10 yrs in elementary/early childhood classrooms
I am a true believer in multiple teaching styles in the classroom. I always start in a whole group lesson then differentiate through my small group, independent work and centers. I love to teach using visual aids, hands on, songs...well seriously I will stand on my head and juggle if it gets the job done! My last biggie is making it FUN and making it MEANINGFUL. If my students can make a connection they will remember and retain.
Teacher of the Year, Teacher of Today, Superintendent's Council, Team Leader
BS-Early Childhood Education Certified-Early Childhood Education Certified-Elementary Education
I am currently a 4th-grade teacher in Tulsa, OK. I graduated from Oklahoma State University (GO POKES!) with a degree in Early Childhood Education. I am also certified to teach Upper Elementary and Middle school. I have been teaching for 20 years and have taught everything from Pre-K through 4th, but my love remains in 3rd grade. I married my high school sweetie, and we have 3 TOTALLY AWESOME kiddos."R1," who just turned 14 yrs. and "R2" who is 11 yrs old and "R3" who is 7 years old. I am one blessed and lucky gal! Visit me at http://www.totallywirthit.com/
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Other (Science), Social Studies, World History, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Character Education, Family Consumer Sciences, Word Problems, Problem Solving, Writing, Child Care, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Coaching, Test Preparation, End of Year, Phonics