should not be ignored. Here are 21st Century tools that students can use when editing papers.
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CurriculumStudents should be given the chance to interact with the world around them. Here is my curriculum focusing on: connecting students to the natural world.
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