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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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
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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.
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