I HAVE FOUR GOALS IN MY PRESENTATIONS…
Validate what teachers are already doing in their classrooms that is effective.
Motivate teachers to go back into their classrooms and put into practice what they have learned from the workshop.
Educate teachers with new ideas, strategies, choices, and best practices.
Celebrate that we have the privilege to enter our classroom every day and make a difference in the lives of children.
I am currently offering the following workshops:
LITERACY CENTERS K-5
This comprehensive workshop introduces you to the “Planning Pyramid,” which includes the 5 C’s: curriculum, clock, classroom, centers and children. You will learn how to plan, implement, and manage your classroom centers.
LITERACY CENTERS II K-5
This follow-up workshop to Literacy Centers expands on the practical application of centers, and explores specific Literacy Centers that include materials, activities, menus, and accountability. This workshop is organized around Snap, Crackle and Pop! Snap will review the foundation of creating Literacy Centers. Crackle will discuss the teacher’s role in making Literacy Centers successful for themselves and children. Pop! will illustrate the “power of practice.”
6 TRAIT WRITING AND CHILDREN’S LITERATURE K-3
This workshop demonstrates practical and easy to implement strategies for using children’s literature as a model for young writers to identify good writing and incorporate those traits into their own successful writing.
MATH CENTERS K-2
Based on the NCTM math standards, this workshop offers eight specific math centers, along with strategies for engaging students with manipulatives, easily-created center activities, and methods for easy accountability ideas.
ACCOUNTABILITY: RECORDING AND RESPONDING AT CENTERS AND BEYOND K-5
In this workshop, teachers will create a portfolio of ideas for accountability and response options based on their own curriculum. Ideas and strategies generated in this workshop can be applied immediately to your classroom.
