About the Author

Danelle Elder is a science and STEM for Spokane Schools in Spokane, Washington State. She has taught middle school and high school for nearly thirty years. She is the Author of the Standard-Based Classroom Guide Series: Book 1- Standard-Based Teaching: A Classroom Guide Book 2- Standard-Based Scoring vs Grading: A Classroom Guide Series Book 3- Standard-Based Journaling: A Classroom Guide Series. Danelle has taught science method classes at Whitworth University, in Spokane and has also also teaches science as a virtual learning teacher. Before she became a teacher, she was a precious-metal and rare-earth geologist. She has a Bachelor's of Science in Geology, a Bachelor's of Arts in Education and an Interdisciplinary Master's in Education and Geology. She was born in Richland, Washington.