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MS. HUJU'S RESOURCES
"What we do in life echoes in eternity."
MS. HUJU'S STORY
I am a Languages Arts teacher currently teaching in the city of Delano, MN. I attended college at Bemidji State University and student taught at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley high school in Fall 2019.
This website houses some of the best resources I was able to find to help with inclusion, engagement, and literacy! It also includes plenty of information about me. You can find my resume, passions, and a few of my writing examples as well!
GOAL: To give students and parents a way to connect with their teacher and provide easily accessible resources for the school year. This allows me to create a healthy and safe learning environment for learners.
MS. HUJU'S RESUME
Residential Life at BSU
Ms. Huju took a job with BSU's Residential Life Department in the Fall of 2017 as a Residence Assistant (RA).
In the Fall of 2018 she was promoted to an Assistant Hall Director position. Ms. Huju learned many valuable skills while employed for Res. Life and was also able to continue living in the dorms while being paid.
Bemidji State University (BSU)
Ms. Huju attended Bemidji State University between the years 2015 and 2019 for English Education with an emphasis in Writing.
She graduated from the Honors Program and with Cum Laude honors in December of 2019.
Her love for reading and writing will hopefully pass on to her students in the future!
Central Lakes College Upward Bound
Over the summers while in college, Ms. Huju was employed with CLC's Upward Bound Program.
Starting in June of 2017, Ms. Huju became a Tutor/Mentor for the summer program.
The following two summers, 2018 and 2019, Ms. Huju was employed again as the Lead Tutor/Mentor for the program. This position provided ample leadership experience.
She has gained a wealth of knowledge about working with students from many backgrounds.
Ruttger's Sugar Lake Lodge Kids' Kamp
In the summer of 2012, Ms. Huju began her employment with Ruttger's Sugar Lake Lodge as a Kids' Kamp Counselor.
She then worked with 4-12 year old children for the next four years (throughout high school). She was able to start her journey working with children from a fairly young age herself to solidify her intrigue with the
Activities
Ms. Huju was an active member of her college and the community surrounding it.
She completed an emphasis in Writing. Below there are a few writing samples attached:
BSU Relay for Life
Ms. Huju joined the BSU Relay For Life club in the fall of 2016. In 2017, she took over as one of the co-chairs for the organization and continued in that position until spring of 2019.
She recognizes that there are many people that have been impacted by the effects of cancer, and has found joy in raising money and awareness for its end.
BSU Lifestyle Educators
Ms. Huju was a part of the Lifestyle Educators organization at BSU for 2 years between 2017 and 2019.
LE supports one of Ms. Huju's passions which is the promotion of social and emotional well-being for everyone.
She had also served as the C.A.R.E. Training Lead for over a year. The training helps students on campus to learn about, define, and address sexual violence.
Student United Way
Ms. Huju connected with the United Way of the Bemidji Area during her Junior year of college.
She often volunteered with them taking pictures for events, helping with set up or take-down, and tries to support their partner companies when she can.
Student United Way began in the spring of 2018 and has been partnering with the United Way of the community.
Events that they typically help with include:
-Coats for the community
-Holiday Gifts for Kids
-Backpack Buddies
-Women's United
The poster to the left was made by Ms. Huju for a Student United Way event!
Professional Reflection and Skills
After working with Residential Life and Upward Bound for more than 4 years, I have gained many skills for working with people. I am able to connect with others, help plan events, and even facilitate healthy communities for residents and staff in many settings.
In a workplace, I look for the ability to grow and give others a connection that they could be missing from home or work. In a school environment, it is important that there is a loving nature presented to the students and faculty. Empathy is the basis of everything that I find myself valuing and I want to spread that value to everyone that I come in contact with.
Students deserve to have people in their lives that foster a love of developing their sense of empathy and learning. I was lucky enough to have a few teachers like that during high school at Grand Rapids Senior High. I will be so happy if I am able to do the same for my own students.
Empathy Connectedness Input Developer Harmony
lesson planning and other helpful tools
TEACHER RESOURCES
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1. RUBISTAR
This is a fantastic source for teachers creating quick and concise rubrics for any content area and any type of paper or project! I have utilized this site in the past and it is clear and easy to use.
"Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.”
Jim Rohn
STUDENT-CENTERED
What I've Found
This group of resources is based in the engagement and enjoyment of the students that spend so much time in the classroom! Let's make sure students are able to really own the information presented to them no matter their level of comfort with English, their disability, or their culture.
21. TED-ED
TED-Ed is a source of many educational videos across all content areas for students and teachers alike!
22. PURDUE OWL
Purdue Owl is a great resource for anyone who gives a hoot about their essay writing. It provides formatting, grammatical, and punctuation help.
23. KAHOOT
Speaking of owls, another pun based website that is fabulous for learning is Kahoot. This quiz/interactive gaming site can be a great study tool for students.
24. DUOLINGO
Duolingo can be an amazing opportunity for students to learn another language fast. This can be useful in language classes as well as for teachers with bilingual/English learning students in their classroom for better means of communication. It can also be downloaded as an app for travel usage.
25. QUIZLET
Hands-on learning and easy access to flashcards online as well as other great study tools for students to create and share.
26. EDSITEMENT
Edsitement is a site that strives for excellence in humanities education. It provides lesson plans, in-class, and out of class activities for student development.
27. KEEP ME OUT!
This is a nifty website that gives students an opportunity to take a break from social media while studying. A timer is set and the app/site will warn you when you've accessed your social media apps too often.
28. ESL LIBRARY
ESL Library provides completed lesson plans for English Language Learners that want to become more engaged with the language. Too often, there is a focus on the grammatical skills and not so much on the content when teaching ESL students and this site helps with that.
Visual Diagram for inside the Classroom
VIDEOS
Sometimes something interactive is all we need. These are a few websites that are based in videos and visual appeals to help with engaging students and keep them interested in various content areas.
LITERACY IN THE CLASSROOM
PARENT CONNECTIONS
Parents have a huge role in our students' lives.
40. DISCOVERY EDUCATION
Discovery Education offers a wide variety of free family resources that are high quality and hold relevant material for parents and their children. There are family activities, contests and a wealth of other resources that are created by Discovery Education and designed with parents in mind.
CONTACT
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