Author Archives: Sarah

Combating Summertime Boredom

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Sarah

As a college professor I have the option to take off about 8 weeks during the summer. I look forward every year to spending this time with my kiddos. During the school year we are constantly running from one activity … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Curiosity

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Sarah

We initially started this blog in 2012. I was a brand new college professor and this platform became an opportunity for my husband and I to share our thoughts and ideas on education and technology. We took the conversations that … Continue reading →

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Stepping Outside the Mainstream

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Sarah

Today is the first day of school for our boys (I know, early right?!). It has been quite the journey leading to this day and I spent some time reflecting on it last night as I laid out clothes and … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Sarah

After suffering through the semester from, well you know (see my last post here), I have not been inclined to do much reading or thinking about teaching. That said, I have read some interesting books during my summer break and … Continue reading →

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Survival Mode

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Sarah

Hey there. Remember me? I’m that crazy biology professor that used to blog on this site. I just survived the semester from H-E-double hockey sticks. Survived is a good word for it. I can’t say that I was the most … Continue reading →

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The trap of perfectionism

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Sarah

Early this morning, I woke from a nightmare. In the dream, I had landed a job at the university where I had done my PhD research. In this job, I was supposed to be teaching a large (300 students) lecture … Continue reading →

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Closing out the term- Reflecting on what worked and what failed miserably

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Sarah

Tomorrow is my last exam of the semester. Woohoo! Freedom! I’m not sure who’s more excited, me the professor, or my students. As always, it is a good idea to take some time to reflect and think about what has … Continue reading →

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Highlights from NABT

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Sarah

Last week I had the great opportunity to attend the annual conference of the National Association of Biology Teachers in Atlanta. I learned a lot and was pretty overwhelmed by the end of each day. For my next few posts … Continue reading →

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Ownership in education

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Sarah

How do we encourage our students to take ownership of their education? Over and over again I encounter students that want to sit passively in the classroom and receive knowledge. They expect me to tell them what they need to … Continue reading →

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Frustration

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Sarah

This morning we had a DNA extraction exercise in my Introductory Biology course. I asked my students where DNA is located in our cells (answer: the nucleus). They stared at me blankly. We are more than halfway through the semester … Continue reading →

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