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By TwistED STEMinist 
By TwistED STEMinist 
By TwistED STEMinist I've been teaching Engineering to grades 6-12 since 2010. I've coached robotics teams since 2011. I've taught Revit to Interior Design College Students. I've taught both the Adobe and Autodesk Suites, Sketchup, Onshape, TinkerCAD, Fusion 360, 3D modeling and Printing. I've taught 4th-12th grades, college, and adults over the years. I run a robotics program with 6 teams, 3 honor societies, a SWENext club, have an Esports team, am the CTE Dept Head, am the Robotics and Design & Modeling course leader for our district, and ::sigh:: probably more I can't think of right now. My areas of specialty are 3D modeling and printing, Engineering, and Robotics.
Engineering is Problem/Project Based Learning. I tend to do short lectures, introduce a project, and let my students work to find solutions to the problem provided. Assessments are usually done in presentation form. Students keep an Engineering Notebook detailing how they followed he Engineering Design Process.
Teacher of the Year - Harmony Science Academy - Waco 2015, Teacher of the Year - Harmony School of Innovation - Waco 2020, Teacher of the Year - Harmony Public Schools DFW District 2020, STEM Educator of the Year - TX STEM Education Week 2015, Teacher of the Year Finalist - ESC Region 12 2015, 2020, Student Choice Award - Educator's Credit Union http://bit.ly/ECUSCA, Teacher of the Year Finalist TCEA - 2016, Woodie Flowers Award Finalist - Brazos Valley Regional - FIRST Robotics 2017, Lifechanger of the Year Award Nominee - National Life Group http://bit.ly/LCOTYA18 2018, Exceptional Achievement Award - Harmony Public Schools 2019, Lifechanger of the Year Award Nominee - National Life Group http://bit.ly/LCOTYA19 2019, Excellence in Education Award - Teacher - Semi-Finalist - H-E-B 2018, 2020
Associates in Architectural Drafting & Design - TSTC, Bachelors in Engineering Technology - Tarleton State University, Masters in Education - Curriculum & Instruction - STEM focused - Texas A&M, Working on Doctorate in Education - Curriculum & Instruction - STEM focused - Texas A&M, 3 years of Interior Design at Baylor University, Certified Teacher in Industrial Occupations
Coffee, Queso, and Margaritas are my fuel.
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Specialty, Science, Computer Science, Career and Technical Education, For All Subjects, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Engineering
