Brad Storm

This PowerPoint is a version that has been used to present to teaching staffs to help explain how to better use the student laptops effectively in a student-centered environment. In general, it focuses on more of a student-centered style of instruction as opposed to the traditional teacher-centered method. Ironically the presentation is given to teachers in the presenter-centered style! :-) Some slides include links and information leading to resources, but it focuses on the philosophy of

A .rtf file that contains many resources that teachers can search through to help create activities for students in a student-centered environment. Most of the sites are great for teachers to use in the creation of their own activities, or have pre-made activities to use.

A very simple, 5 page lab that compares different plant and protist cells and reinforces the differences between plant and non-plant cells. It was designed for a lower level General Science students but can be used at middle school or high school levels with adjustments. Students examine Elodea plant cells, algae, ameba , paramecia, and Euglena cells and then draw what they see. They will then compare them and respond to a few questions regarding the differences between plant and non-plant ce