My professional teaching experience includes pre-K, elementary grades first through fourth, and ESL. I've also instructed tutoring sessions, test prep, summer reading groups, piano lessons, and community service-learning opportunities. Really, every day is a new lesson learned and amazing hands-on learning experience.
My teaching style is mostly structured with scaffolding and lots of review. I like to teach the individual student and differentiate my lessons based on students' interests and needs. Adding some fun or fresh projects is exciting for students and teachers! In addition, optimizing activities with digital components adds extra engagement to increase learning.
My honorable teacher shining moment was when my school teaching team was picked as the top producing, best teaching team of the year. Another was being selected as Innovator of the Month and presenting back to school resources for a webinar workshop.
Master's degree in education from University of Central Florida, specializing in language arts with the ESOL endorsement. Bachelor's degree in elementary education from University of Central Florida.
I teach English while also creating my own lessons and curriculum, exercising, traveling, volunteering in the community, and caring for our pet poodle, Alvin. My hope is that many students and teachers will learn and grow as a result of these products. Find us on social media and follow our blog! https://smilingstudentslessonplansblog.wordpress.com Follow us on TPT for all the latest news and updates, new products and stay in touch.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, Civics, Elections - Voting, Government, U.S. History, European History, World History, World Languages, French, Spanish, Arts & Music, Art History, Other (Art), Other (Performing Arts), Physical Education, Special Education, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, Career and Technical Education, Health, Other (Specialty), Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Life Skills, Religion, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Business, School Counseling, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, Study Skills, General Science, Library Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Child Care, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Vocational Education, Test Preparation, School Psychology, End of Year, Phonics, Women's History Month, Classroom Community, Hispanic Heritage Month, Social Emotional Learning