18 years experience: (5 in 3rd grade, 5 teaching computers, 2 in 4th grade, and 6 in 5th grade)
Fun: Hands on, Project-Based learning, covering the C.C.S.S.
Teacher of the Year, Innovator Award, Service Before Self Award
Lavallette Elementary School, Point Pleasant Beach H.S., Ocean County College, Trenton State College (now T.C.N.J)
I am also the founder Head Beardsmith of Spreading Gratitude, a group that has produced 800 + handwritten journals floating all around the globe as well as 8,400+ facebook page members sharing what they are grateful for on a daily basis.
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Math, Measurement, Science, Social Studies, Arts & Music, ESL-EFL-ELL, Other (ELA), Literature, Cooking, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Black History Month, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino and Hispanic Studies