EMMA JONES
Emma Jones
M. Ed. Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Language Arts Specialist, Educational Content Writer
ABOUT ME
Just a Life-long Learner and Education Nerd
The prolific educational pillar who is Jane Elliot explains my motivation best. "We have to stop indoctrinating and start educating. I'm an educator. The word educator comes from the root "duc," which means "lead," the prefix "e," which means "out," the subject "ate," which means "the act of," and the subject "or," which means one who does. An educator is someone who is engaged in the act of leading people out of ignorance." In every space and in every way, I believe we as educators must be brave enough to live up to our name.
It isn't enough to see the forest for the trees - we need to lead our students into and through the forest to empower them to find their own ways.
Specialities and Samples
I am a content specialist in the humanities: I work specifically on designing interdisciplinary, inquiry-based units, usually melding history with language arts.
SAMPLE ELA Civil War Unit
While this unit is intended for 8th grade, it can easily be adapted for high school. Just click on the picture above to view a sample of this unit.
Programs and Technological Talents
Google Suite, Microsoft Office/Teams (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Canvas, Canva
Formative, Edpuzzle, Flocabulary, Padlet, NewsELA, Commonlit.org, Achieve3000, Study Sync, Read 180, English 3D, iReady, IXL
Pedagogical Knowledge and Training
Backward design, Costa's Levels of Thinking, AVID, Culturally Informed Pedagogy, Inquiry-based learning, Project-based learning, Personalized Learning, Curriculum Development, Common Core, Lexile Measurement, Equity, Classroom Management, Close Reading, Focused Notes, Literacy, Editing/Proofreading