你的教学理念是什么?

科学领域是一个不断发展的领域，围绕在我们的日常生活中。这使得每个人都有必要至少有基本的科学知识。在一所大学教普通生物实验室时，我注意到一些学生立刻表现出一种“科学高于我”的失败主义态度。这让我很难过，因为科学并不“高于”任何人。每个人都有能力理解哪怕是最基本的科学概念。每个学生的学习方式不同，但将科学知识应用到他们的日常生活中，让我有可能把这些学生变成着迷的、有吸引力的学生。为了提高兴趣，我努力用各种方法向学生们展示科学是包罗万象的。我的视觉演示和实践方法让学生开始看到“大局”，而不是简单的记忆事实。虽然死记硬背在科学中占有一席之地，但在一定程度上，通过应用获得的知识在今天的科学课程中是必不可少的。如果一个学生能记住人体所有的肌肉，那将是一项伟大的壮举。 However, not understanding the concepts of how each of those muscles works jointly in everyday life to achieve movement and structure, then that is a failure to teach the student how science applies to everyday life. When students ask questions, I feel a sense of pride in that student, as this allows me as a teacher to clarify a concept as well as possibly answering a question that several other students are too afraid to ask for fear of "asking a dumb question." From the first day of class, I ensure that all of my students understand that there are no dumb questions. I try to provide a positive learning environment in which my students feel comfortable. As I mentioned, science is an ever-evolving field, which requires us as educators to continue to learn and be knowledgeable about current topics and methodology in our field. There are no better ways to learn than from current faculty, professional affiliations, and student feedback. I am a firm believer that student feedback is essential in professional growth. At my current position at a university, I continually use student feedback to better understand what methodologies work best for my students. After each exam, I ask my students ten questions to understand what the class as a whole feels about the methods I employ in the classroom. Depending on their answers, I may slightly change my methods in hopes to engage students as much as possible. My professional and educational experiences have greatly influenced my educational philosophy. Learning new skills, keeping up with current topics in the field, and applying them in the classroom is an ongoing process. My goal for my students is that they learn to apply concepts of biology to everyday life, have a positive experience in my course, and want to continue to learn outside of the classroom. I hope to be an educator that stimulates these ideas within all of my students.

在与学生的第一堂课上，你会做什么?

在与学生的典型的第一堂课上，我会尝试评估该主题的先前知识，并加强之前的材料，以确保当我们在新材料上进行构建时，他们具有这样做所必需的基础知识。

如何帮助一个学生成为一个独立的学习者?

学习方式有很多种。我很乐意分享我在职业生涯中学到的这些风格的知识。

你会如何帮助学生保持积极性?

学生的学习动机很大程度上依赖于确保学生在学习和理解材料。如果所教的内容不能引起学生的共鸣，他们就会失去兴趣。因此，我的工作是确保这些信息与他们自己的生活相关。

如果一个学生在学习一项技能或概念上有困难，你会怎么做?

每个主题都有多种学习方法。如果一种方法不起作用，那么就有必要换一种方法来学习该材料。

你如何帮助那些在阅读理解方面有困难的学生?

我建议学生放慢阅读速度，一次只读一小部分。这也有助于提高用户留存率。