I am a literacy specialitst with more than ten years of experience in the education field. I have served as an ESL, ELA and History teacher in the classroom while also tutoring ACT and SAT for KAPLAN. I have also held the titles of literacy coach, literacy coordinator and lead teacher. OWLS, LLC. is my consulting company where we provide job-embedded and distance learning opportunities for schools who share our vision. We are the wise choice in educational consulting.
I am a literacy specialitst with more than ten years of experience in the education field. I have served as an ESL, ELA and History teacher in the classroom while also tutoring ACT and SAT for KAPLAN. I have also held the titles of literacy coach, literacy coordinator and lead teacher. OWLS, LLC. is my consulting company where we provide job-embedded and distance learning opportunities for schools who share our vision. We are the wise choice in educational consulting.
Transform your SMART goal into a measuring stick for data analysis with the OWLS data analysis template. Use this outline to guide discussions about data during PLCs or team meetings.
Easy to use positive behavior intervention support (PBIS) / classroom management tool that allows teachers to document student behavior performance from anywhere in the classroom and make notes for future reference. Download the preview to see how easy this resource is to use!
Finally! Word relationships in a way teenagers can understand. The Relationship Drama Cards explain common word relationships between words by relating them to relationships among friends. This resource is Common Core-aligned to support standard four which requires students to be able to determine the meaning of words including their relationship to each other.
OWLS encourages students to put on their thinking hats by completing the "Thinking Hat" organizer. Students practice logical thinking and deduction as they summarize information, draw conclusions, and clearly articulate their thinking process. If you are looking for a tool to help you TEACH critical thinking and metacognition, this is the graphic organizer for you!
Ready for some vocabulary victories? Give students the ability to learn words rather than simply giving them words to learn.
One tried and true way of doing this is the vocabulary challenge. Get the lesson plan and template today!
Students who can complete the Vocabulary Challenge are prepared to face the challenge of constructing meaning for themselves. This process guides students to rely on three key vocabulary skills to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Supports CCRS.ELA-LITERACY.RI / RL / RH.4
Our Reading Guide is the ULTIMATE Common Core Resource!
Uses include:
Emergency substitute work
Guides for fiction and nonfiction texts
Accountability for AR / IR books
Review of key standards before testing
Summative reading assessment
Supports Four Key Common Core State Standards
Examine history through each eleven historical lenses. Aligned to Common Core State Standards for Literacy in history (RH.9), this guide prompts students to think critically about the historical significance of events and people in history. This two-page document differentiates for advanced and regular students but both are ready for implementation in secondary history classrooms.
Just copy and paste your chosen text and the organizer will do the rest. This graphic organizer guides students to conduct a close read as they summarize and analyze text. This product is Common Core-aligned to help students read grade-level texts.
2 WEEK LESSON!!!
This ironic look at Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour" is sure to engage any group of diverse learners in English Language Arts grades 9-12.
This new and improved version of the product includes close reading practice and assessment, engaging instruction about irony, and routine writing in each lesson. These Common Core-based lessons and address 13 standards in reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language. Although this resource was designed for ELA students in grades 9-12, it could easily be used with young adult learners as well.
The theme of this unit is examining relationships. Students will focus on the relationship between context and meaning, between men and women (as a result of economic, social, and educational change), between the past and present, and between arguments and counter-arguments.
This resource includes:
Teaching tips and tricks.
CCSS alignment document
Daily print-and-teach learning guides Word wall images
Practice vocabulary & writing assessments
This mini-unit reveals the power of a single voice using two exceptional TED Talks. Students practice reading/viewing informational texts (speeches, autobiographies, articles, etc.) while developing multiple reading skills. This bundle includes six days of activities, formative assessments, and writing activities. As a special add-on for teachers who purchase this resource, we provide a link to a unit powerpoint that includes daily lesson plans (procedures) and step-by-step slides for each day's activities. Purchase peace of mind and a perfect bundle of lessons today!
Could you use a set of color coded, easy-to-read Common Core State Standards for Literacy at-a-glance?
The CCSS Checklist is a great resource for teachers AND students!
This product helps teachers…
Plan to spiral the ELA standards
Identify standards to reteach based on results
Align instruction and strategies with desired learning outcomes
Practice backward planning from assessments.
Graphic organizer guide students to compare aspects of different generations/ cultures to their own in order to make connections to the world around them.
Do your students ever ask why they have to learn the Common Core standards? Well, we help make the job easier with our Common Core Literacy Posters. All 10 posters have not only a Common Core Standard but a deeper understand that relates to real world application.
This instructional aide guide students through the process of reading and responding to test questions. The strategy concept is based on fighter games and demonstrates the level of complexity in test questions.
This instructional aide guide students through the process of reading and responding to test questions. The strategy concept is based on fighter games and demonstrates the level of complexity in test questions.
This poster presents active reader strategies in a fun and unique way. Students will understand that summary, inference, and prediction are essential to comprehension.
An engaging way to help students practice for formal assessments, the Tic Tac Toe Test offers a way to differentiate and informally assess student knowledge from OWLS.
With OWLS positive behavior support begins early with the House or Classroom Rules Chart. Groups select a reward to work towards and receive stickers each week if they meet behavior expectations. Edit the template to include your own rules.