High School Biology to College Professor...![]() I'm a military spouse who taught high school biology until a PCS (Permanent Change of Station) move to Germany found me without a job. Fortunately I had just finished my master's degree in Environmental Biology so was hired to teach evening classes for soldiers with UMUC (University of Maryland University College). ![]() Since moving back to the United States I've continued teaching for UMUC where I teach online courses and now also teach face to face classes at Howard Community College. The classes I teach at both institutions are for first year students and many of these students are not planning to major in science. It's a challenge to make science relevant, approachable and interesting to these students, and one that I enjoy very much! I started blogging 1 1/2 years ago as a way to "manage and increase" my online presence, as advised in a facebook group, so that students would learn a little more about me when googling my name. Science Teacher Blog...![]() I see blogging as an extension of my teaching - pointing out and explaining a little bit of science behind things in everyday life. I've written about native and non native species seen on a trip to Germany, how our eyes work when viewing a meteor shower, and why the sun shines all day and night during summers in Alaska.
What do you want to see?Early on a blog community that I joined hosted a Blog Interview so I wrote about starting my blog. This Blog Story was inspired by the #EdublogsClub that I'm joining in order to encourage me to write blogs more regularly - hopefully more than just summer and winter breaks, and to increase my readership.
Please let me know if you'd like to see a specific topic covered in the blog or if you have any advice on blogging! Thanks for reading!!
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Kaitie
1/4/2017 03:55:40 pm
cool!
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Cindy
1/6/2017 11:37:03 am
Thank you!! :)
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Hi Cindy,
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Cindy
1/6/2017 11:36:19 am
Sue - thanks for looking around and for posting the encouraging note! Someday I'll try blogging with my students!!
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