S UTTON . . . M ARK K EPPEL H IGH . . . 2019-2020
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  JOY Starts Here!

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Welcome! 
Our mission is to become a community of JOYFUL learners!

We are reflective thinkers,
competent workers, 
and responsible citizens.

We are committed to 
reading critically, 
writing consciously, 
speaking clearly, 
and telling the truth.

We engage in EXPERIENTIAL learning.
We use our OWN voices.
We embrace FAILURE.




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My name is Shelia Sutton, and I have been teaching for 31 years! I love working with teenagers, and my goal is to educate their hearts as well as their brains!

I am a National Board Certified Teacher and a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist in the state of California. My classroom teaching experience spans over 30 years in the public school system. I teach high school English, but at the heart of my work is my dedication to create a joyful classroom environment where relational brain skills are taught and practiced.
 
My work as a licensed psychotherapist focuses on the neuroscience of cultivating and propagating joy, returning to peace from emotional upset, growing resiliency through the practice of appreciation, mastering the maturity tasks, resolving trauma through Immanuel Journaling, and writing and story-telling as paths to deeper healing and connection to self and others.
 
I hold two masters degrees, one in English and one in psychology. I coauthored JOY STARTS HERE with Dr. James Wilder, Chris Coursey, and Ed Khouri.



  • Home
    • Resources >
      • Rubrics for Think Tank Research
      • Resources for ALL classes
      • Ms. AP's Annotation Article
      • Writing >
        • All Things MLA
        • MLA Guidelines
      • Literature Circle Resources >
        • Literature Circle Explanation
        • Weekly Literature Circle Reflection
      • No Red Ink! (Grammar Exercises that are FUN!
    • Students in Action >
      • Our Year in Review--Seniors 2015
      • KINDNESS -- Senior Service Project 2015!
      • Classroom Norms
      • JOY BUILDING in Action!
      • Vertical Teams in Action
      • Literature Circles in Action! >
        • Book Trailer Projects, 2014
      • Thinking Maps in Action!
      • Vocabulary Building in Action
      • NEW Think Tank in Action 2014-2015
      • Think Tanks in Action 2013-2014
      • Think Tanks in Action 2012-2013
      • Conflict Resolution >
        • Think Tank Groups
      • Spoken Word in Action! 2012-1013
      • Our YEAR in Action! 2012-2013
      • Student Writers in Action
      • Sample Video Productions >
        • Mythology Video 9th grade
        • Synergy Video 9th grade
        • Be Proactive Video
        • Symphony
    • Target Common Core Standards >
      • Common Core Assessments 1 and 2
  • 12th Grade English
  • Conflict Resolution