I have been teaching history for over 6 years and have exceeded growth and received 85%+ proficiency each year working!
Technology driven, student engaged, high level thinking, reflection based, and of course student writing is all incorporated into my classroom. It is important to make learning fun and relatable. If your students aren't having fun, they will not learn! Think about what you know, it is linear to your passions. Make the passions align and you will see great results. My resources touch on those passions, but also make it engaging for students, as well as resourceful so that any student can succeed. I found in my experience that reading and understanding text can be very difficult. With my SOAP strategy worksheets, students can enjoy history just as much as we do!
December 2014 Teacher of the Month Teacher Instructional Coach Master Lead Teacher- Rigor 2017 Teacher of the Year 2017 Excellence in Education 2018 NSHSS Claes Educator
BA History & Education- Monmouth University Master of Science in Education- Johns Hopkins University Post-Masters School Administration- UNC Greensboro
I am a teacher in rural North Carolina that has had tremendous success in pushing student achievement. Our school has earned recognition by US News and World Report as one of the best high schools in the country, and was as a top high school in North Carolina by Newsweek in 2015, as well as #147 Nation wide for schools that beat the odds. I am a quiz bowl coach of a championship quiz bowl team, year book advisor, and National Beta Club Advisor.
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Reading, Specialty, Social Studies, Ancient History, Government, Native Americans, U.S. History, World History, Other (Social Studies), For All Subjects, Literature, Economics , Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Test Preparation, Close Reading, Women's History Month, African History