Julia Mixon Dorton, M.Ed.
@MsMixonELA
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ELA Teacher / Rookie Teacher of the Year 2022-23🍎 / 2024 TX Early Career Outstanding Humanities Teacher🏆/ Clemson ‘21 / M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction🎓
Joined August 2022
Thrilled to share that I scored in the 🌟“Recognized”🌟category on my TTESS scorecard! This places me in the top 33% of teachers in Texas. I am proud to be part of such a dedicated community of educators and look forward to continuing to grow and inspire my students. @AldineISD
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In response to our data on our last assessment, students engaged in a Literary Dragon’s Dungeon game today focusing on figurative language, author’s purpose, symbolism, & grammar! #learningmadefun #responsetodata @AldineISD @AldineMS_AISD
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Analyzing Narrative Arcs and coherence across the plot of The Crossover!! 🧠⚡️ #EmergentBilingualTeacher
@WitWisdomELA @AldineMS_AISD @AldineISD
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Who said beginner English learners cannot analyze character relationships?! I’M SO PROUD OF MY EB’s HARD WORK TODAY!!!! #EmergentBilingualTeacher #workinghard @WitWisdomELA @AldineISD @AldineMS_AISD
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Module 1 kickoff today with the Poetics and Power of Storytelling!!! @WitWisdomELA @AldineMS_AISD @AldineISD
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It was such a honor to meet so many of my new students and parents this evening at our Meet the Teacher event!!! 🍎📚🎉 Reminder: Schools starts back on Monday, August 11th. I look forward to having a great school year together! @AldineMS_AISD #NoLimits #MeetTheTeacher
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2nd to last day of school = SPORTS DAY!!! Our class showed out in all black! While we may not have won, we excelled in teamwork, dedication, and collaboration🎉🫶🏼🏅 #MyTeam #SportsDay #FieldDay #AldineImpact #AMSFlex
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So incredibly proud of my theatre students’ production of Alice in Wonderland!!! From the set, to the costumes, to the acting, they were nothing less than exceptional 🎭🎉 @AldineMS_AISD @AldineISD
#AMSTheatre #StudentProduction #SupportTheArts
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Grateful does not begin to explain how I feel! Thank you to all my incredibly kind students (old & new) who thought of me during #TeacherAppreciationWeek last week!!! Receiving all this love today was such a treat🍎🩵 @AldineMS_AISD #AldineImpact #AMSFlex
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PSA STUDENTS: Reading can be so fun!!! 📚✨🥳 Did you know that reading causes better memory & focus, fosters empathy, boosts vocabulary, & can even reduce stress?! 🤯 READING = BRAIN EXCERCISE 🧠💪🏼 Let’s end this year by excercising our brains more! @AldineISD @AldineMS_AISD
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Take a look at my students growth from the middle to the end of the school year in their reading!!! I’m so proud of my amazing, smartie pants scholars 📚✨🎉 #AldineImpact #AMSflex #ReadingGrowth
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When the book’s so good everyone’s locked in 💪🏼😎 @WitWisdomELA PS. My students were very deserving of some early Easter cheer today🐣! #AMSFlex #AldineImpact #MakeLifeLongReaders
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Just because STAAR is over, doesn’t mean our learning is! So proud of my scholars for tackling @WitWisdomELA Module 4 FQT text analysis paper (turned project) with ease! 🌟📚 #TeachingFutureLeaders #AMSFlex #AldineImpact @AldineISD @AldineMS_AISD
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I am SO proud of my students for finishing the STAAR Reading test!!! We celebrated by watching a short film based on our final book of the year’s heroine, Malala Yousafzai and movie themed snacks! So proud of my scholars 🌟🎉 @AldineISD @AldineMS_AISD #AMS_Flex #MakeLearningFun
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Had the best time last night at our @AldineMS_AISD Curriculum Night!!! I loved collaborating with the parents of all my NERDS & SMARTIES🍭 so we can get to our STAAR Reading finish line 🏁! #OpenHouse #AMSFlex #AldineImpact
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Happy 1st Day of STAAR Reading prep!!! #coachingmyteam #coachingmyscholars #STAARprep @AldineMS_AISD @AldineISD
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Our Module 4 Building Background day concluded with a #tribalcouncil where each team voted on whose presentation inspired them the most, points were tallied up, and awards were given🥇🥈🥉 #AldineImpact @AldineMS_AISD #handsonlearning
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In final class survivor-themed challenge, tribes created anchor charts reflecting on what they learned about Shackleton’s leadership, Malala’s courage, & the ripple effect of one person’s actions before presenting them to the class 📝🗣️ #AldineImpact @WitWisdomELA @AldineMS_AISD
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