Teaching biology high school

Let's be honest - there is only so much we can learn in our undergraduate courses, student teaching experiences, and alternative certification programs. At the end of the day, so much that I've learned about being a teacher, and teaching biology specifically, has been through trial and error. If we want to get fancy, we can call it "action research" in my own classroom, like my graduate professors referred to it.

I’m not sure if I’ve ever met a high school biology teacher who DOESN’T enjoy teaching ecology . There are so many fun, hands-on ways to engage students in this content, and because of this, students tend to really love it, too!But over the years, I’ve reflected on my practice and have learned some things that have really improved how I teach ecology in my Biology 1 course. So here are my five best tips for teaching ecology! #HighSchoolScience #Ecology

I am a huge proponent of giving students cumulative tests for a variety of reasons, which I am sure I will write about in a blog post someday. One of

Doing Biology labs at home can be daunting! Parents using a homeschool science curriculum often have a hard time coming up with interesting labs that don't

So the 1st day of school in high school science is approaching and you don't know what exactly to do with your students. There is so much

Last year after completing my full year biology curriculum, I decided to write a blog post to give context for why I chose the particular scope and sequence

Virology is targeted to middle and high school and it can even be used by students who have not yet studied cell biology at the high school level.

If you're a high school science teacher (or a soon-to-be high school science teacher), I'd like to share with you how I preferred to start the year with my freshmen and sophomores- and why! Though I

Six of the best interactive biology websites: well designed and easy for students to understand. Included are tips for how to use the activities!

Teaching evolution has always been one of my all-time favorite topics! It's crazy to even type that because I was incredibly intimidated teaching this unit my