Why I Love Using Stations to Teach Body Systems If you’re asking: what the heck are exhibition stations? That’s perfectly normal, seeing as though I kind of made up the term “exhibition stations”. Please allow me to introduce you to what exhibition stations are and how you can use them in your …
Biology Class- Using Real Life Examples in Genetics
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 …
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 …