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Acknowledgements
Thank you to the Arizona Geographic Alliance, Karen Guerrero, Margarita Jimenez-Silva, Dawn Lambson, Barbara Jean Montgomery, Gail Ekiss, and Heather Moll for supporting me with the STEMSS EL Cruise and for allowing me to present at the Sedona Conferences in Arizona.
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Nedre White
I was born in Lubbock, Texas, and raised in New Jersey. I have been a teacher for more than 30 years, most of which were in the primary grades working in reading, ESL, early childhood, and gifted programs. Teaching is my passion because I can help students grow and become lifelong learners. In my spare time, I like to travel around the world so I can learn new things to share with my students. The STEMSS project helped me develop my identity as a teacher of geography and guided my creation of lesson plans as well as skills in conducting workshops. This lesson has been tested in multiple classrooms and introduces a culture that students were familiar with. I made sure the lesson included rich vocabulary, so my English Language Learner (ELL) students could use the vocabulary to comprehend what they learned. The lesson includes critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.