covey second life and my life
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Hi! My name is Andréa and I’m a pre-service Biology teacher in the MAT
program.
This is what I look like in
real life
And this is what I look
like in Second Life
Then I visited a performance stage, the Open Exploratory Network, and a Coffee Shop.
Why would anyone want to
drink virtual coffee? No caffeine!
I think that good teaching requires…
Appraisal
Planning
Purpose
PassionEnjoy your subject! Enjoy your students! Enjoy your profession!
What should students learn? Why?
Make this stuff interesting & relevant!
How am I doing?
A little about me…
My husband, my dog, and me. We love
spending time
outdoors!
Home – Buffalove
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22976506@N05/3334639584/
Before the MAT program…
• I was a research student prepping for entrance into a PhD program in Evolutionary Biology.– My research background is in
Behavioral Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
– (I wrote a 72 page Master’s thesis on bioacoustics.)
• I was given a teaching assistantship and never looked back! – (I should have known –
everyone in my family is a teacher.)
Fieldwork in the Bahamas.(I didn’t do research on sea
stars, though!)
During the MAT program…
• I’ve been working in retail while completing the first year requirements.– (At least I get a discount )
• I’ve just been offered a six week long term sub position at a private school, teaching Living Environment, Practical Chemistry, and Forensics.– (I’m super excited!)
Some of my many science idols
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(Obviously)Source:
https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth520/node/1776 Jane Goodall
(I had the privilege of hearing her speak)Source: http://princetonfound.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/jane-goodall-to-speak-at-the-state-theater-in-new-bruswick
…Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Richard Dawkins, E.O. Wilson, Barbara McClintock …too many more to list!
Neil deGrasse Tyson (As you can tell, this
guy is awesome)Source:
http://blog.imaginaryfoundation.com/2012/02/28/awesome-science/
In my spare time, I enjoy…
• Learning more science – (I’m a total nerd…luckily
my husband is too.)
• Running• Baking – (Compromise with
running )
• Doing outdoor activities – birding, hiking, skiing, swimming Not actually me.
I don’t look that triumphant at the
end of a race.