Contact Angela
You can connect with me using any of the options below:
Email: angelawatson [at] live [dot] com
Snail Mail: P.O. Box 341, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33302
Angela was a classroom teacher for 11 years and currently works as an instructional coach and educational consultant based in New York City. She's created a webinar series on pro-active behavior management and has written 3 books for educators. Check out the blog and free teacher resource pages for photos, tips & tricks, activities, printables, and more.
Latest posts by Angela Watson (see all)
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have a nice day..i want to teach with u…
Angela,
Thank you so much for your website, words of inspiration and tips. I am not sure how I stumbled upon your site, but I am so grateful for all of the information you have shared. I am just starting out as an ESL/Bilingual consultant in Illinois (very high need area), and your website has inspired me to keep moving forward.
Thanks again and best wishes,
Robyn
Hi, Robyn! Thanks for the kind words and encouragement. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out.
Hey! Thanks so much for reading my blog teachonpurpose and for all of your encouraging comments. I recently moved the blog and forgot to contact my followers! It is now at iteachonpurpose.blogspot.com (it was the only way to disassociate it from my personal email and connect it to my professional email-yikes). Just didn’t want to leave with no word!
Thanks for all you do!
I am real impressed with the stations/centers you have on your site. I was wondering if you have the task cards (what is on them) that are used for the Museum Center or where I can find them.
Thank you for your help.
Hi, Vicki! Unfortunately I only have the cards in hard copies. I will try to re-type them so they’re available for download. It’s on my to-do list.
Hi Angela,
I just found your website and plan to use it to help me readjust to regular classroom/ differentiated instruction teaching. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and resources.
Cindy
I just want to thank you for all you are doing for us teachers and of course the students! Found you on Pinterest and just wanted to say thanks!
Ben
Almost forgot, if you are interested in promoting your book on teachifie (my new and hopefully successful site) just email me and I will send you a code for free.
Sorry for the double post.
Ben
Hi Angela,
Thank you for sharing the “Worlds Easiest Token System!” I am a school counselor at a PreK-2 building with approximately 800 students so I am always looking for new behavior management systems to share with our teachers. I can’t wait to pass it on!
Sincerely,
Brie
Thank you, Brie! Enjoy!
please contact me for a consultation session. I am a Principal of
a catholic school looking to make learning more efficient and centered on the learner
contact me balbanese@olphparish.com for consultation
Hi Angela,
I like the token system you use for behavior. I used a large chart with names and cards. Your system clears a place on my wall. I always had ‘lunch bunch’ on Fridays. Lunch with teacher and play games. I would take five name cards (tokens) out of the bag, and those children had lunch with the teacher. It was a big motivator and didn’t cost anything but time. However, it was always interesting to hear what the kids talked about!
Your kindergarten & first grade teachers may be interested in the Phonics Project, check it out. Beth http://thephonicsproject1.pbworks.com/w/page/27416336/ThePhonicsProject1
Hello Angela,
I stumbled upon your website while surfing through teaching ideas. I am a Christian Studies major, and began homeschooling our now 7 year old daughter in Kindergarten due to life threatening allergies and asthma. I always looked forward to her experience in Elementary school, yet when she had a life threatening reaction the summer before Kindergarten, I had to take a few steps back and consider the unconventional homeschool approach. We have really enjoyed it, and the possibilities within our curriculum are endless. I love how you include the importance of your faith and how it should affect your interaction with the classroom, thank you for sharing all of that encouragement, your light shines through!
I am entering into teaching the second grade, and through my research I am at a loss for how to grade assignments entering into this year. Does the second grade go with the incomplete/complete, smilie faces, etc on papers, or is this the year to begin grading on an actual letter grade scale? How many assignments per week receive an actual grade mark? State requirnments leave that option open to us, yet I would like to go as closely as possible to what is done in the public schools.
Thank you so much for your website, I believe that God is using you in a remarkable way to be an encouragement to others seeking the best for their students!
Many Blessings,
Brandi
Angela, I am interested in connecting my 4th grade students with students in other states via technology resources. If time allows, would you mind sharing contacts you are aware of that I might make with other teachers? My students love the work we have completed in the past, so I would love to stretch their boundaries….the box that they live in so that they can see that their world extends beyond the city limits of our rural community. Many thanks, garry
Hi, Garry! Have you checked epals (http://www.epals.com/)? I think that would be perfect for what you’re looking to do!
Angela,
I wanted to thank you for sharing your ideas so freely. I am a special eduation teacher and a student working on my masters degree. Your site has so much information that is very useful.
Thanks,
N. Hopkins
Thanks, Nicole! I really appreciate that.
Hi Angela,
I am a Bachelor of Science graduate from Kenya and has been teaching since 2001. Currently, I am pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from a local university. My wish is to be a consultant in education. Can I start it now or finish my PGDE first? Is there any other special training that I need? Looking forward to your response.
Hi, John. I would think you can begin consulting whenever you feel you have the experience and education to qualify you to do so. You’re an experienced teacher and I’m sure you have lots of ideas to share with others. You can start by presenting at conferences and conducting PD work within your district, and build from there. All the best to you!
Hello Angela,
Your information for interviwing is a wonderful find for me. I am currently looking to get back into the teaching field after taking 9 years off to raise my family. I was a teacher for 6 1/2 years and received my masters in administration and supervisor during my time off.
What advice would you offer someone like myself? I am anxious about returing to teaching after all that has changed in the field, but also excited to get back in.
Thank you,
Joanna
Hi, Joanna! You might find it helpful to sub for awhile to get a feel for which grade levels you now prefer, and to gauge the type of changes that have occurred in schools. Volunteering (maybe at your children’s schools?) might also be helpful. All the best to you!
I would love to engage your services as a coach. My number is (813) 751-6458