My career in education has spanned over three decades. I have taught all content areas to primary/middle school students, science and health to secondary students and education theory and biology to college students. Of all my experiences in education, I have most enjoyed teaching the Life Sciences.
With a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, I am also a perpetual student of traditional education and all areas of self-improvement.
To help other educators, students, and parents, I have authored several books for teaching and learning. My instructional books include: 40 Biology Lab Activities, Life Science "Do-Nows" and "Exit Tickets": 180 Days of Warm-up and Closure Activities, Biology Word Wall, and Get Stoked for Science Jokes. The classroom activities, labs, and assignments found in those volumes were used successfully in my high school biology classroom. Nathan's Investigation and A Thief in Pollinator Paradise can be used as stand-alone, high-interest picture books for young adults or as instructional books in a science classroom. A Thief in the Meadow is a step-up companion book to A Thief in Pollinator Paradise, for readers who would benefit from a simplified vocabulary. Another book, Dirty Monkeys Smell Bad, is a story I wrote about one monkey who teaches another how to do long division. It, too, is a picture book that can be used for any students learning long division both in and out of classroom settings.
I further support teachers and the "Edu-Interested" with two blogs: Biology Teaching Blog and GKC-Edurichment. The intent of my Biology Teaching Blog is to provide general instructional plans, reasoning, and thoughts for the NY State Living Environment Course. I have uploaded each unit's presentation (PowerPoint) file, which acts as a "plan book", and the videos which are shown to students at various points within each presentation. The presentation/PowerPoint files direct the topics of instruction during the three-four weeks of each unit. The blog consists of ten posts which correspond to the ten units of the course. The intent of GKC-Edurichment Blog is to offer supplementary ideas and activities that are meant to enhance, extend, and reinforce the regular curriculum. I hope that my interests will converge with some of yours!
I also offer a way for teachers to save time with lesson planning using my pre-made, highly organized Teaching Resources. Full of engaging activities for the classroom, these assignments, labs and printables are organized by topic, with a diverse set of techniques, including fill-ins, color coding, multiple choice, hands-on, and constructed response. There are over 400 science classroom resources available which are organized by topic, so you can plan for the entire school year!
My hope is that any and all of this information can be of use to anyone stumbling upon this site.
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With a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, I am also a perpetual student of traditional education and all areas of self-improvement.
To help other educators, students, and parents, I have authored several books for teaching and learning. My instructional books include: 40 Biology Lab Activities, Life Science "Do-Nows" and "Exit Tickets": 180 Days of Warm-up and Closure Activities, Biology Word Wall, and Get Stoked for Science Jokes. The classroom activities, labs, and assignments found in those volumes were used successfully in my high school biology classroom. Nathan's Investigation and A Thief in Pollinator Paradise can be used as stand-alone, high-interest picture books for young adults or as instructional books in a science classroom. A Thief in the Meadow is a step-up companion book to A Thief in Pollinator Paradise, for readers who would benefit from a simplified vocabulary. Another book, Dirty Monkeys Smell Bad, is a story I wrote about one monkey who teaches another how to do long division. It, too, is a picture book that can be used for any students learning long division both in and out of classroom settings.
I further support teachers and the "Edu-Interested" with two blogs: Biology Teaching Blog and GKC-Edurichment. The intent of my Biology Teaching Blog is to provide general instructional plans, reasoning, and thoughts for the NY State Living Environment Course. I have uploaded each unit's presentation (PowerPoint) file, which acts as a "plan book", and the videos which are shown to students at various points within each presentation. The presentation/PowerPoint files direct the topics of instruction during the three-four weeks of each unit. The blog consists of ten posts which correspond to the ten units of the course. The intent of GKC-Edurichment Blog is to offer supplementary ideas and activities that are meant to enhance, extend, and reinforce the regular curriculum. I hope that my interests will converge with some of yours!
I also offer a way for teachers to save time with lesson planning using my pre-made, highly organized Teaching Resources. Full of engaging activities for the classroom, these assignments, labs and printables are organized by topic, with a diverse set of techniques, including fill-ins, color coding, multiple choice, hands-on, and constructed response. There are over 400 science classroom resources available which are organized by topic, so you can plan for the entire school year!
My hope is that any and all of this information can be of use to anyone stumbling upon this site.
Don't miss out on freebies and promotions! Add your information below to get on my mailing list!
Connect with me @gkatzchronicle on social media, as well!
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