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Organizational Skills and Time Management and Study Skills Activities Bundle

By Informed Decisions

These activities are perfect for teens and young adults to explore and learn organizational, time management, and note taking skills. This bundle includes interactive hands-on activities with step-by-step instructions, an organization

Subjects:

School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences, Study Skills

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1b, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.1b, SL.6.1, SL.6.1b, SL.7.1, SL.7.1b, SL.8.1, SL.8.1b, SL.9-10.1...

$16.50

$14.00

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Following Directions Activity for Middle and High School Students

By Informed Decisions

This activity is a fun interactive way for middle and high school students to understand the importance of following directions by using a Following Directions worksheet and a reflection worksheet. This resource includes:Facilitation TipsEducator

Subjects:

Other (Specialty), School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, ...

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.1, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.3, W.9-10.4, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$4.25

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Anti Bullying Activities Bundle - High and Middle School Bullying Prevention

By Informed Decisions

This anti-bullying bundle provides an opportunity to address bullying with your students. It is perfect for high school and middle students to learn how to empathize with others, realize how quickly gossip can spread and become distorted, and how

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.7.2, W.7.2a, W.7.2b, W.7.2c, W.7.3, W.7.3b, W.8.2, W.8.2a, W.8.2b, W.8.2c, W.8.3...

$13.00

$10.40

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Stress and Anxiety Bundle for Identifying Stress Management and Coping Skills

By Informed Decisions

These engaging stress management activities for Advisory, Social-Emotional Learning, and push-in programs will help teens to learn to identify and understand what causes stress. It's important for our students to learn anxiety coping skills in order

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.7.2, W.7.2a, W.7.2b, W.7.2c, W.7.3, W.7.3b, W.7.4, W.8.2, W.8.2a, W.8.2c, W.8.3...

$22.00

$17.60

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Healthy V.S. Unhealthy Dating Relationships for High and Middle School

By Informed Decisions

Dating relationships are hard at any age. These interactive activities, skits, worksheets, and scenario cards provide teens and young adults real-life scenarios for them to learn to identify the difference between a healthy relationships and

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1b, SL.9-10.1c, SL.9-10.1d, SL.11-12.1, SL.11-12.1b, SL.11-12.1c, SL.11-12.1d

$11.75

$10.57

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Time Management - Assessment and Scheduling Activities for Middle & High School

By Informed Decisions

Middle and high school students often struggle to manage their time. Through the use of a blank daily schedule, along with an interactive worksheet, students will be able to see a visual representation of how they spend their time throughout the

Subjects:

Life Skills, School Counseling, Study Skills

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

W.9-10.1, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.3, W.9-10.4, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$6.25

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Healthy VS. Unhealthy Friendship Activities and Scenario Cards for Teens

By Informed Decisions

Do you shake your head in disbelief when you see your students behaving poorly towards their friends? This resource is a great way to support your middle and high school teenagers in being able to recognize the difference between healthy friendships

Subjects:

Other (Specialty), School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

W.8.1, W.8.1a, W.8.1b, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1a, W.9-10.1b, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.1a, W.11-12.1b, SL.8.1, SL.8.1d...

$8.50

Digital Download ZIP (9.80 MB)

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What’s Your Motivation? Middle & High School Activity for Exploring Motivators

By Informed Decisions

This is an interactive activity for middle and high school students to help them identify how they are motivated and what motivates them. This lesson plan is great as an introduction for goal setting lesson plans and to get them re-motivated during

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1b, W.7.1, W.7.1a, W.7.1b, W.8.1, W.8.1a, W.8.1b, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1a...

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (2.22 MB)

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Social Emotional Learning and Advisory Survey - Discussion Topics to Engagement

By Informed Decisions

This checklist is fantastic for surveying your teens and young adults about their interests in social-emotional and life-skills. You can use this checklist to shape your program or address the topics as individual workshops.It is available for you

Subjects:

Life Skills, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Handouts, Printables

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (1.63 MB)

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Cyberbullying Activity - High School and Middle School Cyber Safety

By Informed Decisions

Growing up in the age of social media, teens and young adults tend to post every aspect of their lives. Using an interactive activity, survey, guided discussion questions and answers, and activity reflection worksheet, students will learn to

Subjects:

Life Skills, School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.7.1, W.7.1a, W.7.1b, W.8.1, W.8.1a, W.8.1b, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1a, W.9-10.1b, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.1a...

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (1.45 MB)

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Coping Skills and Strategies for Stress and Anxiety - Stress Management

By Informed Decisions

Teens and young adults can often struggle to identify the difference between healthy and unhealthy ways of dealing with stress and anxiety. This activity provides an opportunity for students to explore and identify 268 healthy and unhealthy ways to

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, ...

Types:

Printables, Task Cards, Lesson

CCSS:

W.7.2, W.7.2a, W.7.2b, W.7.2c, W.7.3, W.7.3b, W.7.4, W.8.2, W.8.2a, W.8.2b, W.8.2c...

$8.75

Digital Download ZIP (24.59 MB)

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Healthy V.S. Unhealthy Mega Bundle - Friendships Dating and Coping Strategies

By Informed Decisions

This bundle offers interactive activities that will help students understand and explore the difference between healthy and unhealthy dating relations, friendships, and coping skills. There are hundreds of real life scenarios for students to relate

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1b, SL.9-10.1c, SL.9-10.1d, SL.11-12.1, SL.11-12.1b, SL.11-12.1c, SL.11-12.1d

$29.00

$24.99

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Human Bingo Ice Breaker - High School and Middle School Icebreaker

By Informed Decisions

At the start of each new year, whether it’s for school, an advisory program, or a workshop this 120 getting to know you activity is a great way to build a sense of community with your students. It is a great way to make back-to-school fun!This

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, ...

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$6.00

Digital Download ZIP (9.48 MB)

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Sexual Harassment Activity Scenario Cards Lesson Plan

By Informed Decisions

Teens and young adults can often struggle to understand the difference between what is "just a joke," and sexual harassment. These interactive activities use scenario cards and group work for middle and high school to begin to recognize the

Subjects:

Life Skills, School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

W.7.1, W.7.1c, W.7.2, W.8.1, W.8.1c, W.8.2, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1c, W.9-10.2, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.1c...

$8.75

Digital Download ZIP (3.68 MB)

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Organizational and Study Skills for Middle and High School Students

By Informed Decisions

Middle and high school students sometimes become overwhelmed trying to get organized. This resource provides an opportunity for students to measure their current level of organization and study habits, in order to begin creating a plan for

Subjects:

Life Skills, School Counseling, Study Skills

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

W.9-10.1, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.3, W.9-10.4, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$5.00

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Ice Breakers and Team Building Mega Bundle - High and Middle School Icebreakers

By Informed Decisions

At the start of each new year, whether it’s for school, an advisory program, or a workshop these 13 ice-breaker activities with over 25 options are a great way to build a sense of community with your students. It is a great way to make

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, ...

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

SL.6.1, SL.6.1a, SL.6.6, SL.7.1, SL.7.1a, SL.7.6, SL.8.1, SL.8.1a, SL.8.6, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1a...

$26.50

$21.20

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Healthy V.S. Unhealthy Dating Scenario Cards

By Informed Decisions

The use of scenario cards is an excellent way for teens and young adults to learn to recognize the difference between a healthy and an unhealthy relationships in order to make informed decisions about their current and future relationships. This

Subjects:

Life Skills, School Counseling, Character Education

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

$8.50

Digital Download PDF (3.39 MB)

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Active Listening Communication Activity - Direction Cards & Reflection for Teens

By Informed Decisions

This activity is a fun interactive way for middle and high school students to learn about the importance of active listening by using activity direction cards and activity reflection worksheets . Teens can learn to use these communication skills and

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.1, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.3, W.9-10.4, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$3.75

Digital Download PDF (2.21 MB)

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Cyberbullying Lesson Plan Bundle - Cyber Safety for High and Middle School

By Informed Decisions

This cyberbullying bundle provides an opportunity for students to identify what cyberbullying behaviors look like and the types of cyberbullying behaviors. It is perfect for high school and middle students to begin to make safer choices with their

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, ...

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.7.2, W.7.2a, W.7.2b, W.7.2c, W.7.3, W.7.3b, W.8.2, W.8.2a, W.8.2b, W.8.2c, W.8.3...

$15.25

$13.72

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College Preparation and Exploration Mega Bundle

By Informed Decisions

These interactive college vocabulary preparation and exploration activities are perfect for teaching middle school and high school students the language they need to make the college application process and transitioning to college easier. Questions

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Life Skills, School Counseling

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1a, SL.9-10.1b, SL.9-10.1c, SL.9-10.1d, SL.9-10.6, SL.11-12.1, SL.11-12.1a, SL.11-12.1b, SL.11-12.1c, SL.11-12.1d...

$36.25

$30.99

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I love providing educators with engaging social-emotional and life-skills resources to engage multicultural urban youth populations! For nearly two decades I have worked with students and participants whose ages have ranged from nursery school through high school and young adults. This includes: court and gang-involved LGBT. teen mothers, and special needs populations. Throughout my career I've taught, counseled, ensured support and academic intervention services, supervised, designed curriculum, and developed programs. A few of these programs include; Advisory/ Family Groups, Conflict Resolution, Managing Difficult Behaviors, life, social-emotional skills, and Rites of Passage. I've also conducted staff professional development training on classroom management, program development, and implementation, as well as conducted training on various other topics.

MY TEACHING STYLE

-Collaborate interactive methodologies -Strengths-based -Best Practices

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Outstanding Acts and Compassion Award

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Boston University Master of Social Work in Clinical Social Work Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Criminal Justice and Concentration in Juvenile Delinquency Fordham University Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) License and Certifications: LCSW,Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), NYC DOE Certification for Conflict Resolution Mediation, and Working with Teens 12-17 YMCA Training Certification

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Informed Decisions provides Advisory and Social-emotional learning resources for teachers and counselors working with multicultural urban youth, teens, and young adults. Culturally, racially, and developmentally appropriate materials are created to engage, educate, guide, and inspire our young people. Students deserve to be afforded equitable opportunities to become productive contributing members of society. Together we can engage multicultural youth in making informed decisions about their lives and future successes! Thank you for taking the time to read my bio!