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Sounds Downunder
Around the World in 80 Blogs We know as biology teachers that the entire world is our classroom –or should be. The Internet certainly makes that easier then it was when I started to teach. We have...
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Using QR Codes in the Classroom
QR code billboard in Japan Raise your hand if you know what that funny looking black and white tatoo is. That is a QR code. What, you may well ask, are QR codes? QR = Quick Response. A bit of an...
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Wisdom from the Niles High School District
Photo credit: Tom Denham I just returned from moderating a teacher workshop at the Niles District’s (just out side of Chicago, Illinois) Institute Day. Ruth Gleicher and Anne Roloff invited me to...
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Sue Mullican’s Biology Students
Alexis Miller's Human Homunculus Through the wonderful world of the web, I’ve recently gotten to know an incredible high school biology teacher – Sue Mullican. Sue teaches at Jenks High School, in...
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NatureEd Podcast Series
Nature EdCast I just came across a new podcast series from the folks at Nature Education (a new division of Nature Publishing group) called Nature EdCast. This is a series of 10-minute podcast...
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Mini-posters–>authentic peer review in the classroom
Miniposter--Jai Hoyer Background and Rationale: Almost 20 years ago, I was fortunate to be invited to my first Bioquest Workshop at Beloit College. Maura Flannery covered the Bioquest experience in...
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Thinking – at Wash U with the Life Sciences for a Global Community Teachers
“The Thinker” on the Washington University Campus In the middle of one of the Washington University quads is this wonderfully whimsical re-imagining of August Rodin’sThe Thinker – a lanky looking...
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#Edchat
If you’re an educator, looking for a reason to get up to speed on Twitter, take a look at Edchat. This is a live event that happens each Tuesday at two times – 12pm EST/ 5pm GMT and 7pm EST/ 12pm GM...
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A Few Helpful Photo Tools
With digital cameras so reasonably priced and a digital camera in nearly every cell phone, it’s becoming more reasonable to include student-generated images into your teaching/learning plans....
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On Friday, at the National Assocation of Biology Teachers meeting in Minneapolis, I gave a workshop on Participatory Media. The session was designed to introduce teachers to participatory media tools...
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