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I am a Project-Based Learning Coordinator for grades 2-6. I work with students who are on an advanced learning plan as well as kids who have shown the ability to think critically. My lessons for older students prepare them for STEM programs and my younger students get introduced to exciting new technology at a very young age. I was an art teacher before this and I bring the creative arts overlap to every lesson. My first and main goal, as should any PBL teacher have, is for total engagement. Students will readily learn for themselves with my lessons and unit plans.
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The Factory Fire Tragedy Mock Trial
Bring your classroom to life with this interactive mock trial designed to build critical thinking, argument writing, speaking, and collaboration skills. This trial is built for upper elementary and middle school students and is perfect for engaging even your most reluctant learners. Each case presents a compelling, debate-worthy scenario where students must analyze evidence, evaluate multiple perspectives, and decide what really happened. Each case comes with realistic images and evidence f
5th - 8th
Civics, Criminal Justice - Law, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RI.5.1
, RI.5.3
, SL.5.1
 +2
5th Grade Project Based Learning Restaurant Design
What makes a successful restaurant? Kids study and design restaurant floor plans, build a cultural menu, create a website and present their ideas in this unit that is fast-paced and very engaging. It is a 3-week plan but can easily be extended to allow more time for research, web design and field trip options. Students get real-world experience and are challenged to think critically, technologically and mathematically. Includes assessment. This is for the teacher who likes an adventurous unit
5th
Instructional Technology, Measurement
CCSS
5.MD.A.1
, 5.MD.C.5
, SL.5.1
 +1
1st Grade Project Based Learning - Playground Design
For the adventurous teacher who likes an active classroom and trying new things! Students will design, in 2D and again in 3D models, the ultimate playground design. They will conduct polls throughout the school to figure out what other students like the most in a playground and then graph their data. They will visit a playground to take measurements and, of course, play around. They will record their measurements, and draw the playground on graph paper.
1st
Engineering, Measurement
CCSS
1.MD.C.4
, 1.NBT.B.2
, W.1.2
 +2
2nd Grade PBL: Playground Design
Project Based Learning unit that covers math and oral language standards and has a new fun activity every day. Written by a Project Based Learning Coordinator, this unit has kids learning with enthusiasm and gets them talking about their work thoroughly. Some teacher preparation will be needed and the added advantage: take a field trip to your school's own playground for authentic research! This project has the essentials of a PBL unit: Need-To-Knows, collaboration, a driving question, presentat
2nd
Geometry, Measurement
CCSS
2.MD.A.1
, 2.MD.D.9
, 2.MD.D.10
Food Truck PBL
This PBL is geared towards individual projects, TAG and ALP passion projects or small group extensions during math. Students can be self-directed as they go through each step of research and design on their own. It involves a variety of writing structures, authentic research and development, quality questioning, website building, volume measurement and lots of real-world applications. Plus the material cost is basically free!
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Writing-Expository
CCSS
5.MD.C.4
, 5.MD.C.5
, CCRA.W.2
 +3
Economics in Project Based Learning - a goods and services unit
This project revolves around social studies that typically apply to 2nd and 3rd grade economics. However, the unit is well-rounded and would work well as a PBL supplement in 4th grade and could be adapted to use in 5th-6th grade. Students partner up, create products, either a good or service, and bring to a marketplace. They create currency and trade it during the market, keeping a sales record and making sales receipts. They learn to differentiate between a good and service as well as a consume
2nd - 6th
Applied Math, Business, Economics
CCSS
MP4
6th Grade PBL - Health and Society
6th Grade Project Based Learning. 20 day unit with daily plans. All necessary worksheets are explained and attached.
Students will go in-depth with research, complete a bibliography reference, write and conduct interviews and polls, collect relevant data, make observations with food marketing and labeling, create an advertisement, read current event articles related to health, write a persuasive essay about addressing an important health-related topic and present their findings to an authentic a
6th
Health, Writing-Expository
CCSS
RI.6.1
, RI.6.2
, RI.6.5
 +10
3rd grade PBL - Green City Development
In this unit project-based learning unit, 3rd grade students will learn about city planning and development as well as current and future efforts to create a cleaner environment that leaves less of a footprint on our planet. Students pair up to diversify efforts, but act as a team to present their learning and their plan to city council members.
Students will research and report what other green cities across the world are doing to become a place that uses 100% renewable energy. They will also
3rd
Applied Math, Writing-Essays
CCSS
3.MD.B.3
, 3.MD.C.5
, 3.MD.D.8
 +2
4th Grade PBL - Green City Development
In this unit project-based learning unit, 4th grade students will learn about city planning and development as well as current and future efforts to create a cleaner environment that leaves less of a footprint on our planet. Students pair up to diversify efforts, but act as a team to present their learning and their plan to city council members.
Students will research and report what other green cities across the world are doing to become a place that uses 100% renewable energy. They will also
4th
Applied Math, Geography
CCSS
4.MD.A.2
, W.4.1
, SL.4.1
 +5
6th Grade Project Based Learning - Restaurant Design and Website Build
For teachers who like to do things differently and experience authentic and engaged learning, this is a fast-paced unit with a ton of content. It is written for 3 weeks, but can easily be extended with further research, optional field trips and further class discussions. Covers math and ELA standards but focuses on critical thinking and technology. Includes a screen cast for creating website and lots of examples.
6th
Business, Measurement
CCSS
6.G.A.1
, 6.RP.A.3
, 6.RP.A.3d
 +3
Elections- 4th Grade PBL Unit (Project Based Learning)
Written by and taught by an experienced PBL coordinator and teacher, this unit is engaging and exciting. This is meant for teachers who are involved in the school, like to be seen and heard and take on adventurous lessons and have strong classroom management. Students will learn what a democracy is, the history of democratic society, create a current presidential candidate collage wall, research a past president, survey classes to find out what issues need to be addressed in the school, create f
4th
Elections - Voting, Instructional Technology
Government and Democracy in the Classroom PBL Unit
This 11-15 day PBL Unit covers debate, argumentative writing, local and national government, and creative technology. Creating persuasive speeches used as a script in a stop-motion animated political advertisement represents the issues most important to students in school. Aligned with state and national elections, this PBL covers the entire approach to creating a campaign that lets students recognize their opinions on school wide issues and local political issues and then support their opinion
4th - 6th
Computer Science - Technology, Government, Writing-Expository
Elections Unit - 3rd Grade PBL (Project Based Learning)
This unit was written and has been taught by an experienced PBL teacher at the 3rd grade level. This unit is very engaging and will get full participation and enthusiasm each day. It is for teachers who want to try something new and have a sense of adventure, but also a strong foundation of classroom management. The unit gives authentic learning around elections but stays away from specific politics of our country. Students will learn what a democracy is, the history of democratic society, creat
3rd
Elections - Voting, Instructional Technology
CCSS
RI.3.2
, RI.3.3
, RI.3.5
 +3
Intro to Engineering - 2nd Grade PBL
This 2nd grade Project-Based Learning unit uses lots of real-world math and engineering applications. It involves 3 separate STEM projects but in the structure of PBL. The unit includes detailed daily activities, step-by-step, assessment rubric, and all necessary worksheets. All you will need is the materials. This unit is very engaging and will have all of your students participating, anxious for the next day. Written and taught by an experienced PBL coordinator, it can be applied to a small gr
2nd
Engineering, Measurement
CCSS
2.MD.A.1
, 2.MD.A.2
, 2.MD.A.3
 +4
Fables and Art: A PBL creative writing unit that deepens descriptive language.
This PBL (Project Based Learning) unit covers Visual Art standards and ELA common core writing standards. It is a unit on fairy tales that uses art projects along the way to increase story structure and descriptive details. It uses 2nd grade common core standards but can easily be translated to any grade level narrative writing unit. It is primarily meant for deepening their descriptive language as a writer and as an artist. This unit also includes Learning Targets and lessons taken from Lucy Ca
6th
Art History, Writing-Essays
CCSS
RL.2.1
, RL.2.2
, RL.2.3
 +4
5th Grade PBL - Green City Development
In this project-based learning unit, 5th grade students will learn about city planning and development as well as current and future efforts to create a cleaner environment that leaves less of a footprint on our planet. Students pair up to diversify efforts, but act as a team to present their learning and their plan to city council members.
Students will research and report what other green cities across the world are doing to become a place that uses 100% renewable energy. They will also be l
5th
Geography, Writing-Expository
CCSS
W.5.1
, W.5.1a
, W.5.1b
 +5
5th Grade PBL - Health and Society
How Does Society Play a Role in Our Health?
Students will go in-depth with research, complete a bibliography reference, write and conduct interviews and polls, collect relevant data, make observations with food marketing and labeling, create an advertisement, read current event articles related to health, write a persuasive essay about addressing an important health-related topic and present their findings to an authentic audience. All of the necessary worksheets are included as well as daily pl
5th
Health, Writing-Expository
CCSS
RL.5.1
, RL.5.2
, RL.5.3
 +11
Mission to Mars PBL
This unit covers real-world applications as kids take action landing on Mars. The unit involves narrative writing in the science fiction genre as well as the engineering design process and scientific method. Included in the unit is a writing rubric, PBL standards, pictures, and extension activities.
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Science, Writing
CCSS
W.5.3
6th Grade PBL - Elections and Democracy in the School
Written by and taught by an experienced PBL coordinator and teacher, this unit is engaging and exciting. This is meant for teachers who are involved in the school, like to be seen and heard and take on adventurous lessons and have strong classroom management. Students will learn what a democracy is, the history of democratic society, create a current presidential candidate collage wall, research a past president, survey classes to find out what issues need to be addressed in the school, create f
6th
Elections - Voting, Writing-Expository
CCSS
W.6.1
, W.6.1a
, W.6.1b
 +12
Financial Literacy PBL
This PBL creates a classroom economy in a couple weeks that will last throughout the year. It not only makes your classroom run smoothly, but each kid has an important role and learns real world economic values. Let this financial literacy PBL create meaningful ways for students to earn, spend and save money as they work toward goals and get a sense of complex financial literacy standards for 4th and 5th grade.
4th - 5th
Economics
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About the store
Experience
I am a Project-Based Learning Coordinator for grades 2-6. I work with students who are on an advanced learning plan as well as kids who have shown the ability to think critically. My lessons for older students prepare them for STEM programs and my younger students get introduced to exciting new technology at a very young age. I was an art teacher before this and I bring the creative arts overlap to every lesson. My first and main goal, as should any PBL teacher have, is for total engagement. Students will readily learn for themselves with my lessons and unit plans.
Teaching style
Students become self-directed with proper planning from the teacher and exciting work in front of them. I try to make every lesson one that has a lot of impact and gets kids talking excitedly. My classroom is always buzzing with excitement and kids can not wait to come down again to work with me. I try to share some of my best approaches to teaching in my lessons, but also leave flexibility for classrooms that are learning at different rates.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Presidents List received each semester at Metro State College of Denver.
Highly Qualified Art Teacher K-6
My own education history
Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD), Denver, CO 2005-2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Teacher’s Licensure
Cumulative GPA: 3.7
Additional biographical information
Father of Two, Professional Exhibiting Artist, Restraint Trained, Quantum Learning Qualified, Crisis Intervention Qualified, Love and Logic Trained , Performing Stand-Up Comedian, CPR/First Aid Trained, ASE Certified Mechanic
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