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Creative Critical Thinking

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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
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Teacher of the gifted for 14 years. Other teaching experience in secondary Spanish and middle school career and technical education.
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Preview of Monthly Musings-January

Monthly Musings-January

Quick and easy project for online learning! Incorporates, reading, watching informational videos, and a hands on project (usually science related).
Preview of The Country of Texas-Debate

The Country of Texas-Debate

Step by step instructions to lead students in a debate as to whether Texas should secede from the Union. Audio/Video, article links, suggested debate team roles, debate outline and grading rubric included.
Preview of Alaskan Adventure Student PBL Challenge

Alaskan Adventure Student PBL Challenge

Student PBL challenge that goes with the Teacher/Student Alaskan Adventure background information (free). Students need to read through the background information sheet and then use creative and critical thinking to solve the challenge.
Preview of Alaskan Adventure

Alaskan Adventure

Teacher/Student Background information for the Student Alaskan PBL research activity.
Preview of New Mexico Evacuation Rubric

New Mexico Evacuation Rubric

This rubric evaluates the problem based activities required of students found in "New Mexico-The Land of Entrapment."
Preview of New Mexico-The Land of Entrapment

New Mexico-The Land of Entrapment

This is student problem based challenge that goes with my first, free product called "New Mexico-A Land of Volcanoes. Students will be challenged to conduct research, evaluate current transportation and roads usability for a hypothetical evacuation of New Mexico due to a volcanic eruption. Students will be challenged to develop a new technology or transportation system for an possible evacuation. They will create a detailed drawing or prototype and develop a 3 to 5 minute presentation of all of
Preview of New Mexico-A Land of Volcanoes

New Mexico-A Land of Volcanoes

This is a teacher guide for New Mexico Volcanoes, links to NM State road maps, and a New Mexico video resource. Standards are listed at the end of this guide. This product pairs with a student problem based project called "New Mexico-The Land of Entrapment" and a project grade rubric called "New Mexico Evacuation". It is intended for 4th-6th grade students that are gifted and talented. Can also be used to enrich high potential learners in the GE classroom. This guide is intended at backgroun
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About the store

Experience

Teacher of the gifted for 14 years. Other teaching experience in secondary Spanish and middle school career and technical education.

Teaching style

I enjoy challenging students with real-world problem based learning activities, as well as having hands-on projects with lessons. I love to grow student's creative and critical thinking skills through "what-if" scenarios and by participating in competitions like Mission to Mars, and Destination Imagination.

Awards & shining teacher moments

KNIX Teacher of the Week (Arizona) First Lego League Mentor of the Year (Arizona-twice) Career and Technical Education Teacher of the year 2011-2012 (Arizona)

My own education history

Associate of Arts-1986-Glendale Community College-Arizona Bachelor of Science Degree (Marketing) -988-Arizona State University Post Baccalaureate Teaching Certificate-1998-University of Phoenix Gifted Endorsement- 2004-University of Phoenix

Additional biographical information

Arizona native, but happily living and teaching in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.