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I am a chemistry teacher in Plymouth, MI (MSTOY 2017, PAEMST finalist). I perform (poorly) chemistry songs on YouTube. My first book is The No Teacher Left Behind Club about a group of teachers competing to get fired in a hilarious manner. My second book is Teaching Introductory Chemistry, a nonfiction work focusing on chemistry content for teachers and students in the context of the classroom. I'm shifting directions to chemical history for my 3rd book if everything goes according to plan. ...more

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