Hi, and Welcome!
Hi, and Welcome!
I'm a Jr. High Science and Technology Teacher from Utah.
I'm a Jr. High Science and Technology Teacher from Utah.
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What kind of teacher I am
What kind of teacher I am
Educational Experimenter
Educational Experimenter
I'm aways trying new tools, explanations, or activities to enhance learning.
Creative Catalyst
Creative Catalyst
I encourage experimental thinking and creative solutions in my students. I LOVE good questioning and celebrate curiosity.
Forward Thinker
Forward Thinker
Research and reading into data-supported methods is a steady part of my educational diet. I have a passion for helping other teachers implement long tested and new trends in education.
Advocate
Advocate
I love helping students by connecting, planning interactive lessons and using sound literacy practices. I love helping teachers by sharing my experience, methods, and by participating in my union and the political process.
Links and Info
Links and Info
Meet PomPom
Meet PomPom
PomPom the flamingo is my class mascot. He represents my teaching brand and sometimes shows up in my lessons. He's always up for some scientific exploration!
Find a selection of my lessons and materials available for sale in my tpt store.
As the district union rep for my school, teacher colleagues can find more information here.
Selected work
Selected work
Phenomenon-Based Teaching
Phenomenon-Based Teaching
This video explainer summarizes an introduction to genetics and reproduction at the 7th-grade level. I like to get pictures of students' dogs from their parents and we talk about how there are so many different traits in this one species, and how can that be?
Teaching Reading at the Secondary Level
Teaching Reading at the Secondary Level
After a shock at the start of my first year teaching that I had many students who could not read and follow instructions, literacy became a passion. This samples the kind of weekly homework I would give to low-reading students as practice.
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