TaylorCreative
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Navasota, Texas, United States
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Mark Taylor is a professional writer, a TEA-certified teacher of grades EC-12, a college professor, a graphic designer, a composer, and an historian all rolled up into one guy! Before becoming an educator, Mark spent 20 years running his own marketing company, TaylorCreative. As a teacher of both elementary and middle school students and college undergraduates, Mark put his talents to work to make learning a little more hands-on to increase active cognitive engagement.
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Alamo Activity: William B. Travis's Letter
Students can read the text of William Barrett Travis's open letter sent "To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World," pleading for help in the face of the Siege of the Alamo. Includes the following six questions: 1. What was the purpose of the letter? 2. How did Travis respond when the Mexicans asked him to surrender? 3. What did Travis intend to do even if he did not receive help? 4. What did Travis mean when he wrote “...I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everyt
4th - 7th
Other (Social Studies), Social Studies, U.S. History
Empresarios & Texas Colonization (Unit Review)
You can work backwards from this review to teach the most important facts from this unit. Includes everything that will be on the test. Students can use this review to create their own questions in table groups and compete against the other table groups. They love this! Parents love this because they can see exactly what to help their student study to be ready for the test.
4th
Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
Empresarios & Texas Colonization (Illustration activity)
4th grade students will learn about the Austin Colony by illustrating it and creating details, captions, etc. using facts. Students will have to find text evidence and include the things they find in their illustration. Includes a student-friendly rubric so they can monitor their own progress.
4th
Graphic Arts, Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
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Experience
Mark Taylor is a professional writer, a TEA-certified teacher of grades EC-12, a college professor, a graphic designer, a composer, and an historian all rolled up into one guy! Before becoming an educator, Mark spent 20 years running his own marketing company, TaylorCreative. As a teacher of both elementary and middle school students and college undergraduates, Mark put his talents to work to make learning a little more hands-on to increase active cognitive engagement.
Teaching style
Hands-on; active; lots of student collaboration
Awards & shining teacher moments
Numerous awards from the International Association of Business Communicators, Communicator Awards, Telly Awards, Silver Quill Awards and more.
My own education history
B.S. in Ag Journalism, Texas A&M University
M.S. in Ag Education/Adult Education, Texas A&M University
Doctoral Studies in Educational Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University
Additional graduate studies in literature, Texas A&M University
Additional graduate studies in music, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Additional biographical information
Mark Taylor grew up on a farm in the small, farming community of Webberville, Texas, on the outskirts of Austin. After graduating from Texas A&M University, Mark work in radio for five years as a station manager for KAGC radio in Bryan, Texas and as a reporter/studio engineer for the USA Radio Network in Carrollton, Texas. His marketing background includes marketing director positions for two manufacturers, communications director for a school district, and his own experience as a self-employed marketing consultant and free lance writer. He lives in College Station, Texas with his wife, Beverly, who is also a career educator. He currently teaches Texas History for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. He is also a part-time instructor for Blinn College.
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