John McMurtry's IB Biology site
jmcmurtryatmis-munichdotde
Munich International School- IBDP Coordinator, Biology HL teacher
Team leader of Examiners Biology HL paper 2
Assistant Examiner Biology HL paper 3
IBO Biology workshop leader
InThinking Biology workshop leader
Oxford Study Courses- Biology HL/SL
Having started teaching in 1981 in Botswana, then 7 years at Loyola Academy in Illinois, USA, followed by 3 years of IB experience at Copenhagen Int. School, I continue to teach IB Biology at Munich Int. School. I have been teaching IB Biology since 1993 - 3 syllabus changes back in time! My class materials for my students at Munich International School will be developed and posted in the Class link. I have been an examiner since 2002- Biology HL paper 3 between 2002-2005 and Biology HL paper 2 team leader since 2006. Since 2004, I have been leading IB Biology workshops. I have led workshops in Istanbul, Johannesburg, Athens, Paris and Barcelona. My workshop materials will be available in the Workshop link. Back in 1997 I started to teach Oxford Study Course Easter revision courses. Revision and study guidance will be posted in the Revision and Study link as I develop more materials. As I discover sites on the internet, I will post those that I like to use and think are valuable to my teaching and to my students' learning in the Topic Guide link. I wish to thank all of the authors for their permission allowing me to make these links. | Things that are new: 23 Oct 2009 Some excellent new websites for IB Biology added to the Topics page. 7 Oct 2009 Topic 7 Nobel Prize website for DNA-RNA-Proteins Topic 11- Nerve Signalling 25 Sept 2009 Topic 5.2 Precautionary Principle link 24 Sept 2009 Renewed the link to David Mindorff's ICT in Biology site in the IB Biology HL class page 7 Sept 2009 Topic 7- FirstGlance Protein visualization activity 24 May 2009 Topic 8- Photosynthesis 8 May 2009 Xerophyte adaptations 7 May 2009 Well the exams are finished for this years Grade 12, one year to go for the Grade 11's! 4 May 2009 New study skills help in Revision and Study page 17 April 2009 All command terms pages have been renewed Male reproductive system drawing ppt in Topic 6- Reproduction ICT skills link in IB Biology HL Class 14 April 2009 Phytochrome action in flowering in Topic 9 13 April 2009 Visual processing in Option E Use of monoclonal antibodies in Circulation and Defence in Topic 6 11 April Graphical data presentations in Exam Strategies New Quick study tips 7 April 2009 Dr Jastrow's Electron microscopy atlas in Topic 2 23 March 2009 NewIBO and InThinking workshops coming up! see Biology workshop page IVF issues in Topic 6 Reproduction page 9 March 2009 Thanks to Michael Clarke for showing me new sites in Opt E 7 March 2009 CHD in Circulation, Circadian rythms in Opt E 5 March 2009 More Topic E materials- psychoactive drugs and effects 25 Feb 2009 Visual processing sites in Opt E. Evolution 21 Feb 2009 Univ of California Open Access sites added to topics 2, 3,4,6,9 Hormone action animations in Topic 6 added 8 Feb 2009 Opt E materials completed 1 Feb 2009 New items in Topic 5 Evolution Super interactive for genetics of fruit flies Lots of new interactives and animations in physiology topics 7 Jan 2009 New items in Topic 4 Genetics |