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About: Emily Starr
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When Emily Starr was six, she grabbed her small red suitcase and stomped through the kitchen, announcing her plans to run away. The suitcase’s flimsy latch promptly popped open revealing its contents–air. Thankfully, Emily grew-up to be a planner like Claudia. For nearly two decades, she has worked with experts, authors, and educators to develop science curriculum and professional development resources for her company, StarrMatica. As a former elementary teacher, her specialty is helping educators to incorporate scientific thinking and an engineering mindset into daily classroom routines using picture books. Emily is a reluctant daredevil, joining her husband in sky diving, cliff jumping, white water rafting, and hundreds of scuba diving adventures including diving with sharks. But, Emily’s favorite thing to do is read and write STEM-themed nonfiction picture books (and middle-grade!) Emily lives in Iowa where she enjoys exploring nature with her two boys, and she holds her library’s record for the most books checked out at one time–185! Emily has received five highly competitive Small Business Innovation Research grants, the Prometheus Award, District Administration's Top Products Award, and the Iowa Entrepreneur of the Year Award. You can learn more about Emily’s work on StarrMatica.com
Posts by Emily Starr:
- Motivate Middle-Grade Readers With Phenomena (November 6, 2024 - Common Core & NGSS, Teacher Tips)