I teach 9th grade Biology I and 11-12th grade Advanced Placement Biology. The AP Biology students and I take a trip to the University of Pittsburgh to perform some genetic engineering experiments. The students get a chance to see what a real college lab "feels like" and they get to do some cool
science with technology. My favorite teacher was Mr. Tack, my Pre-Calculus teacher in High School.
He was rigorous, fun and made the extra effort to help out a (formerly) math-phobic student so that she not only earned a good grade, but understood the fundamentals of math content.
Carrie Madden

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