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History With a Twist: Secrets of Pompeii

In this one time class, learners will blast to the past and practice both regular and irregular past tense verbs while discovering the secrets of Pompeii and the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
Courtney Aseltine, MAT
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(101)
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What's included

1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

As an English teacher, there's nothing I love more than teaching English through core subject content. Research shows that learning happens best when the material is authentic and engaging, and language is best learned in context. I have years of experience designing curriculum that combines content and literacy education.  In this one-time course, your child will learn the fascinating history of the ancient city of Pompeii while simultaneously learning about regular and irregular past tense verbs.  We will explore the history of the Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius, and learn about how people lived and died in this ancient Roman city. We will engage in different activities that will allow us to practice using past tense verbs while reading, writing, and listening to facts and stories of Pompeii. 

Your history lovers will watch videos, look at images, and read text related to the history of the Pompeii as a catalyst for learning these important grammar points! Class will end with a Pompeii related writing activity. I look forward to seeing your learner in my classroom!

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Parental Guidance
This class will talk about the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and it's effects on the city of Pompeii. This material may be sensitive for kids who are anxious. I will approach this material from a historical point, with the real focus being the grammar points that are being taught.
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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
5.0
101reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! My name is Courtney Aseltine and I live right outside of Charlotte, NC, USA! I am a licensed ELA and ESL classroom teacher and the mother of an 8 and 6 year old. I received my B.S. Degree in  Communication from Boston University, and my Masters of Teaching in TESOL from Salem State University. I spent 8 years teaching ESL in the both middle and high school settings in Massachusetts, before becoming an ESL program specialist. As an ESL program specialist, I helped oversee the ESL department of a large urban district right outside of Boston. I wrote content-based ESL curriculum, lead district-wide professional development, and helped train teachers to provide top-level ESL instruction. I was also selected to present at the Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages Conference three times; twice for my work on integrating content and language instruction.  Aside from being licensed in ESL, I am also licensed in ELA K-12 and have experience teaching both middle school and high school level ELA curriculum.  A year and a half ago I decided to take a step back from public education to spend more time with my own young children. To fill the void left from leaving the classroom, I started my online teaching journey. Since then, I've taught more than 2,000 online classes on multiple platforms, and was recently featured on ABC15 in Arizona as an online learning expert! 

My philosophy is that authentic instruction is engaging instruction. Taking new information and merging it will age-appropriate interests allows students to learn in an exciting way.  I also believe it is important to create lessons that are rigorous and provide students with intellectually-challenging and age-appropriate curriculum. But most importantly, I believe that the classroom should be an inviting, safe space where all children can participate with confidence!

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$13

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Meets once
45 min
Completed by 15 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-11
2-8 learners per class

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