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Experience:
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Publications:
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Family Energy
Magazine: I have been a contributing expert for Family Energy
Magazine. You can visit my most recent contribution at this
link:
iparenting
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Mailbox Magazine: I
have several ideas that have appeared in issues of Mailbox
Magazine.
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Curriculum: |
I have experience writing curriculum.
I designed and wrote the new Pre-K Reading and Writing Workshop
lessons for my school distirct (CFBISD) in 2007-2008 |
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Past Presentations: |
I have given workshops and presentations to the
following organizations:
Frog Street Splash 2004
B.E.A.M. 2004 & 2006 (Bilingual ESL Association of
the Metroplex),
UNT
SMU
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
TCEA (Texas Computer Education
Association) 2-08
Teacher's Paradise- Frisco, TX Monthly workshops
Tomball ISD TX 8-08
Roma ISD 8-08
Huntsville ISD 8-09
I can customize workshops to meet your
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Workshop Descriptions: |
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ABC's
& 123's
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Discover a wide array of new and engaging activities to make
learning the ABC's and 123's meaningful and fun. Simple,
creative, hands-on ideas you can implement in your classroom now
with little preparation. Your students will leave your class
recognizing and identifying their alphabet and numbers fluently.
Parents and administrators alike will be wowed by your student's
success! |
Approximate length: 2 hours |
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Phonological Awareness: Building Blocks for Early Literacy
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Have you ever wondered what the
"secret" to teaching children to read is? The mystery is
finally revealed, you will learn how to build a strong foundation of
essential early literacy skills in your classroom.
Get new and fun ideas for teaching phonological
awareness skills to young children that you can take back to your
classroom and implement immediately. Prepare your students for
the new, higher standards by giving them the skills they need to
become successful readers! |
Approximate length:
2 hours |
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Early Childhood Classroom Management 101
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Do
you think teaching pre-k or kindergarten is like herding kittens?
Are you going broke buying prizes for your treasure chest?
Learn how to create a well managed and effective learning
environment by implementing research based strategies and techniques
in your classroom. We will show you how to motivate your
students to behave without the use of complicated and expensive
systems. Children learn best in an organized atmosphere where
consistent rules, routines, and procedures have been established.
We will examine positive discipline techniques, time management, and
organizational strategies that you can begin implementing on day one
without spending any money. Stop the power struggles and turn
your little devils into angels in no time flat! |
Approximate length: 2 hours |
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F.I.S.H. : Family Involvement Starts
Here!
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Unlock the hidden potential of your parent
partners with specific examples of how to make the home school
connection work for you.
Discover ways to better
communicate with your parents using Buddy Bags, newsletters, Parent
Nights, B.E.A.R books and more. These tried and tested ideas
will have both parents and students begging for more. Turn your
parents into partners and get them to work with you and for you!
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Approximate length: 2 hours |
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Garage Sales, Dollar Stores, and Thrift Shops- Oh My!
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You know you’re an
early childhood educator if you can’t walk by a garage sale, dollar
store, or thrift shop without stopping in just for a “quick look.”
Lack of supplies and funding are some of the biggest challenges facing
teachers today. This is why the lure of garage sales, dollar stores,
and thrift shops is so great. Most teachers have more creativity than
money, so careful shopping can provide many teaching tools at an
affordable price. We will explore successful and practical
bargain hunting tactics, ways to s-t-r-e-t-c-h those hard earned
dollars, and how to get good stuff for practically nothing.
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Approximate length: 1-1 1/2 hours |
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From Average to Excellent:
Motivational Strategies for At-Risk Students
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Want to learn how
to make learning more meaningful for your students? Join us and
find out how to give your curriculum that extra spark! We will
explore practical, fun, and engaging ideas to incorporate literacy
and language into your early childhood classroom that will leave
your students begging for more. These ideas will help inspire
and build confidence in even the most at risk students.
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Approximate length: 1 hour
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Using
New Technology in Pre-K and Kindergarten Classrooms
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Have you got the "new technology
blues"? Is your computer gathering dust in the corner?
Come join us as we explore new and exciting ways to incorporate
technology into every facet of your day. Innovative and
engaging ideas for using the following technologies will be
shared:
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iPods
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Document Cameras
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Power Point & Photo Story
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Flip Videos & Movie Maker
Using these programs and equipment in the classroom will revolutionize the
way you teach and the way your students learn. We will share
many ways you can use new technology in your classroom daily that will take
both you and your students to a whole new level you never thought
possible.
Approximate length: 2 hours
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Using
Interactive Whiteboard Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom
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Turn your teaching woes in teaching “whoas!” with
interactive whiteboard technology. Consistent, daily use of this
new technology will take both you and your students to a whole new
level of teaching and learning you never before imagined.
Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers can easily integrate
interactive whiteboard technology into every facet of their daily
routines. The use of an interactive whiteboard increases student
motivation and also deepens understanding of concepts being taught
by allowing students to manipulate the board independently.
Everything from calendar time to
graphic organizers can be explored via an interactive whiteboard.
We will discuss and show examples of how to make your entire day
completely interactive using the Promethean ACTIV board. The use of
an interactive whiteboard in the Pre-K or Kindergarten classroom
will revolutionize the way you teach and the way your students
learn.
Approximate length: 2 hours
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