I teach language arts and 3 science classes in 6th grade.
Position:
teacher
Needs:
Podcasting equipment, digital cameras, video such as Flip.
My Philosophy:
I believe in a hands-on/minds-onapproach to learning. I teach using differentiation and a variety of strategies to meet the needs of all learners.
I try to keep my classroom upbeat and a place that students want to come to everyday. We are here in class each day to learn to be life-long learners!
Personal Information:
About Me:
I love technology. I like to teach with a brain-based style embracing all intelligences. I believe that students can lead the way in technology.
College and Degrees:
Oakland University: BS
Wayne State: MLIS
Activities:
MACUL
MSTA
MESTA
MEECSConsultant
NationalWriting Project- Site Leadership Team
Meadow Brook Writing Project Leadership Team
Favorite Books:
House of the Scorpion: Nancy Farmer
Because of Winn Dixie: DiCamillo
A Handbook for Classroom Instruction That Works Marzano et al
Meadow Brook Writing Project 2007
Favorite Quotes:
"The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn." -- Sir John Lubbock (1834-1913), British politician, naturalist, and archeologist
Interests:
science, nature, Geocaching, podcasting
Employment History:
US Army, sales coordinator, Cranbrook Science Institute, teacher
Why Do I Teach?:
I teach to help guide every student to listen to their inner voice and embrace their calling, because we all have a calling!