​Mr. Ray's Science Classes

My name is Jordan Ray.  I am orginally from Newton, Iowa.  I graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in December 2012 with my B.A. in All-Science Teaching.  I am endorsed to teach all science classes grades 5-12 and love teaching!  I am currently a graduate student at UNI working towards my M.A. in Science Education.  Go Panthers!

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I am teaching 9th Grade Integrated Science and 8th Grade Physical Science at Dallas Center-Grimes Meadows. 

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Hobbies:  Sports (Golf, Soccer, Basketball), Fishing, Running, Wakeboarding, Reading, and Traveling.

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Teaching Philosophy/Instructional Strategies:  My teaching philosophy is to develop process skills that will benefit my students within the 21st Century.  For this to be effective, I have my students take a hands-on approach.  Much of my class is project-based, labs/experiments, and inquiry-based science.  I am able work one-on-one with students in the classroom using this approach allowing for a differentiation.  I am often challenging students by asking probing questions to identify misconceptions and bring out the best of my students.

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Countries I have traveled to (orange) and where I am wanting to go next (green):