Teacher-Consultant Profile
Position: Assistant Principal
School: Potter Junior High School, Fallbrook Union Elementary
Grade: 7-8
Biography:
Came as a Teacher-Consultant in 2006 and did San Diego Area Writing Project in 2007. Has been a coach for four summers and has worked a Youth Writing Camp. Worked as the secondary language arts coordinator at the San Diego County Office of Education after two years as a Teacher on Special Assignment working on San Marcos Unified grant combining writing with technology. Taught language arts for six years at Woodland Park Middle School and previously at King Middle School in Oceanside and Rogers Middle School in Lawndale, Ca. Still living in Oceanside, he has two children, Edric, 6, and Annalisa, 3.
School: Potter Junior High School, Fallbrook Union Elementary
Grade: 7-8
Biography:
Came as a Teacher-Consultant in 2006 and did San Diego Area Writing Project in 2007. Has been a coach for four summers and has worked a Youth Writing Camp. Worked as the secondary language arts coordinator at the San Diego County Office of Education after two years as a Teacher on Special Assignment working on San Marcos Unified grant combining writing with technology. Taught language arts for six years at Woodland Park Middle School and previously at King Middle School in Oceanside and Rogers Middle School in Lawndale, Ca. Still living in Oceanside, he has two children, Edric, 6, and Annalisa, 3.
Demonstration
Title/Topic: Non-Fiction Does Not Have to be BoringBooks/Articles Mentioned:
Research:
Visible Learning by John Hattie
Formative Assessment by Dylan Wiliam
Nonfiction:
New Kings of Non-Fiction edited by Ira Glass
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by David Eggers
A Year of Living Biblically and the Know-It All by A.J. Jacobs
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Bird by Bird by Annie Lamott
Websites Recommended:
Core Standards
California Common Core
Smarter Balanced Assessment
Other Resources in Demo:
Preview, Predict, Confirm Vocabulary Activity
Academic Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Research:
Visible Learning by John Hattie
Formative Assessment by Dylan Wiliam
Nonfiction:
New Kings of Non-Fiction edited by Ira Glass
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by David Eggers
A Year of Living Biblically and the Know-It All by A.J. Jacobs
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Bird by Bird by Annie Lamott
Websites Recommended:
Core Standards
California Common Core
Smarter Balanced Assessment
Other Resources in Demo:
Preview, Predict, Confirm Vocabulary Activity
Academic Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
Writing Portfolio
1. Shared Writing #1 - What Reality Television Has to Teach Teachers About Meaningful Feedback
2. Shared Writing #2 - Letter to the Editor, "The Wisdom of Public Skateparks?"
3. Shared Writing #3 - Smaller Than We Think - Surviving a Coup to Teach English Learners