The Curious Christy
Hi teacher friend, welcome to The Curious Christy Teacher Nook. Grab a cup of coffee(or wine) no judgement here and let’s get to know each other . If you are passionate about helping students through literacy, you are going to feel right at home here! I adore helping history and social studies teachers serve the students they love and get more bang for their buck.
The Curious Christy was created from my desire to provide teachers with the know-how, strategies, and resources that bring engagement and literacy in the classroom.
Students have the best chance of succeeding at life when they are equipped with key literacy strategies and comprehension. Literacy is a gift that keeps on giving and I’m here to make teaching history and literacy together fun and effective for you!
Sounds so easy, right!?!
Listen, my first couple of years teaching were trial by fire, both hilarious and disheartening at the same time. I adored my students but I struggled with so many middle school classroom woes; teenage drama, classroom management, standards, overwhelm, grading, lesson plans, engagement…. Bleh.
But yet here I am 12 years later with a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction and still in the classroom. I’m a glutton for punishment, I’m just kidding, I love what I do and I love helping my teacher friends get quickly on the right track because I have been there.
There are still some really long days in the classroom and some challenges but now I have relationship building and teaching literacy through engagement down to an enjoyable science.
Many of the students I serve struggle with basic reading comprehension; the skill needed for success. If your students are anything like mine, it can be difficult to get them engaged in the lesson, and that is why I have made it my mission to hone my craft for my students and also pass along what I have learned from my years of teaching.
Don’t reinvent the wheel!
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Much love to you and your students,
Christy