Genetics is one of my favorite units to teach! (I think I've already said that throughout my blog about 6 times.... or 57. I lost count.) I love pulling in real life examples into every aspect of biology class, simply because it makes things more interesting. But let's face it, some things are …
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Classroom Success: 5 Tips for Motivating Plus 7 Tips for Building Confidence
I. Motivation If you are working with students that are non-learners or unmotivated, you may feel that you are stuck between a rock and a hard place. For these students that are simply not motivated, you can encourage them by developing positive relationships with them. I used a lot of humor …
5 Tips for Teaching Classification (in a modern world)
When it comes to teaching classification, you may be using a text book with outdated information. The superfamilies, the supergroups, the superdupergroups...the cladistics vs. the evolutionary systematics vs. the wait-a-second-they-actually-overlap-more-than-we-thought ... you feel me?I open up …
