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Classroom Management PlanManagement Via Motivation and Mutual Respect
Sean Patrick NashDual Credit Biology amp Zoology bull Benton High School bull April 25 2009
Table of Contents 1
Teacher - Student Relationships 2
a Goal or student outcome The students will13 2
Action steps for teacher and target dates13 2
Expectations for students13 2
2 Student Responsibility 3
a Goal or student outcome The students will13 3
Action steps for teacher and target dates13 3
Expectations for students13 3
3 Rules and Procedures 4
~ the devilrsquos in the details ~13 4
a Goal or student outcome The students will13 4
Action steps for teacher and target dates13 4
Expectations for students13 4
4 Disciplinary Interventions 5
a Goal or student outcome The students will13 5
Action steps for teacher and target dates13 5
Expectations for students13 5
5 Classroom organizationCooperative learning Conducting Instruction 6
a Goal or student outcome The students will13 6
Action steps for teacher and target dates13 6
Expectations for students13 6
APPENDIX 13 7
WORKS CITED13 19
1 Teacher - Student RelationshipsA keystone to the other factors involved
a Goal or student outcome The students will
Students will be important partners in creating a collaborative environment both within the classroom as well as
outside of it in online spaces we collectively own and operate Students will also be active contributors to the
classroom network Principles of Biology at httpmwsu-bio101ningcom Online social networks are new
interactive spaces and are classically the ldquoturfrdquo of younger generations Interacting in these spaces in a profes-
sional manner is a powerful way to meet students in their world
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Establish clear learning goals in both syllabus and on Principles of Biology website (Syllabus discussed on
day one and learning goals on POB website are ongoing throughout the year 2) Support a constructivist ap-
proach to learning in other words connect to current student knowledge and skills and allow choice within
the larger curricular framework (ongoing) 3) Do not be an ldquoabsentee landlordrdquo on the classroom social net-
work The teacher must be an active participant on the site If these online spaces are not nurtured they will
become simply a new way to ldquohand in homeworkrdquo (ongoing) 4) Display student work as both a model of solid
performance as well as a positive affirmation for individual students (ongoing)
c Expectations for students
Students will actively contribute to developing and the pursuit of individual learning goals within the frame-
work of the course curriculum Students will respond to an open approach by actively choosing educational
goals to meet Students will be active contributors to our classroom network not only in adding new content
but in commenting to their teacher and their peers
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoPRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYrdquo (attached) 2) Classroom Management That Works by
Robert Marzano Chapter 4 ldquoTeacher - Student Relationshipsrdquo 3) Blogs Wikis Podcasts and other Web
Tools by Will Richardson 4) Principles of Biology - classroom learning network on the Ning platform
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom 5) Attached images student work displays
2 Student ResponsibilityBecoming a self-sufficient and responsible learner in our community
a Goal or student outcome The students will
assume a share of the responsibility for the learning environment as well as learning goals for this course and
contribute to the creation of an openly constructivist learning environment that runs two directions as opposed
to a top-down approach My job is to identify ldquobig picturerdquo learning goals that address the curricular frame-
work and then spend the bulk of my energy inspiring students to take responsibility for bringing the learning
to the classroom themselves as well as taking responsibility for their own study habits
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Establish a set of collaborative classroom rules Facilitate discussion on expectations with ldquoGETTING TO
KNOW YOUrdquo document on the first day These expectations will be converted to classroom expectations (I
hate the connotations behind the term ldquorulesrdquo) and recorded onto a single PowerPoint slide This slide can
be pulled out copied and pasted onto the beginning of any slide show later in the year as needed- though it
rarely ever is (establish expectations on day one and implementation is ongoing throughout the year) Of
course this process also goes a long way toward
c Expectations for students
Students will actively contribute to development of both student and teacher expectations on day one of the
course Students will generate expectations for a model student as well as a model teacher on the ldquoGETTING
TO KNOW YOUrdquo document on the first day Adherence to these expectations will be expected in both direc-
tions (student amp teacher) throughout the year
d Supporting documentsresources
1) First day document ldquoGETTING TO KNOW YOUrdquo (attached) 2) Classroom Management That Works by
Robert Marzano Chapter 6 pg 76 3) Video conversation with Dr Randy Sprick amp Jim Knight of the Kan-
sas Coaching Project httpthebigfourningcomvideoengaging-students-in-classroom
3 Rules and ProceduresSome things are just non-negotiable
~ the devilrsquos in the details ~
a Goal or student outcome The students will
understand the difference between expectations which are shared and developed collectively and rules pro-
cedures and policies which are generally created by the district andof building level and modified and adhered
to by me
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
Create careful and specific list of non-negotiable rules and policies such as for grading practices attendance
etc to place on course syllabus under the section on ldquoMiscellaneous policies etcrdquo (first day of class but used
throughout the year) Also list of course ldquoexpectationsrdquo mentioned in step 2 of this plan will be created in
the first two days of class and recorded for the remainder of the year as well I tend to consider these things
more as ldquoexpectationsrdquo as opposed to ldquorulesrdquo due to the collaborative nature of their creation However they
are expectations of positive behavior by all learners in our classroom community
c Expectations for students
Simple Students will engage in a discussion of the policies section of this document on the first two days of
class Due to the non-negotiable of these rules and policies this discussion is normally more about clarifica-
tion than negotiation as in step 2 of this plan
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoPRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYrdquo (attached) Particularly the section entitled Miscellane-
ous policies etcrdquo 2) Classroom Management That Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 2 ldquoRules and Proce-
duresrdquo pg 13 3) Video interview between Dr Randy Sprick and Jim Knight entitled ldquoClassroom expecta-
tionsrdquo found at httpthebigfourningcomvideoclassroom-expectations
4 Disciplinary InterventionsThe ldquolast resortrdquo when the other four elements do not produce
a Goal or student outcome The students will
be aware of the difference between working within collaborative expectations and the types of behavior that
warrant referrals beyond the four walls of our classroom Once level four on this series of steps is reached dis-
ciplinary intervention will be handled by building administration as per studentteacher handbook
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
Disciplinary interventions are those things which happen when all of the other elements of management and
motivation do not produce results IYou will notice the escalation in severity as you move down this list I do
not print this lis tin DC credit biology as it has never been needed and is technically in the student handbook
Therefore I am using a copy of the Zoology syllabus and particularly the last page and section about resolving
conflict When student behavior is extreme enough to require intervention formal intervention these inter-
ventions will generally be followed in numerical order as follows and will be ongoing throughout the school
year
1) Student-Teacher conference2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary administration
c Expectations for students
Students will become aware of this list of interventions on day one of class At this point interactions are fairly
black and white Students will respond to these increasingly invasive steps as they are warranted
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoZoologyrdquo (attached) Particularly the final section 2) Classroom Management That
Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 3 ldquoDisciplinary Interventionsrdquo pg 27 3) Video interview between Dr
Randy Sprick and Jim Knight entitled ldquoCorrecting behavior - groups of studentsrdquo found at
httpthebigfourningcomvideocorrecting-behavior-groups-of
5 Classroom organizationCooperative learning Conduct-ing InstructionBuilding a constructivist environment for all in a cooperative and scaffolded way
a Goal or student outcome The students will
interact as partners in the learning experiences within our classroom
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Build and maintain a classroom setup that helps to foster collaborative constructivist work (completed) Student
knowledge in my room should be student and group-generated as much as can be possible 2) Both the classroom setup
as well as the instructional strategies employed in my classroom are designed to allow maximum discussion and discourse
both in the classroom as well as outside of it in online spaces Philosophy for classroom instructional framework is briefly
outlined in page 6 of 7 in the Honors Zoology curriculum outline (attached) A similar document will now be presented
for Dual-Credit Biology as well (first two days of school)
c Expectations for students
Student will rise to the challenge of being active participants in their own learning goals within the framework of the
course goals handed down by MWSU and our district Students will generally go through a bit of an adjustment period
where they adapt to not being spoon-fed I myself will have to adapt to this fact by realizing that students are not always
ready for such ownership However based on past performance the vast majority adapt enthusiastically within a few
weeks
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Attached images classroom setup featuring six group tables There are no individual desks in my room Laptop carts
that help to move student learning into a self-owned realm as opposed to being slaves to a textbook 2) Classroom Man-
agement That Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 2 ldquoRules and Proceduresrdquo pg 13 3) Honors Zoology curriculum
page 6 on ldquogradual releaserdquo (attached)
APPENDIX
Supporting documents follow
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY course syllabus
GETTING TO KNOW YOU document
ZOOLOGY course syllabus
CLASSROOM DESIGN IMAGES
A collaborative effort linking MWSUand Benton High School via dual-credit biologyInstructor Sean Patrick Nash
Welcome to Principles of Biology This course is offered with the cooperation of MWSU and suc-cessful completion of the course will be worth 5 credits for Biology 101 at Western A grade of ldquoBrdquo or higher could also be used in place of Biology 111 I am excited to be your in-structor for this course There are many really good minds involved in the frequent updates to this course Therefore you can expect a very up-to-date experience in biology this year As a graduate of MWSU and a Biology major I am very proud to be involved in this endeavor One of the major reasons I am behind this program is the inquiry-based philosophy of the course Most of the lab investiga-
tions within the class will be full-blown open inquiry within a field of study The approach closely follows what is know as a learning cycle approach This essentially means that you will play a direct role as principle researcher toward questions you wish to answer at least five times during the course of the year We will briefly examine the philosophy behind this approach within our first week together For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all of us Principles of Biology is a course that requires in-depth study and reflection In a one-year university-level biology course you may learn as many or more words than if you were to take a foreign
language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to remember without taking the time to study Be pre-pared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and examine online sup-plements for a small amount of time each day You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will in-corporate many different types of learning activities such as hands-on labs demonstrations one-to-one laptop computing activities online social networking coopera-tive learning interactive lecture and large group discussion jour-nal activities current science reading and original biological research
ldquoMen love to wonder and that is the seed of sci-encerdquo
Ralph Waldo Emerson
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYA
ugus
t 27
200
8
Classroom Resourcesbeyond the bookInstructor Others throughout the globe
The major topics in the course will be covered by the ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY text by Campbell Reese amp Simon as well as a multitude of other supplemen-tary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course The online resource package will provide you with access to a large body of multimedia as well These are things that go beyond the two-dimensional na-ture of the traditional textbook
My version of this course is also de-signed to introduce basic information literacy especially within the field of bi-ology There is a sea of free resources for use on the Internet More than ever before classrooms of the 21st Century should assist students in making smart ethical decisions about the body of knowledge available to them via emerg-ing technologies Navigating the ldquoinfor-mation superhighwayrdquo is a big task but with smart and simple guidelines it is certainly manageable
Of course other print resources as well as in-the-flesh guest speakers will also provide us with a rich and well-rounded experience
Online social networkingtaking the study of biology into an online community
Instructor Each and every one of us
Throughout the course of this year we will be utilizing many emerging web technologies to both broaden and deepen our experience in this class Educational social networking blogging and podcasting are tools that are begin-ning to show great promise in schools across the country Our class will heavily use a web communications tool for networking between members of our class as well as with MWSU from time to time The URL for this site is httpmwsu-bio101ningcom As soon as possible you will need to navigate to this site and request access online by filling out a profile You will be asked many questions designed to let others get to know a bit about you as a person away from school Also in com-pleting your profile you will be asked several questions about class rank test scores etc All responses to questions such as these are completely password-protected and viewable only by your in-structor These questions will also be marked with a lock to indicate highest security for this information I take your privacy seriously and I will help you to do the same for yourself There are few places within our educa-tional system today where students re-ceive any instruction on issues and ethics in the use of Internet technology In using these tools heavily to deliver this course for you I feel that it is my mission to bring you up to speed on current issues concerning Internet privacy and safety
While this networking site will feel very much like Facebook or MySpace in daily use it differs in two crucial ways First our networking site is content-focused in the field of biology There-fore it is highly social and yet focused on academics bringing together the best of both worlds Access and security to our site is also managed by your instructor not by someone you donrsquot know from halfway around the world Online discussion forums concerning key course concepts and the use of we-blogs (blogging) as a new genre of con-nective writing are important core fea-tures of our course network You will find that much of your work in this class
will transfer relatively easily to a digital portfolio which can then travel with you throughout your future studies Your connection to the learning process is a huge personal goal of mine I will not be satisfied if this course is any-thing less than the most relevant and rig-orous experience for all of us involved Overall I think you will find that this online hub for study throughout the course will greatly enhance collaboration between all involved I have a deep-seated belief that this approach will bring us all together with a stronger sense of community and the awareness that comes along with genuine personal growth
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
ldquoEquipped with his five senses man explores the universe around him and calls the venture ldquosci-encerdquo
Edwin Powell Hubble
John DeweyldquoEducation is a social process education is growth education is not a preparation for life but is life itselfrdquo
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grading and grade scale will remain consistent throughout Approxi-mately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rest with exams and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on lab reports online projects and other away-from-the-classroom authentic tasks leaving the final 10 to be covered by brief daily journal writing assignments Therefore even if you are not the worldrsquos best at high-stakes exams with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class
The course will feature approximately eight summative exams throughout the year Smaller quizzes will be used on a nearly daily basis to hold each of us accountable for learning Most impor-tantly however these quizzes will serve as an impor-tant gauge on how the teachinglearning process is proceeding Student data from these assessments is used to adjust instruction on a daily basis
Any make up arrangements for exams or quiz-zes should be done prior to missing the exam for school business In the event of a missed exam due to an emergency the exam or quiz must be taken on the first day back in class This will not be a problem once we become accustomed to the mindset of fre-quent formative assessment
It is also important to realize that your work will be assessed both independently as well as collabora-tively This instructional decision was not deter-mined haphazardly A high grade in this course is essentially a guarantee of independent mastery of key concepts and skills in biology However our world is an increasingly complex place making ef-fective collaboration also an essential outcome in any reputable system of learning in 2008
Your final score for the course will be calculated on a very simple percentage basis as follows
bullA = 90 - 100bullB = 80 - 89bullC = 70 - 79bullD = 60 - 69bullF = lt60
Our textbook is entitled ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY (with physiology) by Campbell Reece and SimonThe online version of the text with multimedia sup-plements and study tools can be found by navigating to wwwcampbellbiologycom and selecting the icon for the textbook identical to ours General topics of study for Principles of Biology
bullBiology todaybullNature of Science
bullTaxonomy bullChemistrybullCellular structure amp functionbullCellular energeticsbullCellular cyclesbullMolecular geneticsbullPopulation geneticsbullBiological evolutionbullHomeostasisbullHuman reproduction amp developmentbullEcology
One final note
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you to grow and succeed in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school around 700am and stay at least until around 400pm As an instructional coach as well at Benton I am often found throughout the building However I do have an officestaff development room on 3rd floor room 305 Contact me via e-mail at seannashsjsdk12mous or via Twitter username ldquonashworldrdquo Parents also feel free to use these methods of communication as well as by phone during the day at 816-671-4030 I look forward to working with you during this coming school year and in supporting you as you begin your collegiate-level studies
Sean P Nash
Miscellaneous policies etcthe devilrsquos in the detailsYou have been waiting to ask about
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
Charles DarwinldquoIt is not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that sur-vives it is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
Table of Contents 1
Teacher - Student Relationships 2
a Goal or student outcome The students will13 2
Action steps for teacher and target dates13 2
Expectations for students13 2
2 Student Responsibility 3
a Goal or student outcome The students will13 3
Action steps for teacher and target dates13 3
Expectations for students13 3
3 Rules and Procedures 4
~ the devilrsquos in the details ~13 4
a Goal or student outcome The students will13 4
Action steps for teacher and target dates13 4
Expectations for students13 4
4 Disciplinary Interventions 5
a Goal or student outcome The students will13 5
Action steps for teacher and target dates13 5
Expectations for students13 5
5 Classroom organizationCooperative learning Conducting Instruction 6
a Goal or student outcome The students will13 6
Action steps for teacher and target dates13 6
Expectations for students13 6
APPENDIX 13 7
WORKS CITED13 19
1 Teacher - Student RelationshipsA keystone to the other factors involved
a Goal or student outcome The students will
Students will be important partners in creating a collaborative environment both within the classroom as well as
outside of it in online spaces we collectively own and operate Students will also be active contributors to the
classroom network Principles of Biology at httpmwsu-bio101ningcom Online social networks are new
interactive spaces and are classically the ldquoturfrdquo of younger generations Interacting in these spaces in a profes-
sional manner is a powerful way to meet students in their world
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Establish clear learning goals in both syllabus and on Principles of Biology website (Syllabus discussed on
day one and learning goals on POB website are ongoing throughout the year 2) Support a constructivist ap-
proach to learning in other words connect to current student knowledge and skills and allow choice within
the larger curricular framework (ongoing) 3) Do not be an ldquoabsentee landlordrdquo on the classroom social net-
work The teacher must be an active participant on the site If these online spaces are not nurtured they will
become simply a new way to ldquohand in homeworkrdquo (ongoing) 4) Display student work as both a model of solid
performance as well as a positive affirmation for individual students (ongoing)
c Expectations for students
Students will actively contribute to developing and the pursuit of individual learning goals within the frame-
work of the course curriculum Students will respond to an open approach by actively choosing educational
goals to meet Students will be active contributors to our classroom network not only in adding new content
but in commenting to their teacher and their peers
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoPRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYrdquo (attached) 2) Classroom Management That Works by
Robert Marzano Chapter 4 ldquoTeacher - Student Relationshipsrdquo 3) Blogs Wikis Podcasts and other Web
Tools by Will Richardson 4) Principles of Biology - classroom learning network on the Ning platform
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom 5) Attached images student work displays
2 Student ResponsibilityBecoming a self-sufficient and responsible learner in our community
a Goal or student outcome The students will
assume a share of the responsibility for the learning environment as well as learning goals for this course and
contribute to the creation of an openly constructivist learning environment that runs two directions as opposed
to a top-down approach My job is to identify ldquobig picturerdquo learning goals that address the curricular frame-
work and then spend the bulk of my energy inspiring students to take responsibility for bringing the learning
to the classroom themselves as well as taking responsibility for their own study habits
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Establish a set of collaborative classroom rules Facilitate discussion on expectations with ldquoGETTING TO
KNOW YOUrdquo document on the first day These expectations will be converted to classroom expectations (I
hate the connotations behind the term ldquorulesrdquo) and recorded onto a single PowerPoint slide This slide can
be pulled out copied and pasted onto the beginning of any slide show later in the year as needed- though it
rarely ever is (establish expectations on day one and implementation is ongoing throughout the year) Of
course this process also goes a long way toward
c Expectations for students
Students will actively contribute to development of both student and teacher expectations on day one of the
course Students will generate expectations for a model student as well as a model teacher on the ldquoGETTING
TO KNOW YOUrdquo document on the first day Adherence to these expectations will be expected in both direc-
tions (student amp teacher) throughout the year
d Supporting documentsresources
1) First day document ldquoGETTING TO KNOW YOUrdquo (attached) 2) Classroom Management That Works by
Robert Marzano Chapter 6 pg 76 3) Video conversation with Dr Randy Sprick amp Jim Knight of the Kan-
sas Coaching Project httpthebigfourningcomvideoengaging-students-in-classroom
3 Rules and ProceduresSome things are just non-negotiable
~ the devilrsquos in the details ~
a Goal or student outcome The students will
understand the difference between expectations which are shared and developed collectively and rules pro-
cedures and policies which are generally created by the district andof building level and modified and adhered
to by me
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
Create careful and specific list of non-negotiable rules and policies such as for grading practices attendance
etc to place on course syllabus under the section on ldquoMiscellaneous policies etcrdquo (first day of class but used
throughout the year) Also list of course ldquoexpectationsrdquo mentioned in step 2 of this plan will be created in
the first two days of class and recorded for the remainder of the year as well I tend to consider these things
more as ldquoexpectationsrdquo as opposed to ldquorulesrdquo due to the collaborative nature of their creation However they
are expectations of positive behavior by all learners in our classroom community
c Expectations for students
Simple Students will engage in a discussion of the policies section of this document on the first two days of
class Due to the non-negotiable of these rules and policies this discussion is normally more about clarifica-
tion than negotiation as in step 2 of this plan
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoPRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYrdquo (attached) Particularly the section entitled Miscellane-
ous policies etcrdquo 2) Classroom Management That Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 2 ldquoRules and Proce-
duresrdquo pg 13 3) Video interview between Dr Randy Sprick and Jim Knight entitled ldquoClassroom expecta-
tionsrdquo found at httpthebigfourningcomvideoclassroom-expectations
4 Disciplinary InterventionsThe ldquolast resortrdquo when the other four elements do not produce
a Goal or student outcome The students will
be aware of the difference between working within collaborative expectations and the types of behavior that
warrant referrals beyond the four walls of our classroom Once level four on this series of steps is reached dis-
ciplinary intervention will be handled by building administration as per studentteacher handbook
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
Disciplinary interventions are those things which happen when all of the other elements of management and
motivation do not produce results IYou will notice the escalation in severity as you move down this list I do
not print this lis tin DC credit biology as it has never been needed and is technically in the student handbook
Therefore I am using a copy of the Zoology syllabus and particularly the last page and section about resolving
conflict When student behavior is extreme enough to require intervention formal intervention these inter-
ventions will generally be followed in numerical order as follows and will be ongoing throughout the school
year
1) Student-Teacher conference2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary administration
c Expectations for students
Students will become aware of this list of interventions on day one of class At this point interactions are fairly
black and white Students will respond to these increasingly invasive steps as they are warranted
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoZoologyrdquo (attached) Particularly the final section 2) Classroom Management That
Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 3 ldquoDisciplinary Interventionsrdquo pg 27 3) Video interview between Dr
Randy Sprick and Jim Knight entitled ldquoCorrecting behavior - groups of studentsrdquo found at
httpthebigfourningcomvideocorrecting-behavior-groups-of
5 Classroom organizationCooperative learning Conduct-ing InstructionBuilding a constructivist environment for all in a cooperative and scaffolded way
a Goal or student outcome The students will
interact as partners in the learning experiences within our classroom
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Build and maintain a classroom setup that helps to foster collaborative constructivist work (completed) Student
knowledge in my room should be student and group-generated as much as can be possible 2) Both the classroom setup
as well as the instructional strategies employed in my classroom are designed to allow maximum discussion and discourse
both in the classroom as well as outside of it in online spaces Philosophy for classroom instructional framework is briefly
outlined in page 6 of 7 in the Honors Zoology curriculum outline (attached) A similar document will now be presented
for Dual-Credit Biology as well (first two days of school)
c Expectations for students
Student will rise to the challenge of being active participants in their own learning goals within the framework of the
course goals handed down by MWSU and our district Students will generally go through a bit of an adjustment period
where they adapt to not being spoon-fed I myself will have to adapt to this fact by realizing that students are not always
ready for such ownership However based on past performance the vast majority adapt enthusiastically within a few
weeks
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Attached images classroom setup featuring six group tables There are no individual desks in my room Laptop carts
that help to move student learning into a self-owned realm as opposed to being slaves to a textbook 2) Classroom Man-
agement That Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 2 ldquoRules and Proceduresrdquo pg 13 3) Honors Zoology curriculum
page 6 on ldquogradual releaserdquo (attached)
APPENDIX
Supporting documents follow
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY course syllabus
GETTING TO KNOW YOU document
ZOOLOGY course syllabus
CLASSROOM DESIGN IMAGES
A collaborative effort linking MWSUand Benton High School via dual-credit biologyInstructor Sean Patrick Nash
Welcome to Principles of Biology This course is offered with the cooperation of MWSU and suc-cessful completion of the course will be worth 5 credits for Biology 101 at Western A grade of ldquoBrdquo or higher could also be used in place of Biology 111 I am excited to be your in-structor for this course There are many really good minds involved in the frequent updates to this course Therefore you can expect a very up-to-date experience in biology this year As a graduate of MWSU and a Biology major I am very proud to be involved in this endeavor One of the major reasons I am behind this program is the inquiry-based philosophy of the course Most of the lab investiga-
tions within the class will be full-blown open inquiry within a field of study The approach closely follows what is know as a learning cycle approach This essentially means that you will play a direct role as principle researcher toward questions you wish to answer at least five times during the course of the year We will briefly examine the philosophy behind this approach within our first week together For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all of us Principles of Biology is a course that requires in-depth study and reflection In a one-year university-level biology course you may learn as many or more words than if you were to take a foreign
language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to remember without taking the time to study Be pre-pared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and examine online sup-plements for a small amount of time each day You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will in-corporate many different types of learning activities such as hands-on labs demonstrations one-to-one laptop computing activities online social networking coopera-tive learning interactive lecture and large group discussion jour-nal activities current science reading and original biological research
ldquoMen love to wonder and that is the seed of sci-encerdquo
Ralph Waldo Emerson
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYA
ugus
t 27
200
8
Classroom Resourcesbeyond the bookInstructor Others throughout the globe
The major topics in the course will be covered by the ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY text by Campbell Reese amp Simon as well as a multitude of other supplemen-tary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course The online resource package will provide you with access to a large body of multimedia as well These are things that go beyond the two-dimensional na-ture of the traditional textbook
My version of this course is also de-signed to introduce basic information literacy especially within the field of bi-ology There is a sea of free resources for use on the Internet More than ever before classrooms of the 21st Century should assist students in making smart ethical decisions about the body of knowledge available to them via emerg-ing technologies Navigating the ldquoinfor-mation superhighwayrdquo is a big task but with smart and simple guidelines it is certainly manageable
Of course other print resources as well as in-the-flesh guest speakers will also provide us with a rich and well-rounded experience
Online social networkingtaking the study of biology into an online community
Instructor Each and every one of us
Throughout the course of this year we will be utilizing many emerging web technologies to both broaden and deepen our experience in this class Educational social networking blogging and podcasting are tools that are begin-ning to show great promise in schools across the country Our class will heavily use a web communications tool for networking between members of our class as well as with MWSU from time to time The URL for this site is httpmwsu-bio101ningcom As soon as possible you will need to navigate to this site and request access online by filling out a profile You will be asked many questions designed to let others get to know a bit about you as a person away from school Also in com-pleting your profile you will be asked several questions about class rank test scores etc All responses to questions such as these are completely password-protected and viewable only by your in-structor These questions will also be marked with a lock to indicate highest security for this information I take your privacy seriously and I will help you to do the same for yourself There are few places within our educa-tional system today where students re-ceive any instruction on issues and ethics in the use of Internet technology In using these tools heavily to deliver this course for you I feel that it is my mission to bring you up to speed on current issues concerning Internet privacy and safety
While this networking site will feel very much like Facebook or MySpace in daily use it differs in two crucial ways First our networking site is content-focused in the field of biology There-fore it is highly social and yet focused on academics bringing together the best of both worlds Access and security to our site is also managed by your instructor not by someone you donrsquot know from halfway around the world Online discussion forums concerning key course concepts and the use of we-blogs (blogging) as a new genre of con-nective writing are important core fea-tures of our course network You will find that much of your work in this class
will transfer relatively easily to a digital portfolio which can then travel with you throughout your future studies Your connection to the learning process is a huge personal goal of mine I will not be satisfied if this course is any-thing less than the most relevant and rig-orous experience for all of us involved Overall I think you will find that this online hub for study throughout the course will greatly enhance collaboration between all involved I have a deep-seated belief that this approach will bring us all together with a stronger sense of community and the awareness that comes along with genuine personal growth
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
ldquoEquipped with his five senses man explores the universe around him and calls the venture ldquosci-encerdquo
Edwin Powell Hubble
John DeweyldquoEducation is a social process education is growth education is not a preparation for life but is life itselfrdquo
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grading and grade scale will remain consistent throughout Approxi-mately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rest with exams and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on lab reports online projects and other away-from-the-classroom authentic tasks leaving the final 10 to be covered by brief daily journal writing assignments Therefore even if you are not the worldrsquos best at high-stakes exams with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class
The course will feature approximately eight summative exams throughout the year Smaller quizzes will be used on a nearly daily basis to hold each of us accountable for learning Most impor-tantly however these quizzes will serve as an impor-tant gauge on how the teachinglearning process is proceeding Student data from these assessments is used to adjust instruction on a daily basis
Any make up arrangements for exams or quiz-zes should be done prior to missing the exam for school business In the event of a missed exam due to an emergency the exam or quiz must be taken on the first day back in class This will not be a problem once we become accustomed to the mindset of fre-quent formative assessment
It is also important to realize that your work will be assessed both independently as well as collabora-tively This instructional decision was not deter-mined haphazardly A high grade in this course is essentially a guarantee of independent mastery of key concepts and skills in biology However our world is an increasingly complex place making ef-fective collaboration also an essential outcome in any reputable system of learning in 2008
Your final score for the course will be calculated on a very simple percentage basis as follows
bullA = 90 - 100bullB = 80 - 89bullC = 70 - 79bullD = 60 - 69bullF = lt60
Our textbook is entitled ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY (with physiology) by Campbell Reece and SimonThe online version of the text with multimedia sup-plements and study tools can be found by navigating to wwwcampbellbiologycom and selecting the icon for the textbook identical to ours General topics of study for Principles of Biology
bullBiology todaybullNature of Science
bullTaxonomy bullChemistrybullCellular structure amp functionbullCellular energeticsbullCellular cyclesbullMolecular geneticsbullPopulation geneticsbullBiological evolutionbullHomeostasisbullHuman reproduction amp developmentbullEcology
One final note
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you to grow and succeed in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school around 700am and stay at least until around 400pm As an instructional coach as well at Benton I am often found throughout the building However I do have an officestaff development room on 3rd floor room 305 Contact me via e-mail at seannashsjsdk12mous or via Twitter username ldquonashworldrdquo Parents also feel free to use these methods of communication as well as by phone during the day at 816-671-4030 I look forward to working with you during this coming school year and in supporting you as you begin your collegiate-level studies
Sean P Nash
Miscellaneous policies etcthe devilrsquos in the detailsYou have been waiting to ask about
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
Charles DarwinldquoIt is not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that sur-vives it is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
1 Teacher - Student RelationshipsA keystone to the other factors involved
a Goal or student outcome The students will
Students will be important partners in creating a collaborative environment both within the classroom as well as
outside of it in online spaces we collectively own and operate Students will also be active contributors to the
classroom network Principles of Biology at httpmwsu-bio101ningcom Online social networks are new
interactive spaces and are classically the ldquoturfrdquo of younger generations Interacting in these spaces in a profes-
sional manner is a powerful way to meet students in their world
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Establish clear learning goals in both syllabus and on Principles of Biology website (Syllabus discussed on
day one and learning goals on POB website are ongoing throughout the year 2) Support a constructivist ap-
proach to learning in other words connect to current student knowledge and skills and allow choice within
the larger curricular framework (ongoing) 3) Do not be an ldquoabsentee landlordrdquo on the classroom social net-
work The teacher must be an active participant on the site If these online spaces are not nurtured they will
become simply a new way to ldquohand in homeworkrdquo (ongoing) 4) Display student work as both a model of solid
performance as well as a positive affirmation for individual students (ongoing)
c Expectations for students
Students will actively contribute to developing and the pursuit of individual learning goals within the frame-
work of the course curriculum Students will respond to an open approach by actively choosing educational
goals to meet Students will be active contributors to our classroom network not only in adding new content
but in commenting to their teacher and their peers
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoPRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYrdquo (attached) 2) Classroom Management That Works by
Robert Marzano Chapter 4 ldquoTeacher - Student Relationshipsrdquo 3) Blogs Wikis Podcasts and other Web
Tools by Will Richardson 4) Principles of Biology - classroom learning network on the Ning platform
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom 5) Attached images student work displays
2 Student ResponsibilityBecoming a self-sufficient and responsible learner in our community
a Goal or student outcome The students will
assume a share of the responsibility for the learning environment as well as learning goals for this course and
contribute to the creation of an openly constructivist learning environment that runs two directions as opposed
to a top-down approach My job is to identify ldquobig picturerdquo learning goals that address the curricular frame-
work and then spend the bulk of my energy inspiring students to take responsibility for bringing the learning
to the classroom themselves as well as taking responsibility for their own study habits
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Establish a set of collaborative classroom rules Facilitate discussion on expectations with ldquoGETTING TO
KNOW YOUrdquo document on the first day These expectations will be converted to classroom expectations (I
hate the connotations behind the term ldquorulesrdquo) and recorded onto a single PowerPoint slide This slide can
be pulled out copied and pasted onto the beginning of any slide show later in the year as needed- though it
rarely ever is (establish expectations on day one and implementation is ongoing throughout the year) Of
course this process also goes a long way toward
c Expectations for students
Students will actively contribute to development of both student and teacher expectations on day one of the
course Students will generate expectations for a model student as well as a model teacher on the ldquoGETTING
TO KNOW YOUrdquo document on the first day Adherence to these expectations will be expected in both direc-
tions (student amp teacher) throughout the year
d Supporting documentsresources
1) First day document ldquoGETTING TO KNOW YOUrdquo (attached) 2) Classroom Management That Works by
Robert Marzano Chapter 6 pg 76 3) Video conversation with Dr Randy Sprick amp Jim Knight of the Kan-
sas Coaching Project httpthebigfourningcomvideoengaging-students-in-classroom
3 Rules and ProceduresSome things are just non-negotiable
~ the devilrsquos in the details ~
a Goal or student outcome The students will
understand the difference between expectations which are shared and developed collectively and rules pro-
cedures and policies which are generally created by the district andof building level and modified and adhered
to by me
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
Create careful and specific list of non-negotiable rules and policies such as for grading practices attendance
etc to place on course syllabus under the section on ldquoMiscellaneous policies etcrdquo (first day of class but used
throughout the year) Also list of course ldquoexpectationsrdquo mentioned in step 2 of this plan will be created in
the first two days of class and recorded for the remainder of the year as well I tend to consider these things
more as ldquoexpectationsrdquo as opposed to ldquorulesrdquo due to the collaborative nature of their creation However they
are expectations of positive behavior by all learners in our classroom community
c Expectations for students
Simple Students will engage in a discussion of the policies section of this document on the first two days of
class Due to the non-negotiable of these rules and policies this discussion is normally more about clarifica-
tion than negotiation as in step 2 of this plan
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoPRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYrdquo (attached) Particularly the section entitled Miscellane-
ous policies etcrdquo 2) Classroom Management That Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 2 ldquoRules and Proce-
duresrdquo pg 13 3) Video interview between Dr Randy Sprick and Jim Knight entitled ldquoClassroom expecta-
tionsrdquo found at httpthebigfourningcomvideoclassroom-expectations
4 Disciplinary InterventionsThe ldquolast resortrdquo when the other four elements do not produce
a Goal or student outcome The students will
be aware of the difference between working within collaborative expectations and the types of behavior that
warrant referrals beyond the four walls of our classroom Once level four on this series of steps is reached dis-
ciplinary intervention will be handled by building administration as per studentteacher handbook
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
Disciplinary interventions are those things which happen when all of the other elements of management and
motivation do not produce results IYou will notice the escalation in severity as you move down this list I do
not print this lis tin DC credit biology as it has never been needed and is technically in the student handbook
Therefore I am using a copy of the Zoology syllabus and particularly the last page and section about resolving
conflict When student behavior is extreme enough to require intervention formal intervention these inter-
ventions will generally be followed in numerical order as follows and will be ongoing throughout the school
year
1) Student-Teacher conference2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary administration
c Expectations for students
Students will become aware of this list of interventions on day one of class At this point interactions are fairly
black and white Students will respond to these increasingly invasive steps as they are warranted
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoZoologyrdquo (attached) Particularly the final section 2) Classroom Management That
Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 3 ldquoDisciplinary Interventionsrdquo pg 27 3) Video interview between Dr
Randy Sprick and Jim Knight entitled ldquoCorrecting behavior - groups of studentsrdquo found at
httpthebigfourningcomvideocorrecting-behavior-groups-of
5 Classroom organizationCooperative learning Conduct-ing InstructionBuilding a constructivist environment for all in a cooperative and scaffolded way
a Goal or student outcome The students will
interact as partners in the learning experiences within our classroom
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Build and maintain a classroom setup that helps to foster collaborative constructivist work (completed) Student
knowledge in my room should be student and group-generated as much as can be possible 2) Both the classroom setup
as well as the instructional strategies employed in my classroom are designed to allow maximum discussion and discourse
both in the classroom as well as outside of it in online spaces Philosophy for classroom instructional framework is briefly
outlined in page 6 of 7 in the Honors Zoology curriculum outline (attached) A similar document will now be presented
for Dual-Credit Biology as well (first two days of school)
c Expectations for students
Student will rise to the challenge of being active participants in their own learning goals within the framework of the
course goals handed down by MWSU and our district Students will generally go through a bit of an adjustment period
where they adapt to not being spoon-fed I myself will have to adapt to this fact by realizing that students are not always
ready for such ownership However based on past performance the vast majority adapt enthusiastically within a few
weeks
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Attached images classroom setup featuring six group tables There are no individual desks in my room Laptop carts
that help to move student learning into a self-owned realm as opposed to being slaves to a textbook 2) Classroom Man-
agement That Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 2 ldquoRules and Proceduresrdquo pg 13 3) Honors Zoology curriculum
page 6 on ldquogradual releaserdquo (attached)
APPENDIX
Supporting documents follow
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY course syllabus
GETTING TO KNOW YOU document
ZOOLOGY course syllabus
CLASSROOM DESIGN IMAGES
A collaborative effort linking MWSUand Benton High School via dual-credit biologyInstructor Sean Patrick Nash
Welcome to Principles of Biology This course is offered with the cooperation of MWSU and suc-cessful completion of the course will be worth 5 credits for Biology 101 at Western A grade of ldquoBrdquo or higher could also be used in place of Biology 111 I am excited to be your in-structor for this course There are many really good minds involved in the frequent updates to this course Therefore you can expect a very up-to-date experience in biology this year As a graduate of MWSU and a Biology major I am very proud to be involved in this endeavor One of the major reasons I am behind this program is the inquiry-based philosophy of the course Most of the lab investiga-
tions within the class will be full-blown open inquiry within a field of study The approach closely follows what is know as a learning cycle approach This essentially means that you will play a direct role as principle researcher toward questions you wish to answer at least five times during the course of the year We will briefly examine the philosophy behind this approach within our first week together For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all of us Principles of Biology is a course that requires in-depth study and reflection In a one-year university-level biology course you may learn as many or more words than if you were to take a foreign
language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to remember without taking the time to study Be pre-pared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and examine online sup-plements for a small amount of time each day You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will in-corporate many different types of learning activities such as hands-on labs demonstrations one-to-one laptop computing activities online social networking coopera-tive learning interactive lecture and large group discussion jour-nal activities current science reading and original biological research
ldquoMen love to wonder and that is the seed of sci-encerdquo
Ralph Waldo Emerson
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYA
ugus
t 27
200
8
Classroom Resourcesbeyond the bookInstructor Others throughout the globe
The major topics in the course will be covered by the ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY text by Campbell Reese amp Simon as well as a multitude of other supplemen-tary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course The online resource package will provide you with access to a large body of multimedia as well These are things that go beyond the two-dimensional na-ture of the traditional textbook
My version of this course is also de-signed to introduce basic information literacy especially within the field of bi-ology There is a sea of free resources for use on the Internet More than ever before classrooms of the 21st Century should assist students in making smart ethical decisions about the body of knowledge available to them via emerg-ing technologies Navigating the ldquoinfor-mation superhighwayrdquo is a big task but with smart and simple guidelines it is certainly manageable
Of course other print resources as well as in-the-flesh guest speakers will also provide us with a rich and well-rounded experience
Online social networkingtaking the study of biology into an online community
Instructor Each and every one of us
Throughout the course of this year we will be utilizing many emerging web technologies to both broaden and deepen our experience in this class Educational social networking blogging and podcasting are tools that are begin-ning to show great promise in schools across the country Our class will heavily use a web communications tool for networking between members of our class as well as with MWSU from time to time The URL for this site is httpmwsu-bio101ningcom As soon as possible you will need to navigate to this site and request access online by filling out a profile You will be asked many questions designed to let others get to know a bit about you as a person away from school Also in com-pleting your profile you will be asked several questions about class rank test scores etc All responses to questions such as these are completely password-protected and viewable only by your in-structor These questions will also be marked with a lock to indicate highest security for this information I take your privacy seriously and I will help you to do the same for yourself There are few places within our educa-tional system today where students re-ceive any instruction on issues and ethics in the use of Internet technology In using these tools heavily to deliver this course for you I feel that it is my mission to bring you up to speed on current issues concerning Internet privacy and safety
While this networking site will feel very much like Facebook or MySpace in daily use it differs in two crucial ways First our networking site is content-focused in the field of biology There-fore it is highly social and yet focused on academics bringing together the best of both worlds Access and security to our site is also managed by your instructor not by someone you donrsquot know from halfway around the world Online discussion forums concerning key course concepts and the use of we-blogs (blogging) as a new genre of con-nective writing are important core fea-tures of our course network You will find that much of your work in this class
will transfer relatively easily to a digital portfolio which can then travel with you throughout your future studies Your connection to the learning process is a huge personal goal of mine I will not be satisfied if this course is any-thing less than the most relevant and rig-orous experience for all of us involved Overall I think you will find that this online hub for study throughout the course will greatly enhance collaboration between all involved I have a deep-seated belief that this approach will bring us all together with a stronger sense of community and the awareness that comes along with genuine personal growth
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
ldquoEquipped with his five senses man explores the universe around him and calls the venture ldquosci-encerdquo
Edwin Powell Hubble
John DeweyldquoEducation is a social process education is growth education is not a preparation for life but is life itselfrdquo
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grading and grade scale will remain consistent throughout Approxi-mately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rest with exams and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on lab reports online projects and other away-from-the-classroom authentic tasks leaving the final 10 to be covered by brief daily journal writing assignments Therefore even if you are not the worldrsquos best at high-stakes exams with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class
The course will feature approximately eight summative exams throughout the year Smaller quizzes will be used on a nearly daily basis to hold each of us accountable for learning Most impor-tantly however these quizzes will serve as an impor-tant gauge on how the teachinglearning process is proceeding Student data from these assessments is used to adjust instruction on a daily basis
Any make up arrangements for exams or quiz-zes should be done prior to missing the exam for school business In the event of a missed exam due to an emergency the exam or quiz must be taken on the first day back in class This will not be a problem once we become accustomed to the mindset of fre-quent formative assessment
It is also important to realize that your work will be assessed both independently as well as collabora-tively This instructional decision was not deter-mined haphazardly A high grade in this course is essentially a guarantee of independent mastery of key concepts and skills in biology However our world is an increasingly complex place making ef-fective collaboration also an essential outcome in any reputable system of learning in 2008
Your final score for the course will be calculated on a very simple percentage basis as follows
bullA = 90 - 100bullB = 80 - 89bullC = 70 - 79bullD = 60 - 69bullF = lt60
Our textbook is entitled ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY (with physiology) by Campbell Reece and SimonThe online version of the text with multimedia sup-plements and study tools can be found by navigating to wwwcampbellbiologycom and selecting the icon for the textbook identical to ours General topics of study for Principles of Biology
bullBiology todaybullNature of Science
bullTaxonomy bullChemistrybullCellular structure amp functionbullCellular energeticsbullCellular cyclesbullMolecular geneticsbullPopulation geneticsbullBiological evolutionbullHomeostasisbullHuman reproduction amp developmentbullEcology
One final note
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you to grow and succeed in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school around 700am and stay at least until around 400pm As an instructional coach as well at Benton I am often found throughout the building However I do have an officestaff development room on 3rd floor room 305 Contact me via e-mail at seannashsjsdk12mous or via Twitter username ldquonashworldrdquo Parents also feel free to use these methods of communication as well as by phone during the day at 816-671-4030 I look forward to working with you during this coming school year and in supporting you as you begin your collegiate-level studies
Sean P Nash
Miscellaneous policies etcthe devilrsquos in the detailsYou have been waiting to ask about
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
Charles DarwinldquoIt is not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that sur-vives it is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
2 Student ResponsibilityBecoming a self-sufficient and responsible learner in our community
a Goal or student outcome The students will
assume a share of the responsibility for the learning environment as well as learning goals for this course and
contribute to the creation of an openly constructivist learning environment that runs two directions as opposed
to a top-down approach My job is to identify ldquobig picturerdquo learning goals that address the curricular frame-
work and then spend the bulk of my energy inspiring students to take responsibility for bringing the learning
to the classroom themselves as well as taking responsibility for their own study habits
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Establish a set of collaborative classroom rules Facilitate discussion on expectations with ldquoGETTING TO
KNOW YOUrdquo document on the first day These expectations will be converted to classroom expectations (I
hate the connotations behind the term ldquorulesrdquo) and recorded onto a single PowerPoint slide This slide can
be pulled out copied and pasted onto the beginning of any slide show later in the year as needed- though it
rarely ever is (establish expectations on day one and implementation is ongoing throughout the year) Of
course this process also goes a long way toward
c Expectations for students
Students will actively contribute to development of both student and teacher expectations on day one of the
course Students will generate expectations for a model student as well as a model teacher on the ldquoGETTING
TO KNOW YOUrdquo document on the first day Adherence to these expectations will be expected in both direc-
tions (student amp teacher) throughout the year
d Supporting documentsresources
1) First day document ldquoGETTING TO KNOW YOUrdquo (attached) 2) Classroom Management That Works by
Robert Marzano Chapter 6 pg 76 3) Video conversation with Dr Randy Sprick amp Jim Knight of the Kan-
sas Coaching Project httpthebigfourningcomvideoengaging-students-in-classroom
3 Rules and ProceduresSome things are just non-negotiable
~ the devilrsquos in the details ~
a Goal or student outcome The students will
understand the difference between expectations which are shared and developed collectively and rules pro-
cedures and policies which are generally created by the district andof building level and modified and adhered
to by me
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
Create careful and specific list of non-negotiable rules and policies such as for grading practices attendance
etc to place on course syllabus under the section on ldquoMiscellaneous policies etcrdquo (first day of class but used
throughout the year) Also list of course ldquoexpectationsrdquo mentioned in step 2 of this plan will be created in
the first two days of class and recorded for the remainder of the year as well I tend to consider these things
more as ldquoexpectationsrdquo as opposed to ldquorulesrdquo due to the collaborative nature of their creation However they
are expectations of positive behavior by all learners in our classroom community
c Expectations for students
Simple Students will engage in a discussion of the policies section of this document on the first two days of
class Due to the non-negotiable of these rules and policies this discussion is normally more about clarifica-
tion than negotiation as in step 2 of this plan
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoPRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYrdquo (attached) Particularly the section entitled Miscellane-
ous policies etcrdquo 2) Classroom Management That Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 2 ldquoRules and Proce-
duresrdquo pg 13 3) Video interview between Dr Randy Sprick and Jim Knight entitled ldquoClassroom expecta-
tionsrdquo found at httpthebigfourningcomvideoclassroom-expectations
4 Disciplinary InterventionsThe ldquolast resortrdquo when the other four elements do not produce
a Goal or student outcome The students will
be aware of the difference between working within collaborative expectations and the types of behavior that
warrant referrals beyond the four walls of our classroom Once level four on this series of steps is reached dis-
ciplinary intervention will be handled by building administration as per studentteacher handbook
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
Disciplinary interventions are those things which happen when all of the other elements of management and
motivation do not produce results IYou will notice the escalation in severity as you move down this list I do
not print this lis tin DC credit biology as it has never been needed and is technically in the student handbook
Therefore I am using a copy of the Zoology syllabus and particularly the last page and section about resolving
conflict When student behavior is extreme enough to require intervention formal intervention these inter-
ventions will generally be followed in numerical order as follows and will be ongoing throughout the school
year
1) Student-Teacher conference2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary administration
c Expectations for students
Students will become aware of this list of interventions on day one of class At this point interactions are fairly
black and white Students will respond to these increasingly invasive steps as they are warranted
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoZoologyrdquo (attached) Particularly the final section 2) Classroom Management That
Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 3 ldquoDisciplinary Interventionsrdquo pg 27 3) Video interview between Dr
Randy Sprick and Jim Knight entitled ldquoCorrecting behavior - groups of studentsrdquo found at
httpthebigfourningcomvideocorrecting-behavior-groups-of
5 Classroom organizationCooperative learning Conduct-ing InstructionBuilding a constructivist environment for all in a cooperative and scaffolded way
a Goal or student outcome The students will
interact as partners in the learning experiences within our classroom
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Build and maintain a classroom setup that helps to foster collaborative constructivist work (completed) Student
knowledge in my room should be student and group-generated as much as can be possible 2) Both the classroom setup
as well as the instructional strategies employed in my classroom are designed to allow maximum discussion and discourse
both in the classroom as well as outside of it in online spaces Philosophy for classroom instructional framework is briefly
outlined in page 6 of 7 in the Honors Zoology curriculum outline (attached) A similar document will now be presented
for Dual-Credit Biology as well (first two days of school)
c Expectations for students
Student will rise to the challenge of being active participants in their own learning goals within the framework of the
course goals handed down by MWSU and our district Students will generally go through a bit of an adjustment period
where they adapt to not being spoon-fed I myself will have to adapt to this fact by realizing that students are not always
ready for such ownership However based on past performance the vast majority adapt enthusiastically within a few
weeks
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Attached images classroom setup featuring six group tables There are no individual desks in my room Laptop carts
that help to move student learning into a self-owned realm as opposed to being slaves to a textbook 2) Classroom Man-
agement That Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 2 ldquoRules and Proceduresrdquo pg 13 3) Honors Zoology curriculum
page 6 on ldquogradual releaserdquo (attached)
APPENDIX
Supporting documents follow
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY course syllabus
GETTING TO KNOW YOU document
ZOOLOGY course syllabus
CLASSROOM DESIGN IMAGES
A collaborative effort linking MWSUand Benton High School via dual-credit biologyInstructor Sean Patrick Nash
Welcome to Principles of Biology This course is offered with the cooperation of MWSU and suc-cessful completion of the course will be worth 5 credits for Biology 101 at Western A grade of ldquoBrdquo or higher could also be used in place of Biology 111 I am excited to be your in-structor for this course There are many really good minds involved in the frequent updates to this course Therefore you can expect a very up-to-date experience in biology this year As a graduate of MWSU and a Biology major I am very proud to be involved in this endeavor One of the major reasons I am behind this program is the inquiry-based philosophy of the course Most of the lab investiga-
tions within the class will be full-blown open inquiry within a field of study The approach closely follows what is know as a learning cycle approach This essentially means that you will play a direct role as principle researcher toward questions you wish to answer at least five times during the course of the year We will briefly examine the philosophy behind this approach within our first week together For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all of us Principles of Biology is a course that requires in-depth study and reflection In a one-year university-level biology course you may learn as many or more words than if you were to take a foreign
language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to remember without taking the time to study Be pre-pared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and examine online sup-plements for a small amount of time each day You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will in-corporate many different types of learning activities such as hands-on labs demonstrations one-to-one laptop computing activities online social networking coopera-tive learning interactive lecture and large group discussion jour-nal activities current science reading and original biological research
ldquoMen love to wonder and that is the seed of sci-encerdquo
Ralph Waldo Emerson
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYA
ugus
t 27
200
8
Classroom Resourcesbeyond the bookInstructor Others throughout the globe
The major topics in the course will be covered by the ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY text by Campbell Reese amp Simon as well as a multitude of other supplemen-tary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course The online resource package will provide you with access to a large body of multimedia as well These are things that go beyond the two-dimensional na-ture of the traditional textbook
My version of this course is also de-signed to introduce basic information literacy especially within the field of bi-ology There is a sea of free resources for use on the Internet More than ever before classrooms of the 21st Century should assist students in making smart ethical decisions about the body of knowledge available to them via emerg-ing technologies Navigating the ldquoinfor-mation superhighwayrdquo is a big task but with smart and simple guidelines it is certainly manageable
Of course other print resources as well as in-the-flesh guest speakers will also provide us with a rich and well-rounded experience
Online social networkingtaking the study of biology into an online community
Instructor Each and every one of us
Throughout the course of this year we will be utilizing many emerging web technologies to both broaden and deepen our experience in this class Educational social networking blogging and podcasting are tools that are begin-ning to show great promise in schools across the country Our class will heavily use a web communications tool for networking between members of our class as well as with MWSU from time to time The URL for this site is httpmwsu-bio101ningcom As soon as possible you will need to navigate to this site and request access online by filling out a profile You will be asked many questions designed to let others get to know a bit about you as a person away from school Also in com-pleting your profile you will be asked several questions about class rank test scores etc All responses to questions such as these are completely password-protected and viewable only by your in-structor These questions will also be marked with a lock to indicate highest security for this information I take your privacy seriously and I will help you to do the same for yourself There are few places within our educa-tional system today where students re-ceive any instruction on issues and ethics in the use of Internet technology In using these tools heavily to deliver this course for you I feel that it is my mission to bring you up to speed on current issues concerning Internet privacy and safety
While this networking site will feel very much like Facebook or MySpace in daily use it differs in two crucial ways First our networking site is content-focused in the field of biology There-fore it is highly social and yet focused on academics bringing together the best of both worlds Access and security to our site is also managed by your instructor not by someone you donrsquot know from halfway around the world Online discussion forums concerning key course concepts and the use of we-blogs (blogging) as a new genre of con-nective writing are important core fea-tures of our course network You will find that much of your work in this class
will transfer relatively easily to a digital portfolio which can then travel with you throughout your future studies Your connection to the learning process is a huge personal goal of mine I will not be satisfied if this course is any-thing less than the most relevant and rig-orous experience for all of us involved Overall I think you will find that this online hub for study throughout the course will greatly enhance collaboration between all involved I have a deep-seated belief that this approach will bring us all together with a stronger sense of community and the awareness that comes along with genuine personal growth
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
ldquoEquipped with his five senses man explores the universe around him and calls the venture ldquosci-encerdquo
Edwin Powell Hubble
John DeweyldquoEducation is a social process education is growth education is not a preparation for life but is life itselfrdquo
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grading and grade scale will remain consistent throughout Approxi-mately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rest with exams and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on lab reports online projects and other away-from-the-classroom authentic tasks leaving the final 10 to be covered by brief daily journal writing assignments Therefore even if you are not the worldrsquos best at high-stakes exams with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class
The course will feature approximately eight summative exams throughout the year Smaller quizzes will be used on a nearly daily basis to hold each of us accountable for learning Most impor-tantly however these quizzes will serve as an impor-tant gauge on how the teachinglearning process is proceeding Student data from these assessments is used to adjust instruction on a daily basis
Any make up arrangements for exams or quiz-zes should be done prior to missing the exam for school business In the event of a missed exam due to an emergency the exam or quiz must be taken on the first day back in class This will not be a problem once we become accustomed to the mindset of fre-quent formative assessment
It is also important to realize that your work will be assessed both independently as well as collabora-tively This instructional decision was not deter-mined haphazardly A high grade in this course is essentially a guarantee of independent mastery of key concepts and skills in biology However our world is an increasingly complex place making ef-fective collaboration also an essential outcome in any reputable system of learning in 2008
Your final score for the course will be calculated on a very simple percentage basis as follows
bullA = 90 - 100bullB = 80 - 89bullC = 70 - 79bullD = 60 - 69bullF = lt60
Our textbook is entitled ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY (with physiology) by Campbell Reece and SimonThe online version of the text with multimedia sup-plements and study tools can be found by navigating to wwwcampbellbiologycom and selecting the icon for the textbook identical to ours General topics of study for Principles of Biology
bullBiology todaybullNature of Science
bullTaxonomy bullChemistrybullCellular structure amp functionbullCellular energeticsbullCellular cyclesbullMolecular geneticsbullPopulation geneticsbullBiological evolutionbullHomeostasisbullHuman reproduction amp developmentbullEcology
One final note
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you to grow and succeed in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school around 700am and stay at least until around 400pm As an instructional coach as well at Benton I am often found throughout the building However I do have an officestaff development room on 3rd floor room 305 Contact me via e-mail at seannashsjsdk12mous or via Twitter username ldquonashworldrdquo Parents also feel free to use these methods of communication as well as by phone during the day at 816-671-4030 I look forward to working with you during this coming school year and in supporting you as you begin your collegiate-level studies
Sean P Nash
Miscellaneous policies etcthe devilrsquos in the detailsYou have been waiting to ask about
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
Charles DarwinldquoIt is not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that sur-vives it is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
3 Rules and ProceduresSome things are just non-negotiable
~ the devilrsquos in the details ~
a Goal or student outcome The students will
understand the difference between expectations which are shared and developed collectively and rules pro-
cedures and policies which are generally created by the district andof building level and modified and adhered
to by me
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
Create careful and specific list of non-negotiable rules and policies such as for grading practices attendance
etc to place on course syllabus under the section on ldquoMiscellaneous policies etcrdquo (first day of class but used
throughout the year) Also list of course ldquoexpectationsrdquo mentioned in step 2 of this plan will be created in
the first two days of class and recorded for the remainder of the year as well I tend to consider these things
more as ldquoexpectationsrdquo as opposed to ldquorulesrdquo due to the collaborative nature of their creation However they
are expectations of positive behavior by all learners in our classroom community
c Expectations for students
Simple Students will engage in a discussion of the policies section of this document on the first two days of
class Due to the non-negotiable of these rules and policies this discussion is normally more about clarifica-
tion than negotiation as in step 2 of this plan
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoPRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYrdquo (attached) Particularly the section entitled Miscellane-
ous policies etcrdquo 2) Classroom Management That Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 2 ldquoRules and Proce-
duresrdquo pg 13 3) Video interview between Dr Randy Sprick and Jim Knight entitled ldquoClassroom expecta-
tionsrdquo found at httpthebigfourningcomvideoclassroom-expectations
4 Disciplinary InterventionsThe ldquolast resortrdquo when the other four elements do not produce
a Goal or student outcome The students will
be aware of the difference between working within collaborative expectations and the types of behavior that
warrant referrals beyond the four walls of our classroom Once level four on this series of steps is reached dis-
ciplinary intervention will be handled by building administration as per studentteacher handbook
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
Disciplinary interventions are those things which happen when all of the other elements of management and
motivation do not produce results IYou will notice the escalation in severity as you move down this list I do
not print this lis tin DC credit biology as it has never been needed and is technically in the student handbook
Therefore I am using a copy of the Zoology syllabus and particularly the last page and section about resolving
conflict When student behavior is extreme enough to require intervention formal intervention these inter-
ventions will generally be followed in numerical order as follows and will be ongoing throughout the school
year
1) Student-Teacher conference2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary administration
c Expectations for students
Students will become aware of this list of interventions on day one of class At this point interactions are fairly
black and white Students will respond to these increasingly invasive steps as they are warranted
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoZoologyrdquo (attached) Particularly the final section 2) Classroom Management That
Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 3 ldquoDisciplinary Interventionsrdquo pg 27 3) Video interview between Dr
Randy Sprick and Jim Knight entitled ldquoCorrecting behavior - groups of studentsrdquo found at
httpthebigfourningcomvideocorrecting-behavior-groups-of
5 Classroom organizationCooperative learning Conduct-ing InstructionBuilding a constructivist environment for all in a cooperative and scaffolded way
a Goal or student outcome The students will
interact as partners in the learning experiences within our classroom
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Build and maintain a classroom setup that helps to foster collaborative constructivist work (completed) Student
knowledge in my room should be student and group-generated as much as can be possible 2) Both the classroom setup
as well as the instructional strategies employed in my classroom are designed to allow maximum discussion and discourse
both in the classroom as well as outside of it in online spaces Philosophy for classroom instructional framework is briefly
outlined in page 6 of 7 in the Honors Zoology curriculum outline (attached) A similar document will now be presented
for Dual-Credit Biology as well (first two days of school)
c Expectations for students
Student will rise to the challenge of being active participants in their own learning goals within the framework of the
course goals handed down by MWSU and our district Students will generally go through a bit of an adjustment period
where they adapt to not being spoon-fed I myself will have to adapt to this fact by realizing that students are not always
ready for such ownership However based on past performance the vast majority adapt enthusiastically within a few
weeks
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Attached images classroom setup featuring six group tables There are no individual desks in my room Laptop carts
that help to move student learning into a self-owned realm as opposed to being slaves to a textbook 2) Classroom Man-
agement That Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 2 ldquoRules and Proceduresrdquo pg 13 3) Honors Zoology curriculum
page 6 on ldquogradual releaserdquo (attached)
APPENDIX
Supporting documents follow
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY course syllabus
GETTING TO KNOW YOU document
ZOOLOGY course syllabus
CLASSROOM DESIGN IMAGES
A collaborative effort linking MWSUand Benton High School via dual-credit biologyInstructor Sean Patrick Nash
Welcome to Principles of Biology This course is offered with the cooperation of MWSU and suc-cessful completion of the course will be worth 5 credits for Biology 101 at Western A grade of ldquoBrdquo or higher could also be used in place of Biology 111 I am excited to be your in-structor for this course There are many really good minds involved in the frequent updates to this course Therefore you can expect a very up-to-date experience in biology this year As a graduate of MWSU and a Biology major I am very proud to be involved in this endeavor One of the major reasons I am behind this program is the inquiry-based philosophy of the course Most of the lab investiga-
tions within the class will be full-blown open inquiry within a field of study The approach closely follows what is know as a learning cycle approach This essentially means that you will play a direct role as principle researcher toward questions you wish to answer at least five times during the course of the year We will briefly examine the philosophy behind this approach within our first week together For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all of us Principles of Biology is a course that requires in-depth study and reflection In a one-year university-level biology course you may learn as many or more words than if you were to take a foreign
language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to remember without taking the time to study Be pre-pared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and examine online sup-plements for a small amount of time each day You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will in-corporate many different types of learning activities such as hands-on labs demonstrations one-to-one laptop computing activities online social networking coopera-tive learning interactive lecture and large group discussion jour-nal activities current science reading and original biological research
ldquoMen love to wonder and that is the seed of sci-encerdquo
Ralph Waldo Emerson
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYA
ugus
t 27
200
8
Classroom Resourcesbeyond the bookInstructor Others throughout the globe
The major topics in the course will be covered by the ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY text by Campbell Reese amp Simon as well as a multitude of other supplemen-tary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course The online resource package will provide you with access to a large body of multimedia as well These are things that go beyond the two-dimensional na-ture of the traditional textbook
My version of this course is also de-signed to introduce basic information literacy especially within the field of bi-ology There is a sea of free resources for use on the Internet More than ever before classrooms of the 21st Century should assist students in making smart ethical decisions about the body of knowledge available to them via emerg-ing technologies Navigating the ldquoinfor-mation superhighwayrdquo is a big task but with smart and simple guidelines it is certainly manageable
Of course other print resources as well as in-the-flesh guest speakers will also provide us with a rich and well-rounded experience
Online social networkingtaking the study of biology into an online community
Instructor Each and every one of us
Throughout the course of this year we will be utilizing many emerging web technologies to both broaden and deepen our experience in this class Educational social networking blogging and podcasting are tools that are begin-ning to show great promise in schools across the country Our class will heavily use a web communications tool for networking between members of our class as well as with MWSU from time to time The URL for this site is httpmwsu-bio101ningcom As soon as possible you will need to navigate to this site and request access online by filling out a profile You will be asked many questions designed to let others get to know a bit about you as a person away from school Also in com-pleting your profile you will be asked several questions about class rank test scores etc All responses to questions such as these are completely password-protected and viewable only by your in-structor These questions will also be marked with a lock to indicate highest security for this information I take your privacy seriously and I will help you to do the same for yourself There are few places within our educa-tional system today where students re-ceive any instruction on issues and ethics in the use of Internet technology In using these tools heavily to deliver this course for you I feel that it is my mission to bring you up to speed on current issues concerning Internet privacy and safety
While this networking site will feel very much like Facebook or MySpace in daily use it differs in two crucial ways First our networking site is content-focused in the field of biology There-fore it is highly social and yet focused on academics bringing together the best of both worlds Access and security to our site is also managed by your instructor not by someone you donrsquot know from halfway around the world Online discussion forums concerning key course concepts and the use of we-blogs (blogging) as a new genre of con-nective writing are important core fea-tures of our course network You will find that much of your work in this class
will transfer relatively easily to a digital portfolio which can then travel with you throughout your future studies Your connection to the learning process is a huge personal goal of mine I will not be satisfied if this course is any-thing less than the most relevant and rig-orous experience for all of us involved Overall I think you will find that this online hub for study throughout the course will greatly enhance collaboration between all involved I have a deep-seated belief that this approach will bring us all together with a stronger sense of community and the awareness that comes along with genuine personal growth
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
ldquoEquipped with his five senses man explores the universe around him and calls the venture ldquosci-encerdquo
Edwin Powell Hubble
John DeweyldquoEducation is a social process education is growth education is not a preparation for life but is life itselfrdquo
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grading and grade scale will remain consistent throughout Approxi-mately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rest with exams and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on lab reports online projects and other away-from-the-classroom authentic tasks leaving the final 10 to be covered by brief daily journal writing assignments Therefore even if you are not the worldrsquos best at high-stakes exams with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class
The course will feature approximately eight summative exams throughout the year Smaller quizzes will be used on a nearly daily basis to hold each of us accountable for learning Most impor-tantly however these quizzes will serve as an impor-tant gauge on how the teachinglearning process is proceeding Student data from these assessments is used to adjust instruction on a daily basis
Any make up arrangements for exams or quiz-zes should be done prior to missing the exam for school business In the event of a missed exam due to an emergency the exam or quiz must be taken on the first day back in class This will not be a problem once we become accustomed to the mindset of fre-quent formative assessment
It is also important to realize that your work will be assessed both independently as well as collabora-tively This instructional decision was not deter-mined haphazardly A high grade in this course is essentially a guarantee of independent mastery of key concepts and skills in biology However our world is an increasingly complex place making ef-fective collaboration also an essential outcome in any reputable system of learning in 2008
Your final score for the course will be calculated on a very simple percentage basis as follows
bullA = 90 - 100bullB = 80 - 89bullC = 70 - 79bullD = 60 - 69bullF = lt60
Our textbook is entitled ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY (with physiology) by Campbell Reece and SimonThe online version of the text with multimedia sup-plements and study tools can be found by navigating to wwwcampbellbiologycom and selecting the icon for the textbook identical to ours General topics of study for Principles of Biology
bullBiology todaybullNature of Science
bullTaxonomy bullChemistrybullCellular structure amp functionbullCellular energeticsbullCellular cyclesbullMolecular geneticsbullPopulation geneticsbullBiological evolutionbullHomeostasisbullHuman reproduction amp developmentbullEcology
One final note
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you to grow and succeed in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school around 700am and stay at least until around 400pm As an instructional coach as well at Benton I am often found throughout the building However I do have an officestaff development room on 3rd floor room 305 Contact me via e-mail at seannashsjsdk12mous or via Twitter username ldquonashworldrdquo Parents also feel free to use these methods of communication as well as by phone during the day at 816-671-4030 I look forward to working with you during this coming school year and in supporting you as you begin your collegiate-level studies
Sean P Nash
Miscellaneous policies etcthe devilrsquos in the detailsYou have been waiting to ask about
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
Charles DarwinldquoIt is not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that sur-vives it is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
4 Disciplinary InterventionsThe ldquolast resortrdquo when the other four elements do not produce
a Goal or student outcome The students will
be aware of the difference between working within collaborative expectations and the types of behavior that
warrant referrals beyond the four walls of our classroom Once level four on this series of steps is reached dis-
ciplinary intervention will be handled by building administration as per studentteacher handbook
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
Disciplinary interventions are those things which happen when all of the other elements of management and
motivation do not produce results IYou will notice the escalation in severity as you move down this list I do
not print this lis tin DC credit biology as it has never been needed and is technically in the student handbook
Therefore I am using a copy of the Zoology syllabus and particularly the last page and section about resolving
conflict When student behavior is extreme enough to require intervention formal intervention these inter-
ventions will generally be followed in numerical order as follows and will be ongoing throughout the school
year
1) Student-Teacher conference2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary administration
c Expectations for students
Students will become aware of this list of interventions on day one of class At this point interactions are fairly
black and white Students will respond to these increasingly invasive steps as they are warranted
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Course syllabus ldquoZoologyrdquo (attached) Particularly the final section 2) Classroom Management That
Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 3 ldquoDisciplinary Interventionsrdquo pg 27 3) Video interview between Dr
Randy Sprick and Jim Knight entitled ldquoCorrecting behavior - groups of studentsrdquo found at
httpthebigfourningcomvideocorrecting-behavior-groups-of
5 Classroom organizationCooperative learning Conduct-ing InstructionBuilding a constructivist environment for all in a cooperative and scaffolded way
a Goal or student outcome The students will
interact as partners in the learning experiences within our classroom
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Build and maintain a classroom setup that helps to foster collaborative constructivist work (completed) Student
knowledge in my room should be student and group-generated as much as can be possible 2) Both the classroom setup
as well as the instructional strategies employed in my classroom are designed to allow maximum discussion and discourse
both in the classroom as well as outside of it in online spaces Philosophy for classroom instructional framework is briefly
outlined in page 6 of 7 in the Honors Zoology curriculum outline (attached) A similar document will now be presented
for Dual-Credit Biology as well (first two days of school)
c Expectations for students
Student will rise to the challenge of being active participants in their own learning goals within the framework of the
course goals handed down by MWSU and our district Students will generally go through a bit of an adjustment period
where they adapt to not being spoon-fed I myself will have to adapt to this fact by realizing that students are not always
ready for such ownership However based on past performance the vast majority adapt enthusiastically within a few
weeks
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Attached images classroom setup featuring six group tables There are no individual desks in my room Laptop carts
that help to move student learning into a self-owned realm as opposed to being slaves to a textbook 2) Classroom Man-
agement That Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 2 ldquoRules and Proceduresrdquo pg 13 3) Honors Zoology curriculum
page 6 on ldquogradual releaserdquo (attached)
APPENDIX
Supporting documents follow
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY course syllabus
GETTING TO KNOW YOU document
ZOOLOGY course syllabus
CLASSROOM DESIGN IMAGES
A collaborative effort linking MWSUand Benton High School via dual-credit biologyInstructor Sean Patrick Nash
Welcome to Principles of Biology This course is offered with the cooperation of MWSU and suc-cessful completion of the course will be worth 5 credits for Biology 101 at Western A grade of ldquoBrdquo or higher could also be used in place of Biology 111 I am excited to be your in-structor for this course There are many really good minds involved in the frequent updates to this course Therefore you can expect a very up-to-date experience in biology this year As a graduate of MWSU and a Biology major I am very proud to be involved in this endeavor One of the major reasons I am behind this program is the inquiry-based philosophy of the course Most of the lab investiga-
tions within the class will be full-blown open inquiry within a field of study The approach closely follows what is know as a learning cycle approach This essentially means that you will play a direct role as principle researcher toward questions you wish to answer at least five times during the course of the year We will briefly examine the philosophy behind this approach within our first week together For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all of us Principles of Biology is a course that requires in-depth study and reflection In a one-year university-level biology course you may learn as many or more words than if you were to take a foreign
language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to remember without taking the time to study Be pre-pared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and examine online sup-plements for a small amount of time each day You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will in-corporate many different types of learning activities such as hands-on labs demonstrations one-to-one laptop computing activities online social networking coopera-tive learning interactive lecture and large group discussion jour-nal activities current science reading and original biological research
ldquoMen love to wonder and that is the seed of sci-encerdquo
Ralph Waldo Emerson
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYA
ugus
t 27
200
8
Classroom Resourcesbeyond the bookInstructor Others throughout the globe
The major topics in the course will be covered by the ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY text by Campbell Reese amp Simon as well as a multitude of other supplemen-tary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course The online resource package will provide you with access to a large body of multimedia as well These are things that go beyond the two-dimensional na-ture of the traditional textbook
My version of this course is also de-signed to introduce basic information literacy especially within the field of bi-ology There is a sea of free resources for use on the Internet More than ever before classrooms of the 21st Century should assist students in making smart ethical decisions about the body of knowledge available to them via emerg-ing technologies Navigating the ldquoinfor-mation superhighwayrdquo is a big task but with smart and simple guidelines it is certainly manageable
Of course other print resources as well as in-the-flesh guest speakers will also provide us with a rich and well-rounded experience
Online social networkingtaking the study of biology into an online community
Instructor Each and every one of us
Throughout the course of this year we will be utilizing many emerging web technologies to both broaden and deepen our experience in this class Educational social networking blogging and podcasting are tools that are begin-ning to show great promise in schools across the country Our class will heavily use a web communications tool for networking between members of our class as well as with MWSU from time to time The URL for this site is httpmwsu-bio101ningcom As soon as possible you will need to navigate to this site and request access online by filling out a profile You will be asked many questions designed to let others get to know a bit about you as a person away from school Also in com-pleting your profile you will be asked several questions about class rank test scores etc All responses to questions such as these are completely password-protected and viewable only by your in-structor These questions will also be marked with a lock to indicate highest security for this information I take your privacy seriously and I will help you to do the same for yourself There are few places within our educa-tional system today where students re-ceive any instruction on issues and ethics in the use of Internet technology In using these tools heavily to deliver this course for you I feel that it is my mission to bring you up to speed on current issues concerning Internet privacy and safety
While this networking site will feel very much like Facebook or MySpace in daily use it differs in two crucial ways First our networking site is content-focused in the field of biology There-fore it is highly social and yet focused on academics bringing together the best of both worlds Access and security to our site is also managed by your instructor not by someone you donrsquot know from halfway around the world Online discussion forums concerning key course concepts and the use of we-blogs (blogging) as a new genre of con-nective writing are important core fea-tures of our course network You will find that much of your work in this class
will transfer relatively easily to a digital portfolio which can then travel with you throughout your future studies Your connection to the learning process is a huge personal goal of mine I will not be satisfied if this course is any-thing less than the most relevant and rig-orous experience for all of us involved Overall I think you will find that this online hub for study throughout the course will greatly enhance collaboration between all involved I have a deep-seated belief that this approach will bring us all together with a stronger sense of community and the awareness that comes along with genuine personal growth
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
ldquoEquipped with his five senses man explores the universe around him and calls the venture ldquosci-encerdquo
Edwin Powell Hubble
John DeweyldquoEducation is a social process education is growth education is not a preparation for life but is life itselfrdquo
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grading and grade scale will remain consistent throughout Approxi-mately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rest with exams and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on lab reports online projects and other away-from-the-classroom authentic tasks leaving the final 10 to be covered by brief daily journal writing assignments Therefore even if you are not the worldrsquos best at high-stakes exams with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class
The course will feature approximately eight summative exams throughout the year Smaller quizzes will be used on a nearly daily basis to hold each of us accountable for learning Most impor-tantly however these quizzes will serve as an impor-tant gauge on how the teachinglearning process is proceeding Student data from these assessments is used to adjust instruction on a daily basis
Any make up arrangements for exams or quiz-zes should be done prior to missing the exam for school business In the event of a missed exam due to an emergency the exam or quiz must be taken on the first day back in class This will not be a problem once we become accustomed to the mindset of fre-quent formative assessment
It is also important to realize that your work will be assessed both independently as well as collabora-tively This instructional decision was not deter-mined haphazardly A high grade in this course is essentially a guarantee of independent mastery of key concepts and skills in biology However our world is an increasingly complex place making ef-fective collaboration also an essential outcome in any reputable system of learning in 2008
Your final score for the course will be calculated on a very simple percentage basis as follows
bullA = 90 - 100bullB = 80 - 89bullC = 70 - 79bullD = 60 - 69bullF = lt60
Our textbook is entitled ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY (with physiology) by Campbell Reece and SimonThe online version of the text with multimedia sup-plements and study tools can be found by navigating to wwwcampbellbiologycom and selecting the icon for the textbook identical to ours General topics of study for Principles of Biology
bullBiology todaybullNature of Science
bullTaxonomy bullChemistrybullCellular structure amp functionbullCellular energeticsbullCellular cyclesbullMolecular geneticsbullPopulation geneticsbullBiological evolutionbullHomeostasisbullHuman reproduction amp developmentbullEcology
One final note
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you to grow and succeed in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school around 700am and stay at least until around 400pm As an instructional coach as well at Benton I am often found throughout the building However I do have an officestaff development room on 3rd floor room 305 Contact me via e-mail at seannashsjsdk12mous or via Twitter username ldquonashworldrdquo Parents also feel free to use these methods of communication as well as by phone during the day at 816-671-4030 I look forward to working with you during this coming school year and in supporting you as you begin your collegiate-level studies
Sean P Nash
Miscellaneous policies etcthe devilrsquos in the detailsYou have been waiting to ask about
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
Charles DarwinldquoIt is not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that sur-vives it is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
5 Classroom organizationCooperative learning Conduct-ing InstructionBuilding a constructivist environment for all in a cooperative and scaffolded way
a Goal or student outcome The students will
interact as partners in the learning experiences within our classroom
b Action steps for teacher and target dates
1) Build and maintain a classroom setup that helps to foster collaborative constructivist work (completed) Student
knowledge in my room should be student and group-generated as much as can be possible 2) Both the classroom setup
as well as the instructional strategies employed in my classroom are designed to allow maximum discussion and discourse
both in the classroom as well as outside of it in online spaces Philosophy for classroom instructional framework is briefly
outlined in page 6 of 7 in the Honors Zoology curriculum outline (attached) A similar document will now be presented
for Dual-Credit Biology as well (first two days of school)
c Expectations for students
Student will rise to the challenge of being active participants in their own learning goals within the framework of the
course goals handed down by MWSU and our district Students will generally go through a bit of an adjustment period
where they adapt to not being spoon-fed I myself will have to adapt to this fact by realizing that students are not always
ready for such ownership However based on past performance the vast majority adapt enthusiastically within a few
weeks
d Supporting documentsresources
1) Attached images classroom setup featuring six group tables There are no individual desks in my room Laptop carts
that help to move student learning into a self-owned realm as opposed to being slaves to a textbook 2) Classroom Man-
agement That Works by Robert Marzano Chapter 2 ldquoRules and Proceduresrdquo pg 13 3) Honors Zoology curriculum
page 6 on ldquogradual releaserdquo (attached)
APPENDIX
Supporting documents follow
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY course syllabus
GETTING TO KNOW YOU document
ZOOLOGY course syllabus
CLASSROOM DESIGN IMAGES
A collaborative effort linking MWSUand Benton High School via dual-credit biologyInstructor Sean Patrick Nash
Welcome to Principles of Biology This course is offered with the cooperation of MWSU and suc-cessful completion of the course will be worth 5 credits for Biology 101 at Western A grade of ldquoBrdquo or higher could also be used in place of Biology 111 I am excited to be your in-structor for this course There are many really good minds involved in the frequent updates to this course Therefore you can expect a very up-to-date experience in biology this year As a graduate of MWSU and a Biology major I am very proud to be involved in this endeavor One of the major reasons I am behind this program is the inquiry-based philosophy of the course Most of the lab investiga-
tions within the class will be full-blown open inquiry within a field of study The approach closely follows what is know as a learning cycle approach This essentially means that you will play a direct role as principle researcher toward questions you wish to answer at least five times during the course of the year We will briefly examine the philosophy behind this approach within our first week together For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all of us Principles of Biology is a course that requires in-depth study and reflection In a one-year university-level biology course you may learn as many or more words than if you were to take a foreign
language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to remember without taking the time to study Be pre-pared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and examine online sup-plements for a small amount of time each day You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will in-corporate many different types of learning activities such as hands-on labs demonstrations one-to-one laptop computing activities online social networking coopera-tive learning interactive lecture and large group discussion jour-nal activities current science reading and original biological research
ldquoMen love to wonder and that is the seed of sci-encerdquo
Ralph Waldo Emerson
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYA
ugus
t 27
200
8
Classroom Resourcesbeyond the bookInstructor Others throughout the globe
The major topics in the course will be covered by the ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY text by Campbell Reese amp Simon as well as a multitude of other supplemen-tary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course The online resource package will provide you with access to a large body of multimedia as well These are things that go beyond the two-dimensional na-ture of the traditional textbook
My version of this course is also de-signed to introduce basic information literacy especially within the field of bi-ology There is a sea of free resources for use on the Internet More than ever before classrooms of the 21st Century should assist students in making smart ethical decisions about the body of knowledge available to them via emerg-ing technologies Navigating the ldquoinfor-mation superhighwayrdquo is a big task but with smart and simple guidelines it is certainly manageable
Of course other print resources as well as in-the-flesh guest speakers will also provide us with a rich and well-rounded experience
Online social networkingtaking the study of biology into an online community
Instructor Each and every one of us
Throughout the course of this year we will be utilizing many emerging web technologies to both broaden and deepen our experience in this class Educational social networking blogging and podcasting are tools that are begin-ning to show great promise in schools across the country Our class will heavily use a web communications tool for networking between members of our class as well as with MWSU from time to time The URL for this site is httpmwsu-bio101ningcom As soon as possible you will need to navigate to this site and request access online by filling out a profile You will be asked many questions designed to let others get to know a bit about you as a person away from school Also in com-pleting your profile you will be asked several questions about class rank test scores etc All responses to questions such as these are completely password-protected and viewable only by your in-structor These questions will also be marked with a lock to indicate highest security for this information I take your privacy seriously and I will help you to do the same for yourself There are few places within our educa-tional system today where students re-ceive any instruction on issues and ethics in the use of Internet technology In using these tools heavily to deliver this course for you I feel that it is my mission to bring you up to speed on current issues concerning Internet privacy and safety
While this networking site will feel very much like Facebook or MySpace in daily use it differs in two crucial ways First our networking site is content-focused in the field of biology There-fore it is highly social and yet focused on academics bringing together the best of both worlds Access and security to our site is also managed by your instructor not by someone you donrsquot know from halfway around the world Online discussion forums concerning key course concepts and the use of we-blogs (blogging) as a new genre of con-nective writing are important core fea-tures of our course network You will find that much of your work in this class
will transfer relatively easily to a digital portfolio which can then travel with you throughout your future studies Your connection to the learning process is a huge personal goal of mine I will not be satisfied if this course is any-thing less than the most relevant and rig-orous experience for all of us involved Overall I think you will find that this online hub for study throughout the course will greatly enhance collaboration between all involved I have a deep-seated belief that this approach will bring us all together with a stronger sense of community and the awareness that comes along with genuine personal growth
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
ldquoEquipped with his five senses man explores the universe around him and calls the venture ldquosci-encerdquo
Edwin Powell Hubble
John DeweyldquoEducation is a social process education is growth education is not a preparation for life but is life itselfrdquo
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grading and grade scale will remain consistent throughout Approxi-mately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rest with exams and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on lab reports online projects and other away-from-the-classroom authentic tasks leaving the final 10 to be covered by brief daily journal writing assignments Therefore even if you are not the worldrsquos best at high-stakes exams with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class
The course will feature approximately eight summative exams throughout the year Smaller quizzes will be used on a nearly daily basis to hold each of us accountable for learning Most impor-tantly however these quizzes will serve as an impor-tant gauge on how the teachinglearning process is proceeding Student data from these assessments is used to adjust instruction on a daily basis
Any make up arrangements for exams or quiz-zes should be done prior to missing the exam for school business In the event of a missed exam due to an emergency the exam or quiz must be taken on the first day back in class This will not be a problem once we become accustomed to the mindset of fre-quent formative assessment
It is also important to realize that your work will be assessed both independently as well as collabora-tively This instructional decision was not deter-mined haphazardly A high grade in this course is essentially a guarantee of independent mastery of key concepts and skills in biology However our world is an increasingly complex place making ef-fective collaboration also an essential outcome in any reputable system of learning in 2008
Your final score for the course will be calculated on a very simple percentage basis as follows
bullA = 90 - 100bullB = 80 - 89bullC = 70 - 79bullD = 60 - 69bullF = lt60
Our textbook is entitled ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY (with physiology) by Campbell Reece and SimonThe online version of the text with multimedia sup-plements and study tools can be found by navigating to wwwcampbellbiologycom and selecting the icon for the textbook identical to ours General topics of study for Principles of Biology
bullBiology todaybullNature of Science
bullTaxonomy bullChemistrybullCellular structure amp functionbullCellular energeticsbullCellular cyclesbullMolecular geneticsbullPopulation geneticsbullBiological evolutionbullHomeostasisbullHuman reproduction amp developmentbullEcology
One final note
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you to grow and succeed in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school around 700am and stay at least until around 400pm As an instructional coach as well at Benton I am often found throughout the building However I do have an officestaff development room on 3rd floor room 305 Contact me via e-mail at seannashsjsdk12mous or via Twitter username ldquonashworldrdquo Parents also feel free to use these methods of communication as well as by phone during the day at 816-671-4030 I look forward to working with you during this coming school year and in supporting you as you begin your collegiate-level studies
Sean P Nash
Miscellaneous policies etcthe devilrsquos in the detailsYou have been waiting to ask about
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
Charles DarwinldquoIt is not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that sur-vives it is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
APPENDIX
Supporting documents follow
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY course syllabus
GETTING TO KNOW YOU document
ZOOLOGY course syllabus
CLASSROOM DESIGN IMAGES
A collaborative effort linking MWSUand Benton High School via dual-credit biologyInstructor Sean Patrick Nash
Welcome to Principles of Biology This course is offered with the cooperation of MWSU and suc-cessful completion of the course will be worth 5 credits for Biology 101 at Western A grade of ldquoBrdquo or higher could also be used in place of Biology 111 I am excited to be your in-structor for this course There are many really good minds involved in the frequent updates to this course Therefore you can expect a very up-to-date experience in biology this year As a graduate of MWSU and a Biology major I am very proud to be involved in this endeavor One of the major reasons I am behind this program is the inquiry-based philosophy of the course Most of the lab investiga-
tions within the class will be full-blown open inquiry within a field of study The approach closely follows what is know as a learning cycle approach This essentially means that you will play a direct role as principle researcher toward questions you wish to answer at least five times during the course of the year We will briefly examine the philosophy behind this approach within our first week together For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all of us Principles of Biology is a course that requires in-depth study and reflection In a one-year university-level biology course you may learn as many or more words than if you were to take a foreign
language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to remember without taking the time to study Be pre-pared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and examine online sup-plements for a small amount of time each day You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will in-corporate many different types of learning activities such as hands-on labs demonstrations one-to-one laptop computing activities online social networking coopera-tive learning interactive lecture and large group discussion jour-nal activities current science reading and original biological research
ldquoMen love to wonder and that is the seed of sci-encerdquo
Ralph Waldo Emerson
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYA
ugus
t 27
200
8
Classroom Resourcesbeyond the bookInstructor Others throughout the globe
The major topics in the course will be covered by the ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY text by Campbell Reese amp Simon as well as a multitude of other supplemen-tary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course The online resource package will provide you with access to a large body of multimedia as well These are things that go beyond the two-dimensional na-ture of the traditional textbook
My version of this course is also de-signed to introduce basic information literacy especially within the field of bi-ology There is a sea of free resources for use on the Internet More than ever before classrooms of the 21st Century should assist students in making smart ethical decisions about the body of knowledge available to them via emerg-ing technologies Navigating the ldquoinfor-mation superhighwayrdquo is a big task but with smart and simple guidelines it is certainly manageable
Of course other print resources as well as in-the-flesh guest speakers will also provide us with a rich and well-rounded experience
Online social networkingtaking the study of biology into an online community
Instructor Each and every one of us
Throughout the course of this year we will be utilizing many emerging web technologies to both broaden and deepen our experience in this class Educational social networking blogging and podcasting are tools that are begin-ning to show great promise in schools across the country Our class will heavily use a web communications tool for networking between members of our class as well as with MWSU from time to time The URL for this site is httpmwsu-bio101ningcom As soon as possible you will need to navigate to this site and request access online by filling out a profile You will be asked many questions designed to let others get to know a bit about you as a person away from school Also in com-pleting your profile you will be asked several questions about class rank test scores etc All responses to questions such as these are completely password-protected and viewable only by your in-structor These questions will also be marked with a lock to indicate highest security for this information I take your privacy seriously and I will help you to do the same for yourself There are few places within our educa-tional system today where students re-ceive any instruction on issues and ethics in the use of Internet technology In using these tools heavily to deliver this course for you I feel that it is my mission to bring you up to speed on current issues concerning Internet privacy and safety
While this networking site will feel very much like Facebook or MySpace in daily use it differs in two crucial ways First our networking site is content-focused in the field of biology There-fore it is highly social and yet focused on academics bringing together the best of both worlds Access and security to our site is also managed by your instructor not by someone you donrsquot know from halfway around the world Online discussion forums concerning key course concepts and the use of we-blogs (blogging) as a new genre of con-nective writing are important core fea-tures of our course network You will find that much of your work in this class
will transfer relatively easily to a digital portfolio which can then travel with you throughout your future studies Your connection to the learning process is a huge personal goal of mine I will not be satisfied if this course is any-thing less than the most relevant and rig-orous experience for all of us involved Overall I think you will find that this online hub for study throughout the course will greatly enhance collaboration between all involved I have a deep-seated belief that this approach will bring us all together with a stronger sense of community and the awareness that comes along with genuine personal growth
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
ldquoEquipped with his five senses man explores the universe around him and calls the venture ldquosci-encerdquo
Edwin Powell Hubble
John DeweyldquoEducation is a social process education is growth education is not a preparation for life but is life itselfrdquo
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grading and grade scale will remain consistent throughout Approxi-mately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rest with exams and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on lab reports online projects and other away-from-the-classroom authentic tasks leaving the final 10 to be covered by brief daily journal writing assignments Therefore even if you are not the worldrsquos best at high-stakes exams with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class
The course will feature approximately eight summative exams throughout the year Smaller quizzes will be used on a nearly daily basis to hold each of us accountable for learning Most impor-tantly however these quizzes will serve as an impor-tant gauge on how the teachinglearning process is proceeding Student data from these assessments is used to adjust instruction on a daily basis
Any make up arrangements for exams or quiz-zes should be done prior to missing the exam for school business In the event of a missed exam due to an emergency the exam or quiz must be taken on the first day back in class This will not be a problem once we become accustomed to the mindset of fre-quent formative assessment
It is also important to realize that your work will be assessed both independently as well as collabora-tively This instructional decision was not deter-mined haphazardly A high grade in this course is essentially a guarantee of independent mastery of key concepts and skills in biology However our world is an increasingly complex place making ef-fective collaboration also an essential outcome in any reputable system of learning in 2008
Your final score for the course will be calculated on a very simple percentage basis as follows
bullA = 90 - 100bullB = 80 - 89bullC = 70 - 79bullD = 60 - 69bullF = lt60
Our textbook is entitled ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY (with physiology) by Campbell Reece and SimonThe online version of the text with multimedia sup-plements and study tools can be found by navigating to wwwcampbellbiologycom and selecting the icon for the textbook identical to ours General topics of study for Principles of Biology
bullBiology todaybullNature of Science
bullTaxonomy bullChemistrybullCellular structure amp functionbullCellular energeticsbullCellular cyclesbullMolecular geneticsbullPopulation geneticsbullBiological evolutionbullHomeostasisbullHuman reproduction amp developmentbullEcology
One final note
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you to grow and succeed in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school around 700am and stay at least until around 400pm As an instructional coach as well at Benton I am often found throughout the building However I do have an officestaff development room on 3rd floor room 305 Contact me via e-mail at seannashsjsdk12mous or via Twitter username ldquonashworldrdquo Parents also feel free to use these methods of communication as well as by phone during the day at 816-671-4030 I look forward to working with you during this coming school year and in supporting you as you begin your collegiate-level studies
Sean P Nash
Miscellaneous policies etcthe devilrsquos in the detailsYou have been waiting to ask about
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
Charles DarwinldquoIt is not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that sur-vives it is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
A collaborative effort linking MWSUand Benton High School via dual-credit biologyInstructor Sean Patrick Nash
Welcome to Principles of Biology This course is offered with the cooperation of MWSU and suc-cessful completion of the course will be worth 5 credits for Biology 101 at Western A grade of ldquoBrdquo or higher could also be used in place of Biology 111 I am excited to be your in-structor for this course There are many really good minds involved in the frequent updates to this course Therefore you can expect a very up-to-date experience in biology this year As a graduate of MWSU and a Biology major I am very proud to be involved in this endeavor One of the major reasons I am behind this program is the inquiry-based philosophy of the course Most of the lab investiga-
tions within the class will be full-blown open inquiry within a field of study The approach closely follows what is know as a learning cycle approach This essentially means that you will play a direct role as principle researcher toward questions you wish to answer at least five times during the course of the year We will briefly examine the philosophy behind this approach within our first week together For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all of us Principles of Biology is a course that requires in-depth study and reflection In a one-year university-level biology course you may learn as many or more words than if you were to take a foreign
language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to remember without taking the time to study Be pre-pared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and examine online sup-plements for a small amount of time each day You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will in-corporate many different types of learning activities such as hands-on labs demonstrations one-to-one laptop computing activities online social networking coopera-tive learning interactive lecture and large group discussion jour-nal activities current science reading and original biological research
ldquoMen love to wonder and that is the seed of sci-encerdquo
Ralph Waldo Emerson
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGYA
ugus
t 27
200
8
Classroom Resourcesbeyond the bookInstructor Others throughout the globe
The major topics in the course will be covered by the ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY text by Campbell Reese amp Simon as well as a multitude of other supplemen-tary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course The online resource package will provide you with access to a large body of multimedia as well These are things that go beyond the two-dimensional na-ture of the traditional textbook
My version of this course is also de-signed to introduce basic information literacy especially within the field of bi-ology There is a sea of free resources for use on the Internet More than ever before classrooms of the 21st Century should assist students in making smart ethical decisions about the body of knowledge available to them via emerg-ing technologies Navigating the ldquoinfor-mation superhighwayrdquo is a big task but with smart and simple guidelines it is certainly manageable
Of course other print resources as well as in-the-flesh guest speakers will also provide us with a rich and well-rounded experience
Online social networkingtaking the study of biology into an online community
Instructor Each and every one of us
Throughout the course of this year we will be utilizing many emerging web technologies to both broaden and deepen our experience in this class Educational social networking blogging and podcasting are tools that are begin-ning to show great promise in schools across the country Our class will heavily use a web communications tool for networking between members of our class as well as with MWSU from time to time The URL for this site is httpmwsu-bio101ningcom As soon as possible you will need to navigate to this site and request access online by filling out a profile You will be asked many questions designed to let others get to know a bit about you as a person away from school Also in com-pleting your profile you will be asked several questions about class rank test scores etc All responses to questions such as these are completely password-protected and viewable only by your in-structor These questions will also be marked with a lock to indicate highest security for this information I take your privacy seriously and I will help you to do the same for yourself There are few places within our educa-tional system today where students re-ceive any instruction on issues and ethics in the use of Internet technology In using these tools heavily to deliver this course for you I feel that it is my mission to bring you up to speed on current issues concerning Internet privacy and safety
While this networking site will feel very much like Facebook or MySpace in daily use it differs in two crucial ways First our networking site is content-focused in the field of biology There-fore it is highly social and yet focused on academics bringing together the best of both worlds Access and security to our site is also managed by your instructor not by someone you donrsquot know from halfway around the world Online discussion forums concerning key course concepts and the use of we-blogs (blogging) as a new genre of con-nective writing are important core fea-tures of our course network You will find that much of your work in this class
will transfer relatively easily to a digital portfolio which can then travel with you throughout your future studies Your connection to the learning process is a huge personal goal of mine I will not be satisfied if this course is any-thing less than the most relevant and rig-orous experience for all of us involved Overall I think you will find that this online hub for study throughout the course will greatly enhance collaboration between all involved I have a deep-seated belief that this approach will bring us all together with a stronger sense of community and the awareness that comes along with genuine personal growth
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
ldquoEquipped with his five senses man explores the universe around him and calls the venture ldquosci-encerdquo
Edwin Powell Hubble
John DeweyldquoEducation is a social process education is growth education is not a preparation for life but is life itselfrdquo
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grading and grade scale will remain consistent throughout Approxi-mately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rest with exams and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on lab reports online projects and other away-from-the-classroom authentic tasks leaving the final 10 to be covered by brief daily journal writing assignments Therefore even if you are not the worldrsquos best at high-stakes exams with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class
The course will feature approximately eight summative exams throughout the year Smaller quizzes will be used on a nearly daily basis to hold each of us accountable for learning Most impor-tantly however these quizzes will serve as an impor-tant gauge on how the teachinglearning process is proceeding Student data from these assessments is used to adjust instruction on a daily basis
Any make up arrangements for exams or quiz-zes should be done prior to missing the exam for school business In the event of a missed exam due to an emergency the exam or quiz must be taken on the first day back in class This will not be a problem once we become accustomed to the mindset of fre-quent formative assessment
It is also important to realize that your work will be assessed both independently as well as collabora-tively This instructional decision was not deter-mined haphazardly A high grade in this course is essentially a guarantee of independent mastery of key concepts and skills in biology However our world is an increasingly complex place making ef-fective collaboration also an essential outcome in any reputable system of learning in 2008
Your final score for the course will be calculated on a very simple percentage basis as follows
bullA = 90 - 100bullB = 80 - 89bullC = 70 - 79bullD = 60 - 69bullF = lt60
Our textbook is entitled ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY (with physiology) by Campbell Reece and SimonThe online version of the text with multimedia sup-plements and study tools can be found by navigating to wwwcampbellbiologycom and selecting the icon for the textbook identical to ours General topics of study for Principles of Biology
bullBiology todaybullNature of Science
bullTaxonomy bullChemistrybullCellular structure amp functionbullCellular energeticsbullCellular cyclesbullMolecular geneticsbullPopulation geneticsbullBiological evolutionbullHomeostasisbullHuman reproduction amp developmentbullEcology
One final note
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you to grow and succeed in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school around 700am and stay at least until around 400pm As an instructional coach as well at Benton I am often found throughout the building However I do have an officestaff development room on 3rd floor room 305 Contact me via e-mail at seannashsjsdk12mous or via Twitter username ldquonashworldrdquo Parents also feel free to use these methods of communication as well as by phone during the day at 816-671-4030 I look forward to working with you during this coming school year and in supporting you as you begin your collegiate-level studies
Sean P Nash
Miscellaneous policies etcthe devilrsquos in the detailsYou have been waiting to ask about
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
Charles DarwinldquoIt is not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that sur-vives it is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
Classroom Resourcesbeyond the bookInstructor Others throughout the globe
The major topics in the course will be covered by the ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY text by Campbell Reese amp Simon as well as a multitude of other supplemen-tary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course The online resource package will provide you with access to a large body of multimedia as well These are things that go beyond the two-dimensional na-ture of the traditional textbook
My version of this course is also de-signed to introduce basic information literacy especially within the field of bi-ology There is a sea of free resources for use on the Internet More than ever before classrooms of the 21st Century should assist students in making smart ethical decisions about the body of knowledge available to them via emerg-ing technologies Navigating the ldquoinfor-mation superhighwayrdquo is a big task but with smart and simple guidelines it is certainly manageable
Of course other print resources as well as in-the-flesh guest speakers will also provide us with a rich and well-rounded experience
Online social networkingtaking the study of biology into an online community
Instructor Each and every one of us
Throughout the course of this year we will be utilizing many emerging web technologies to both broaden and deepen our experience in this class Educational social networking blogging and podcasting are tools that are begin-ning to show great promise in schools across the country Our class will heavily use a web communications tool for networking between members of our class as well as with MWSU from time to time The URL for this site is httpmwsu-bio101ningcom As soon as possible you will need to navigate to this site and request access online by filling out a profile You will be asked many questions designed to let others get to know a bit about you as a person away from school Also in com-pleting your profile you will be asked several questions about class rank test scores etc All responses to questions such as these are completely password-protected and viewable only by your in-structor These questions will also be marked with a lock to indicate highest security for this information I take your privacy seriously and I will help you to do the same for yourself There are few places within our educa-tional system today where students re-ceive any instruction on issues and ethics in the use of Internet technology In using these tools heavily to deliver this course for you I feel that it is my mission to bring you up to speed on current issues concerning Internet privacy and safety
While this networking site will feel very much like Facebook or MySpace in daily use it differs in two crucial ways First our networking site is content-focused in the field of biology There-fore it is highly social and yet focused on academics bringing together the best of both worlds Access and security to our site is also managed by your instructor not by someone you donrsquot know from halfway around the world Online discussion forums concerning key course concepts and the use of we-blogs (blogging) as a new genre of con-nective writing are important core fea-tures of our course network You will find that much of your work in this class
will transfer relatively easily to a digital portfolio which can then travel with you throughout your future studies Your connection to the learning process is a huge personal goal of mine I will not be satisfied if this course is any-thing less than the most relevant and rig-orous experience for all of us involved Overall I think you will find that this online hub for study throughout the course will greatly enhance collaboration between all involved I have a deep-seated belief that this approach will bring us all together with a stronger sense of community and the awareness that comes along with genuine personal growth
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
ldquoEquipped with his five senses man explores the universe around him and calls the venture ldquosci-encerdquo
Edwin Powell Hubble
John DeweyldquoEducation is a social process education is growth education is not a preparation for life but is life itselfrdquo
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grading and grade scale will remain consistent throughout Approxi-mately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rest with exams and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on lab reports online projects and other away-from-the-classroom authentic tasks leaving the final 10 to be covered by brief daily journal writing assignments Therefore even if you are not the worldrsquos best at high-stakes exams with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class
The course will feature approximately eight summative exams throughout the year Smaller quizzes will be used on a nearly daily basis to hold each of us accountable for learning Most impor-tantly however these quizzes will serve as an impor-tant gauge on how the teachinglearning process is proceeding Student data from these assessments is used to adjust instruction on a daily basis
Any make up arrangements for exams or quiz-zes should be done prior to missing the exam for school business In the event of a missed exam due to an emergency the exam or quiz must be taken on the first day back in class This will not be a problem once we become accustomed to the mindset of fre-quent formative assessment
It is also important to realize that your work will be assessed both independently as well as collabora-tively This instructional decision was not deter-mined haphazardly A high grade in this course is essentially a guarantee of independent mastery of key concepts and skills in biology However our world is an increasingly complex place making ef-fective collaboration also an essential outcome in any reputable system of learning in 2008
Your final score for the course will be calculated on a very simple percentage basis as follows
bullA = 90 - 100bullB = 80 - 89bullC = 70 - 79bullD = 60 - 69bullF = lt60
Our textbook is entitled ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY (with physiology) by Campbell Reece and SimonThe online version of the text with multimedia sup-plements and study tools can be found by navigating to wwwcampbellbiologycom and selecting the icon for the textbook identical to ours General topics of study for Principles of Biology
bullBiology todaybullNature of Science
bullTaxonomy bullChemistrybullCellular structure amp functionbullCellular energeticsbullCellular cyclesbullMolecular geneticsbullPopulation geneticsbullBiological evolutionbullHomeostasisbullHuman reproduction amp developmentbullEcology
One final note
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you to grow and succeed in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school around 700am and stay at least until around 400pm As an instructional coach as well at Benton I am often found throughout the building However I do have an officestaff development room on 3rd floor room 305 Contact me via e-mail at seannashsjsdk12mous or via Twitter username ldquonashworldrdquo Parents also feel free to use these methods of communication as well as by phone during the day at 816-671-4030 I look forward to working with you during this coming school year and in supporting you as you begin your collegiate-level studies
Sean P Nash
Miscellaneous policies etcthe devilrsquos in the detailsYou have been waiting to ask about
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
Charles DarwinldquoIt is not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that sur-vives it is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grading and grade scale will remain consistent throughout Approxi-mately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rest with exams and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on lab reports online projects and other away-from-the-classroom authentic tasks leaving the final 10 to be covered by brief daily journal writing assignments Therefore even if you are not the worldrsquos best at high-stakes exams with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class
The course will feature approximately eight summative exams throughout the year Smaller quizzes will be used on a nearly daily basis to hold each of us accountable for learning Most impor-tantly however these quizzes will serve as an impor-tant gauge on how the teachinglearning process is proceeding Student data from these assessments is used to adjust instruction on a daily basis
Any make up arrangements for exams or quiz-zes should be done prior to missing the exam for school business In the event of a missed exam due to an emergency the exam or quiz must be taken on the first day back in class This will not be a problem once we become accustomed to the mindset of fre-quent formative assessment
It is also important to realize that your work will be assessed both independently as well as collabora-tively This instructional decision was not deter-mined haphazardly A high grade in this course is essentially a guarantee of independent mastery of key concepts and skills in biology However our world is an increasingly complex place making ef-fective collaboration also an essential outcome in any reputable system of learning in 2008
Your final score for the course will be calculated on a very simple percentage basis as follows
bullA = 90 - 100bullB = 80 - 89bullC = 70 - 79bullD = 60 - 69bullF = lt60
Our textbook is entitled ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY (with physiology) by Campbell Reece and SimonThe online version of the text with multimedia sup-plements and study tools can be found by navigating to wwwcampbellbiologycom and selecting the icon for the textbook identical to ours General topics of study for Principles of Biology
bullBiology todaybullNature of Science
bullTaxonomy bullChemistrybullCellular structure amp functionbullCellular energeticsbullCellular cyclesbullMolecular geneticsbullPopulation geneticsbullBiological evolutionbullHomeostasisbullHuman reproduction amp developmentbullEcology
One final note
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you to grow and succeed in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school around 700am and stay at least until around 400pm As an instructional coach as well at Benton I am often found throughout the building However I do have an officestaff development room on 3rd floor room 305 Contact me via e-mail at seannashsjsdk12mous or via Twitter username ldquonashworldrdquo Parents also feel free to use these methods of communication as well as by phone during the day at 816-671-4030 I look forward to working with you during this coming school year and in supporting you as you begin your collegiate-level studies
Sean P Nash
Miscellaneous policies etcthe devilrsquos in the detailsYou have been waiting to ask about
PR
INC
IPLE
S O
F B
IOLO
GY
Aug
ust
27 2
008
Charles DarwinldquoIt is not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that sur-vives it is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
httpmwsu-bio101ningcom
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
NAME _______________________________________________________
NAME YOU LIKE TO BE CALLED ______________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS (please print clearly) ______________________________________
PARENTGUARDIAN NAME(s) ________________________________________
MIDDLE SCHOOL -or- HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS ______________________________
WHAT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU PARTICIPATE IN (sports band theater clubs etc)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL (hobbies interests etc)
TO THIS DATE WHAT CLASSSUBJECT DO YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK IN Why do you think that is
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEACHER
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
LIST THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD STUDENT
Then in your opinion circle the most important of the three
________________________ _________________________ _______________________
WHAT IS THE BEST MOVIE YOU SAW THIS PAST SUMMER Why
WHAT ARE THE NAMES (artisttitleetc) OF THE LAST THREE CDs YOU PURCHASED
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
Is this glasshellip half empty or half full (circle one) amp explain why in the space below
ANY OTHER IMPORTANT CLOSING THOUGHTS IDEAS THINGS I SHOULD KNOW AS YOUR TEACHER
P R I N C I P L E S O F B I O L O G Y
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
Zoology
Course DescriptionWelcome to the 2007-2008 school year and ZOOLOGY in particular This class is one year in length and it will cover many aspects of the science of animals It is designed to be an in-depth challenging course Specific areas of study will in-cludeANIMALIA SYSTEMATICS
Phylum Porifera (sponges)Phylum Cnidaria (corals anemones jelly-fish etchellip)Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)Phy-lum Nematoda (roundworms)Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)Phy-lum Molluska (mollusks)Phylum Arthropoda (primarily crusta-cea)Phylum Echinodermata (echino-derms)Phylum Chordata (chordates)Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)Subphy-lum Cephalochordata (amphioxus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)Class Agnatha (jawless fishes)Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Class Amphibia (amphibians)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Class Aves (birds)Class Mammalia (mammals)
The above topics will be covered by the MODERN BIOLOGY text by Holt and several other supplementary sources Your textbook will also be accessible to you online throughout this course This means that if you have internet access at home you may not need to lug this text home The course is also lab and activity intensive For this and other reasons it should be an interesting and fun class for all who are enrolled
However this is a subject that REQUIRES you to study In a one-year biology course you may learn as many or more
words than if you were to take a foreign language course in the same time period Obviously there is just too much to re-member without taking the time to study Be prepared to plan your study schedule so that you can review important ideas and concepts read your book and memorize definitions for a small amount of time EACH DAY This is much favor-able to really fouling your time up before due dates by cramming to get everything in
You will find out in the first two weeks that this class will incorporate many dif-ferent types of learning activities such as hands-on labs dissection labs demon-strations one-to-one laptop computing activities cooperative learning lecture and large group discussion video les-sons library research journal activities and current science readings
ldquoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most intelligent that survives It is the one that is the most adaptable to changerdquo - Charles Darwin
Scientific InquiryHow is research conducted in zoology How can I use scientific tools amp methods to find answers to my questions about animals
Comparative AnatomyWhat similarities exist between different members of the animal kingdom What do the differences between the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird reveal about their history
EvolutionHow does a population adapt to changes in its environment What factors drive the evolution of a species
ClassificationWhat makes an organism an ldquoanimalrdquoIs a hawk more closely related to a human or a dinosaur How do we know
Animal InteractionsHow do animals depend upon other animals What is the difference between predator and prey Is having a parasite always ldquobadrdquo
Animal BehaviorHow does an animalrsquos behavior affect its survival and chances of reproduction What is a ldquosocialrdquo animal How does reproduction affect
behavior
The Scientific Study of the Animal Kingdom
Instructors Mr Sean NashRoom 307
seannashsjsdk12mous
B E N T O N H I G H
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
S E Q U O I A C L U B
As stated above a key com-ponent of this course is the utilization of dissection as a tool to understand the com-plex systems of living things and to see how they all relate to one another It is IMPERA-TIVE that you participate in these labs However some students always will choose to be the group member who ldquolooksrdquo and ldquoobservesrdquo while another might actually do the ldquotruerdquo dissection work I have NO problem with this whatso-ever Along with each dissec-tion there are many types of data that will need to be col-lected and then recorded It would not make really good sense for the person holding the ldquoscalpelrdquo to have to also operate the ldquopenrdquohellip rightIt is important for all of us to remember that these are NOT wild animals that were cap-
tured in the natural environ-ment and killed EVERY specimen that we will study this year comes from a bio-logical supply company that is in the business of raising specimens specifically for laboratory and research use Each animal has also been carefully euthanized in the most humane way possible
Although many different types of activities will be used to assess your grade the grad-ing and grade scale will re-main consistent throughout
Approximately 50 of the quarter and semester grades will rely on tests and daily quiz scores Another 40 will depend directly on homework and lab reports and participa-tion leaving the final 10 to be covered by daily journal
writing assignments There-fore even if you are not the worldrsquos best test-taker with hard work you can ultimately succeed in this class 13 Sometime in the first few days you will need to obtain a 3 ring binder to be used for this class only This should be re-served for ZOOLOGY only
During the first day or two we will be forming and discussing classroom conduct rules to be followed by all of us These are things which will make our jobs as student and teacher go as smoothly as pos-sible These rules will be posted during the first week Should some type of a conflict arise the following plan of ac-tion will be followed in nu-merical fashion in order to resolve it 1) Student-Teacher conference
2) Morning detention with teacher3) Parent-teacher or parent-
teacher-student conference4) Referral to disciplinary ad-
ministration
ONE LAST NOTE
I am not just your teacher during this period I am here to help you in any way I can If you have questions or concerns please feel free to share them with me before or after school I am always at school before 700am and other than during wrestling season I am almost always available for help after school
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost~Thomas Eisner Chemical Ecologist
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
C L A S S R O O M A R R A N G E M E N T
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
L A P T O P C A R T S
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
S T U D E N T W O R K D I S P L A Y S
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
WORKS CITED
Marzano Robert ldquoClassroom Management That Worksrdquo Alexandria VA Association for Su-
pervision and Curriculum Development 2003
Knight ldquoCoaching Classroom Managementrdquo
Sprick Randy ldquoVideo Interview Series with Jim Knight on Effective Classroom Managementrdquo
httpthebigfourningcomvideovideolistTaggedtag=management 2009
Nash Sean Personal and original documents and images related to classroom management and
motivation 2009
