tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post984082818799508549..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Revamping AP Biodoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-39830770741502526502010-06-28T23:05:35.097-04:002010-06-28T23:05:35.097-04:00Now this is a project I am anxious to hear about. ...Now this is a project I am anxious to hear about. I look forward to what is coming from you in regards to this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156784418545421424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-84194891790188320562010-06-28T22:33:36.603-04:002010-06-28T22:33:36.603-04:00I, too, inherited a fine tuned AP Bio program and ...I, too, inherited a fine tuned AP Bio program and had to make it my own. <br /><br />The previous teacher carefully selected and gated the community---and always had stellar results from students who would have probably done well with a mannequin for a teacher.<br /><br />I was more interested in encouraging students. I took off the gates, ended up with 8x as many students, and a much lower percentage "pass" rate (as even kids who dropped out of every other class hung in there with me). It was wonderful. <br /><br />The College Board will put some constraints around the program, but you really can make it whatever you and your students want it to be. <br /><br />I also highly recommend the experience of being a Reader. Be sure to put in your application right away. I know they say they want you to have a certain amount of experience, but they took me after my 2nd year with AP.The Science Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846516022505481326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-38627552863376214982010-06-28T15:22:20.503-04:002010-06-28T15:22:20.503-04:00I took AP Bio with the guru. I went from someone l...I took AP Bio with the guru. I went from someone loathing bio [with the fire of a thousand suns!] to someone completely fascinated and in love with it. <br /><br />On the same note, I read your blog and wonder how the lambs don't become equally as enthralled or moved by the magic that you find in the world around you and, well, biology. <br /><br />Biology, chemistry, and maybe sometimes physics [good gracious, I still don't understand physics despite the kind and endless aid of Mr. D] seem to always go hand in hand to create the bigger picture of "world" as we thought we knew it. <br /><br />I think that when you start to paint the world with the beautiful colors that you see, the kids will become fascinated with the world instead of the colors that the former guru used. I believe that the goal of biology will always be to become fascinated by the world around us. <br /><br />And to prove my nerdom, I still remember how photosynthesis works =Pjoycelee36https://www.blogger.com/profile/11116850757222411506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-43238113721056623112010-06-26T20:56:18.646-04:002010-06-26T20:56:18.646-04:00Dear bellabeautifull,
I have not yet attended any...Dear bellabeautifull,<br /><br />I have not yet attended any summer institute sessions, though I did go to a 1 day conference before I started, and I am very glad I did! (I tried to sign up for a conference here in NJ this summer, but because it charges more than the state guidelines allow, I'd have to pay my own way. Ironically, it would be covered if it were out of state.)<br /><br />Get yourself top Kim Foglia's website <a href="http://www.explorebiology.com/apbiology/" rel="nofollow">Explore Biology</a>; you should also join the AP biology listserve.<br /><br />Good luck, and keep me posted!doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-5432261186563291372010-06-26T19:38:05.505-04:002010-06-26T19:38:05.505-04:00This will be my first year teaching AP Bio and I a...This will be my first year teaching AP Bio and I am very nervous. If I run across anything, I will be sure to let you know and I will post things to my blog too. Have you attended the summer institute yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com