I have been teaching for 23 years, 22 at the same school where I have taught 2nd and 3rd grades. I am a National Board Certified teacher in Early Childhood. I am a UCLA Writing Project Fellow, a district math coach and have been extensively trained in CGI (Cognitively Guided Instruction) math.
Cooperative learning Differentiated learning a classroom community
National Board certification in Early Childhood
B.A. in Psychology from UC Berkeley M.Ed. in Elementary Education from UCLA
I am a first degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and ran the LA Marathon!
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, Homeschool
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Music, Health, Geography, For All Subjects, Literature, Word Problems, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Place Value, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Engineering, Close Reading, Social Emotional Learning