I can manipulate allele frequency in order to identify the distribution of traits in a population. My students often have a hard time with cross cutting concepts and I think this learning objective gives them the freedom to approach this difficult concept from multiple perspectives. I chose the word manipulate…
My dream unit plan [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mdvz2Oelo3aqV3dK-63xyTQR4bm6Fyo_-EiOygQnK64/edit?usp=sharing] , which explores networking and the bigger pictures involved in cybersecurity and the ethics of technology, challenges students to do much more than just learn about HTTP and ARP spoofing. Instead, I've intentionally built…
When I began working on my Unit plan I was really focused merely on the topic that I wanted to teach and on what activities I could do in this unit. It wasn't until I read the actual template and the requirements that I stopped for a second…
I privilege experiential learning. Having students explore different topics with hands on activities and labs can be very rewarding and help to maintain student engagement. This can also be challenging, however, because students sometimes have trouble connecting abstract concepts to the activities that they are doing in class. This was…
To plan for a unit, I will think about the why what, and how. My whys are: Why am I teaching this unit? Why do students need to learn about this objective? Then what: What is the purpose of this unit? What will the students learn by the end of…
Being a STEM teacher- the why It's hard to know what to prioritize as an educator. When I first started in the CU Denver Masters of Teaching program, I was thinking about all of my experiences teaching kids outdoors skills and believing that I experiential learning is the…
Being a teacher, in general, is not an easy duty. It needs to be patient and have that personality of readiness for the claim, argues, then convinces. I think a STEM teacher is a teacher who needs to connect the facts around us to the subject that we teach. Science…
A lucky thing about being a STEM teacher is that you recognize the roles Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math play in our daily lives. As a science teacher, I especially see science all around us. Much like the opening quote from Love Actually, I find that science is actually all…
I think that it is no lie that STEM classes aren't really a favorite of students (usually and mostly Math) but I believe that these can be some of the most exciting classes when you actually participate and, with an open mind, you take information in. Throughout my…
It's a secret everybody seems to know: STEM can be a very, very lucrative field, with a touch of luck and a handful of job applications. Another secret everybody seems to know is that being a teacher is far from a lucrative career, even with a ton of…
