Teaching Growing Doing
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Waddell, Arizona, United States
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I have spent my entire career in the elementary and middle school realm. I have taught first, second, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades! I've spent the last several years teaching middle school science. In 2018-2019 school year I left the traditional classroom to become a "special area" teacher. It's a cross between project based learning, STEM, design thinking, Library Skills, and College/Career readiness. I have over 15 years of teaching and look forward to many more.
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Engineering Everyday Improvements
Challenge your 5th-8th grade students to take an everyday item and improve it with this 14 day PBL Engineering Design Process Unit. You will get 14 days of slides that include learning targets, what to grade, rubric for final project, CC standards and NGS standards, and ways to shorten the unit. Also included is a student design brief already set up for double sided printing. The design brief matches day by day with the slides. It also includes a rubric for the project and a self reflection base
5th - 8th
Engineering, Other (Arts), Other (ELA)
CCSS, NGSS
W.5.7
, W.6.7
, W.7.7
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Experience
I have spent my entire career in the elementary and middle school realm. I have taught first, second, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades! I've spent the last several years teaching middle school science. In 2018-2019 school year I left the traditional classroom to become a "special area" teacher. It's a cross between project based learning, STEM, design thinking, Library Skills, and College/Career readiness. I have over 15 years of teaching and look forward to many more.
Teaching style
I like to let my students explore with their learning. Of course their are times when direct instruction is necessary, but giving students a list of open ended essential questions and a variety of materials to use to find those answers is my favorite way to get the "boring" things done. I love to spend my time doing labs and have discussions about the learning going on in my room.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Graduated with high honors from both my degree programs.
Nominated and Finalist for Teacher of the Year
My own education history
Arizona State University - BA Elementary Education
George Mason University - MA Educational Leadership/Transformation
Additional biographical information
I have lived and taught all over the United States, so I know how different it can be! I'm also a mom, so I always try to think about what the parent end looks like when creating these activities.
My husband, daughter, and 2 dogs now reside near sunny Phoenix, Arizona.
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