Ms. Dodge

I went to Long Beach Poly/PACE for high school and CSULB for college. In college, my major was Liberal Studies for Education which was a sampling of everything, so that a person would have broad knowledge for teaching all subjects. My concentration was Comparative Literature. Being in the University Scholars Program, and passing APs at PACE, along with taking a double load of units, allowed me to graduate in 2 years, and obtain a credential in another year with student teaching. In all, I have 5 credentials, Elementary, CLAD, English, Foundational Science, and Health. When I’m not teaching, I enjoy walking my dog, gardening, playing guitar, doing stained glass or needlework, hiking, and kayaking, and seeing friends and family. I used to travel more before I had dogs and a house, and have been to Italy, France, the UK, and all around the US.

In 3D Printing, we use TinkerCad to make a wide variety of projects. Some of the projects, like the bird whistle or the light up ghost, serve to help students learn how to use the modeling or slicing software and the printers. Other projects, like the catapult or the infill race car are engineering challenges that must be solved. Some projects, like the tube squeezer or the original character for animation, toy design, or video games, allow students to use their artistic creativity. Whatever students make, they’re allowed to take home and keep.