Welcome to Anatomy & Physiology, Spring 2010

Use this website to stay up to date with class assignments.
The daily blogs show detailed assignments for each day.

My Teaching Philosophy

"I hear—I forget, I see—I learn, I do—I understand, I teach—I master"

The quote above describes a good portion of my teaching philosophy. I believe students learn the most when they are engaged in the learning. This can be done by incorporating activities into a lecture or by relating a lesson to the experiences of the students. Each student is unique, therefore, it is imperative to incorporate multiple learning styles (visual, logical, kinesthetic, etc) and diversity within a lecture.

When a student is capable of teaching the information he or she has learned, it is a sign that he/she has mastered the subject matter. Promoting group work allows the students to explore his or her understanding by being put into a situation where the student is challenged to help and teach another. Successful group work is often accomplished when a team atmosphere is present. A positive and respectful attitude towards each individual is crucial in accomplishing this.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Thurs, Feb 11

1) Review organics section of study guide (3rd block only)
2) Ch. 2 test

Weds, Feb 10

SNOW DAY:)

Tues, Feb 9

1) Review organics section of study guide (1st block only)
2) Carbohydrates, Lipids, & Protein Lab

Mon, Feb 8

1) Go over Chapter 2 inorganics review
2) Organics powerpoint
3) Hand out organics section of study guide

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Fri, Feb 5

1) Watch Medical Mysteries
2) Inorganic Review (due monday)

Thurs, Feb 4

*Gradesheets
1) Finish inorganic notes and demos
2) liver lab
3) review enzymes

Weds, Feb 3

1) Hand back test
2) Ch. 2 presentations
3) Inorganic notes and demos

Tues, Feb 2

1) unit 1 test
2) introduce organics chapter attack (pages 34 - 43 due thursday)
3) get into groups for chapter 2 presentations

Mon, Feb 1

1) Review Directional terms worksheet and study guide
2) MRI, CT scan, and Ultrasound powerpoint
3) Matching cards
4) Bingo

Fri, Jan 29

1) Anatomical terms diagrams

Thurs, Jan 28

1) body systems quiz returned
2) anatomical terms notes
- complete front side
- practice worksheets
3) Given medical terms, determine medical condition based on prefixes, suffixes, and root words
4) Bingo

Weds, Jan 27

*Collect safety contracts and ZAP forms
1) Review body systems
2) Quiz
3) turn in Ch. attack
4) Lecture/Powerpoint on pages 2-14
-emphasis on homeostasis & neg and pos feedback
5) Anatomical Bingo

Tues, Jan 26

*Collect safety contracts and ZAP forms
1) Review definitions for anatomy and physiology
2) Finish body system notes
3) Begin Prefix, suffix, and root word memorization

*Quiz over body systems tomorrow

Monday, Jan 25

1) Introduction
-Syllabus
-Safety Contract
-Tour of the Room
-Hand out books
2) Introduce Chapter attacks
-Complete Ch. Attack for pages 2-14 (due Weds)
3) Start body system notes (Dr. M. Screen II)
*Unit test next Tuesday