Birds of a Feather
Santa Cruz
Curriculum
I use a variety of strategies to support students. Having taught everything from preschool to sixth grade language arts, I draw on a variety of curricula and learning frameworks to offer students the support they need. I aim to give students tools they can use throughout their educational life from formal school settings to personal passions.
Reading & Writing
Lucy Calkins Reading and Writing: Awakens the reader and writer within through an awareness of other readers'/writers' crafts, choices, and structures
Math & Science
John Muir Laws Nature Journaling: The sentences frames used here to observe nature, "I notice..., I wonder..., It reminds me of..." are applicable to other areas of study.
Communication & Social Skills
NonViolent Communication- Marshall Rosenberg Life Enriching Education: Teachers and students work in partnership to establish goals and objectives that support natural curiosity and joy in learning
Mathketball-- a fun way to shoot hoops and practice converting fractions, decimals, and percents!