...I taught in a local public school from 2001-2016. My district used the CCSS, and I was expected to follow it while teaching. I used small group instruction throughout the day including for reading and math instruction. (read more)
...Creative Consulting is a more informal discussion that tackles conceptual struggles of the writing process. Have you ever stopped writing because you had no direction on where to take the story? Do you just need someone to bounce ideas off of for your story? (read more)
...Teachers checked me off as shy and because I scraped by with an average grade, they ignored the problem. As I grew older I found that my learning style remained unorthodox and unconventional and for a public school that is often a problem. Eventually I lucked into a few teachers who showed me the joys of reading. (read more)