It’s time for some science, y’all!!! Today, let’s meet a teacherpreneur friend from the world of beakers and bunson burners. Meet…
M: And I was so excited I could barely contain the food in my mouth… I ended up almost choking to death on my first bite of pizza (talk about first impressions). It’s become the running joke between G and I that I always choke on my food when I meet someone new… and it does, unfortunately, happen quite frequently.
G: My sister was a 5th grade teacher and I used to come to her classroom to discuss scuba diving and birds of prey. One day she told me I should teach. I was at the end of my Wildlife Biology degree at Auburn University and decided to go right into a Master’s program in Education. The rest is history. My first year teaching was like boot camp- I taught 6-8th grade integrated science. Since then I’ve taught mostly 7th grade life science but also did a few classes of reading and (eeeek) social studies.
M: It was on that same day that we had literally just come from a meeting with administration, instructional specialists and other teachers and were really excited because we had heard that our lessons were unique, engaging, and EXACTLY the kind of lessons that they wanted to see in classrooms. It was that very moment that was the turning point for us. We reached out to several publishers that day, including one who came to see us that same afternoon. After a brief meeting and reviewing our lessons, he told us we really had something. We thought of the “million dollar teacher” and began to create our brand and put our products up on TpT. Once we realized how amazing this site was we went full speed ahead and took every lesson we ever created together, formatted them for sale, and listed them. We spent every waking moment before and after school working on our store!
G: In 8th grade my classmates made an alphabet book of students. I was “Q” for Quirky. At first I was embarrassed with this title…it seemed derogatory. Now I find myself embracing the quirk. Even in middle school I was ME, and boy, am I quirky with a capital “Q”!
M: I’m a big fan of our Frog Dissection Paper Model. It’s such a great way for kids to get their hands into the frog before the actual dissection, and for those kids who don’t practice dissection, it’s a great way to give them experience without compromising their beliefs.
G: Did someone say QUIRKY? J I am allergic to beans…ya weird I know. I also never pay full price for anything (except groceries – I’m not an extreme couponer…yet). If it’s not on sale, it’s not entering my house!
M: What G said… couldn’t have said it better myself.
Mel and Gerdy, you make the science world pretty doggone awesome. Thanks so much for stopping by to let us get to know you better! Keep on being made of awesome!