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"The role of an educator is to create sparks in our students' creative energies..".by Betty J. White, a.k.a. Compass Rose.. "My writing prompts are phenomenal!"

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Bundle: Crochet a Pencil Case and a Cell Phone Case from Upcycled Materials

By Compass Rose

These resources demonstrate, through written directions and illustrations, how to make a pencil case and a cell phone case by using upcycled single use grocery bags and other plastic bags cut into strips and then crocheted. Soon, students will be

Subjects:

Environment, Other (Arts), EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1

$5.50

$4.95

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Ants: A Lesson on Point-of-View and Biodiversity

By Compass Rose

How to Create a Nature-Centered View of the Universe Copyright Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose, 2024 Includes:*An original short story by the popular science author, Betty J. White.*A historical perspective of the total solar eclipse from an

Subjects:

Environment, Vocal Music, Short Stories

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Songs

CCSS:

CCRA.L.6

$5.50

Digital Download PDF (0.60 MB)

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Discussion Leader's Guide for the Novel, "HORSE", by author Geraldine Brooks

By Compass Rose

Discussion Leader’s Guide for the novel, Horse, by Geraldine BrooksCopyright, Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose, 2024.Horse, written by Geraldine Brooks, published by Penguin Random House, June 14, 2022, 416 pages.Resource includes:· Civil War era

Subjects:

Reading, U.S. History, Art History

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Assessment, Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.L.6

$5.50

Digital Download PDF (0.45 MB)

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The Mighty Potato Chip: Create a Commercial

By Compass Rose

~The Mighty Potato Chip: Create a Commercial~Copyright Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose, 2024. Popular science writer.Includes:* Definitions (vocabulary).*The history of potato chips.* The nutrients found in potatoes. (Know your product!)* Which

Subjects:

Chemistry, Business, Oral Communication

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3

$4.50

Digital Download PDF (0.73 MB)

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"Task Cards" & Discussion Guides for the books, "SOUNDER" & Stella by Starlight

By Compass Rose

The downloadable task cards, (which may be used in any collaborative learning setting), are suggested for use in the unit on social Justice based on the classic books, "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong and "Stella by Starlight". Suggested for grades

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$8.50

$5.95

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Task Cards for Cooperative Learning

By Compass Rose

Task Cards for Collaborative (Cooperative) Learning Betty J. White copyright 2021Updated 2024- Includes project roles and discussion roles to post in the classroom and to hand out to each student so each member of the group understands

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies, For All Subjects

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Task Cards

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (0.40 MB)

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Sea-Level Rising by 2025: A Research Project

By Compass Rose

~Sea-Level Rising by 2025: A Research Project~ Copyright, Betty J. White, 2024This is a research activity concerning the transformation of global shorelines due to global warming, but before the research begins, students enjoy a

Subjects:

Environment, Short Stories, End of Year

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Research, Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$5.50

Digital Download PDF (2.43 MB)

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Discussion Leader's Guide: "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer

By Compass Rose

Guide copyright Betty J. White, 2023, a.k.a. Compass Rose, revised 2024 Includes: · 20 questions to use in discussions or to assign for written responses.· 20 possible answers to the questions to assist the leader as a guide or as an answer key.· An

Subjects:

Reading, Environment, Native Americans

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$7.00

Digital Download PDF (0.67 MB)

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Discussion Guide for the book: "Lost on a Mountain in Maine" by Donn Fendler

By Compass Rose

~Book Discussion for the book: “Lost on a Mountain in Maine”~ Written by Donn Fendler, first published in 1939, later in 1978.Discussion guide copyright Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose, 2024.125 pages.This is a true story

Subjects:

Environment, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$5.50

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The Maple Sugar House & The Total Solar Eclipse: a Play/Reader's Theater

By Compass Rose

~The Maple Sugar House & the Total Solar Eclipse~ copyright Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose, 2024Through drama (reader’s theater) learn about:*The gothic genre which consists of mystery, supernatural, and remote settings, fictional.*The maple

Subjects:

Astronomy, Drama, Spring

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$4.50

Digital Download PDF (0.35 MB)

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The Total Solar Eclipse (It Came to the U.S.A and Canada)!

By Compass Rose

~The Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024~ Copyright Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose, 2024 Popular Science Writer Includes:· What is a total solar eclipse?· Where did the total solar

Subjects:

Astronomy, Environment, General Science

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Research, Centers

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (1.25 MB)

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Discussion Guide for the book: "This Other Eden" by Paul Harding

By Compass Rose

Discussion Guide for: Novel, “This Other Eden” by Paul HardingGuide copyright 2024, Betty J. White, aka Compass RosePublisher: W.W. Norton & Company, January 24, 2023. 224 pages. ISBN-10 132403629X ISBN-13 978-1324036296 Available as an e-bookA

Subjects:

Reading, U.S. History, Geography

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

$6.50

Digital Download PDF (0.64 MB)

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Guide: Gallop Toward the Sun by Peter Stark (Tecumseh & William Henry Harrison)

By Compass Rose

A Discussion Guide for the book, Gallop Toward the Sun: Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison by Peter Stark. A comprehensive discussion guide suggested for grades 9 on up. "American, Canadian, and British history... full of true adventure!"

Subjects:

U.S. History, Canadian History, British History

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

$7.95

Digital Download PDF (0.42 MB)

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Read a Nature Diary by a Boy and Create Your Own Nature Journal: "Mandaling"

By Compass Rose

- Learn how a boy with autism from the U.K. uses his interests, abilities, and skills to create a diary where he communicates about his adoration and keen understanding of Nature. Also, create a painting of birch trees as a way of developing

Subjects:

Environment, Visual Arts, Writing

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Projects, Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.6

$15.50

$10.85

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~Mandala Journaling: "Mandaling" or How to Write a Nature Journal~

By Compass Rose

Make Your Own Journal! Conduct your own workshops!"Mandala Journaling or Mandaling": A new way to connect with the universeby Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose, popular science writer*Learn how to paint a personalized mandala on the cover of your

Subjects:

Environment, Visual Arts, Writing

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Projects, Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3

$7.50

Digital Download PDF (3.55 MB)

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Discussion Guides: Braiding Sweetgrass, Starry Messenger & Scientific Thinking

By Compass Rose

This Bundle offers a perfect "trilogy"...1. Discussion Guide for the book, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererCopyright Betty J. White, 2023, a.k.a. Compass Rose, revised 2024.

Subjects:

Environment, Native Americans, Critical Thinking

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$18.50

$16.65

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Make Millennial Mermaid "Thank-You" Cards and Envelopes

By Compass Rose

~Make Millennial Mermaid Thank-You Cards and Envelopes~ Copyright Betty J. White, 2023· Thank-you cards and envelopes will be fun and easy to make using these 6 downloadable color prints of an original pen & ink painting of a

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Oral Communication

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (1.90 MB)

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"The Millennial Mermaid Mystery" & "Dogs Wanting a Home" BUNDLE

By Compass Rose

Two Discussion Guides: A question for you, "In what ways are Bridget Whitlock and Miss Scarlet alike?" Did you hear a reference in "Miss Scarlet and the Duke" Season 4 Episode 1 (PBS.org) to the Whitlock case (Is this serendipity or Does this mean I

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Oral Communication

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1

$4.00

$3.60

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Zirconium, Maine Manganese, The Periodic Table & Mining in Michigan (Bundle)

By Compass Rose

Here are three resources that make the connection between some of the most important elements in today's world, where they are found in the United States, and why they are essential.Making science meaningful through Chemistry... Biology... Space

Subjects:

Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Activities, Assessment

$22.95

$20.66

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Zircon, the Moon, and Earth: A Timeline of the Earth

By Compass Rose

"Fly Me to The Moon: Zircon, the Moon, and the Earth: A Timeline of Earth" Copyright Betty J. White, 2023, popular science writer This resource includes:-How the age of the moon has been recalculated using moon rocks.-Learn about

Subjects:

Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Assessment

$6.50

Digital Download PDF (1.29 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

About Betty J. White: One of Betty’s first teaching experiences was with the Maria Mitchell Association on Nantucket Island where she developed natural history programs for children. With a desire to share her enthusiasm for the environment, she went on to teach science and math at the middle school level at public schools in Massachusetts, Illinois, Maine, and Michigan. In time, she earned her M.A. in Reading and her English as Second Language endorsement and has taught preschool through college courses. As a teacher, she enjoys integrating science, art, and language and as a test-item writer for the Michigan Department of Education for nearly ten years, she developed relevant benchmark assessment prompts aligned to standards which focused on topics that spark curiosity.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style tends to be hands-on and my lessons are intended to spark the curiosity of the learner.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Top 10 KDL Award for the short story, "The Millennial Mermaid", 2019. Annual Fashion Show founder "Upcycling Fashions", Forest Hills Performing Arts Center, an annual event. Panelist at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor of Science in Education, University of Maine, Orono, Maine Montessori Pre-primary Credential English as a Second Language K-12 Endorsement, National-Louis University Master of Arts in Reading, K-12 Endorsement, Lewis University

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Served as a faculty member at Northern Maine Community College, English Composition Instructor Presenter for professional development in ESL, Forest Hills, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Environmentalist and fiber artist/designer Published Work: -Haiku Bead Circles and More, a poetry anthology -A Two-Drama Collection: “Angel of Peace”, a play about the life of child-activist Samantha Smith and “Parallel Universes”, a purely fanciful play using tessellation patterns, a STEM category. -The Downeast Clinic: A Collection of Short Stories -Book One The Tellurians: Argos -Book Two The Tellurians: String Theory, release date scheduled for fall, 2020. -The Millennial Mermaid Mystery, mystery/crime novel.

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Science, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, Civics, Elections - Voting, Government, Native Americans, U.S. History, World History, World Languages, Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Physical Education, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Canadian History, Australian History, British History, Geography, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Business, School Counseling, Character Education, Instructional Technology, General Science, Problem Solving, Cooking, Criminal Justice - Law, Short Stories, Writing, Robotics, Asian Studies, Oral Communication, Child Care, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, Dance, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, American Sign Language, Handwriting, Coaching, End of Year, Engineering, Close Reading, Women's History Month, African History, Social Emotional Learning