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Chip Woods

Greetings! My name is Dallas "Chip" Woods, and I am excited to be on here. I am currently in my first year of graduate school at Tennessee Technological University, where I am seeking to get my master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction with initial licensure in Elementary Education. I've worked off and on with Zoo Knoxville while also doing photography on the side. My undergraduate degree was in Theatre Directing and Performance at Belmont University in Nashville, but I have spent the last couple of years working in Tanzania in the education world (training teachers in 17 villages and helping to establish an international academy in Dodoma). And after a recent visit back home to Tanzania, I'm excited that I will be moving back to Moshi, Tanzania in June 2021 though to start teaching at a brand new international academy, Kibo-Shanty Primary Academy. I'm looking forward to all of the great resources on this site and the ELED 6400 class.

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Recent Reviews by Chip

Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:19 PM

Excellent Resource-Interdependence of Life

As a pre-service teacher, I found this particular interactive E-Book to be an exceptional resource to review this material while also learning about several different items that I had not previously experienced. I loved the fantastic images and videos that were included throughout the E-Book. My only complaints are that there were a couple issues with the reviews and the final quiz (incorrect answers marked as correct, although the captions supported the correct answer). I would potentially add more explanations to all of the answer choices so that those who are using this as a tool can see where they continue to have misconceptions. The other challenge that I had was that I was unable to access any of the resource links for K-4, 5-8, 9-12. They took me to the learning center, but it said page was not found at that point. I would love to have a collection that I could save in My NSTA library for future references. I also loved the interactives!! I would love to have them in a place where I could quickly go to utilize them in the future should I need a quick review. I also would love to see an addition that discusses how it's not so easy to convince people of how important it is to preserve our natural world around us. I lived over in Tanzania, and a couple months ago, we had elephants who were passing through a village trample a lady and ate up many of the gardens. These people wanted the elephants dead. It's not just cut and dry that we should have a desire to protect our animal counterparts. A discussion of the challenges that come with this particular experience might be a great addition to continue keeping the book relevant in the ever-changing world in which we live. Aside from those minor issues, this resource is absolutely fantastic. The information is so relevant and allows the reader to refresh on the material in an easy to read, interactive and engaging manner. I recommend it to any teacher (regardless of where you're at in your career - pre-service, first year, or veteran teacher) as a tool to review and advance your knowledge and success in the classroom. I'm very impressed by this resource!

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