Russo Bio Class
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Roseville, California, United States
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I've been teaching High School Biology since 2009. I taught for 4 years at a progressive charter school that was at the leading edge of transition to Common Core and the NGSS. I am currently teaching at Del Oro High School in the sierra foothills.
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Research and Reliable Sources in Sceince
Use the endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus to help your students learn about how to identify reliable scientific sources. The key to this assignment is to be excited about your introduction of this organism and to not let on that the website is a hoax! I had my 10th graders super excited about the tree octopus and were intently researching for a majority of the class period until someone finally said, "This seems made up!" By utilizing Google drive, students can add their own ideas to
7th - 10th
Basic Principles, Biology, Science
CCSS
RI.7.1
, RI.7.7
, RI.8.1
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Experience
I've been teaching High School Biology since 2009. I taught for 4 years at a progressive charter school that was at the leading edge of transition to Common Core and the NGSS. I am currently teaching at Del Oro High School in the sierra foothills.
Teaching style
A little bit of everything! I have created many lessons using a flipped style with students taking notes at home and doing inquiry style labs in the classroom. I utilize technology whenever it is useful and am trying to implement more reading and writing skills into my curriculum. I am a big fan of creating cross-curricular content.
Awards & shining teacher moments
NSTA New Science Teacher Academy fellow.
My own education history
BS Marine Biology - UC Santa Cruz
AA Aquarium Science - Oregon Coast Community College
Single Subject Teaching Credential - National University
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