Academics

In EDCI 3550 (one of the last GeauxTeach courses a student can expect to take), students participating are required to already have completed a sequence of GeauxTeach courses, as well as multiple teacher certifications under both Google and Praxis. At this stage in the GeauxTeach Program, students are adept in multiple areas of communication, as they have had at least 2 semesters of training under other GeauxTeach courses that are CIC certified. The best way of demonstrating a candidate's proficiency in teaching is leading in the classroom as a teacher. Linked here is an example of one of my lessons being taught live as an example of the CIC Spoken mode. I am especially proud of this example because everyone in the class seemed to be having a good time learning the content I was teaching.

One of the most important aspects of communication is relaying your message, and that cannot be done sometimes without popping visuals and intricate designs. That is one of the major emphases of teaching as well - to capture and retain the attention of your students. In order to achieve this desired outcome, teacher candidates are expected to be able to produce content packed presentations that both convey their purpose, as well as retain learner attention. Linked here is an example of one of the PowerPoints that my instruction group used in class to teach evolution in EDCI 4500.

Linked here is an example of of the content that we have discussed in my HNRS 3035 class. This is an example of the CIC technological mod; because in our class we utilized websites such as google scholar, and google docs to assist us in completing this midterm assignment. At the end we produced 14 pages of well researched information regarding the hallmarks of cancer. Through this mode in CIC, I have learned how to utilize technology in regards to communication in the 21st century.

In BIOL 1209 (Biological Laboratory for Science Majors II) we were required to produce lab reports on a weekly basis to satisfy the CIC written requirement. This is an example of one of my written lab reports from class. In this lab report I talk about a prominent invasive species that causes harm to local trees in North America with relevantly cited sources. Through this mode in CIC I have learned to construct adequate written artifacts that reflect all the information that I wish to express in a organized manner that is plagiarism free, and in formats expected of College of Science students.

In Marine Communities Laboratory (BIOL 4263) I was lucky to learn under Dr. Barry Aronhime. Listening in on his lectures, I see that he has the teaching abilities that are seen in trained teacher candidates. Although I never did ask him whether he was formally trained to teach, I did take this as an opportunity to designate BIOL 4263 as a Service Learning course by writing a lesson plan for high school students to partake focusing on marine communities. This lesson plan was made in partnership with the Capitol Area STEM Network so that their educators can have high quality lesson plans to use if need be. Linked on the right is the first half of a two part unit lesson plan. The picture on the right is one that I took of the ocean during our field trip to The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON).

The second part of the unit lesson plan was designated by me to EDCI 4500 because I believed that this opportunity was directly related to one of the major emphases of EDCI 4500 - project based learning. Essentially, the two part unit lesson plan that I had created allowed students to participate in a project based learning experience, where they would find information that would contribute to their learning on their own, under the guidance of a teacher. Linked to the left is the second half of the unit lesson plan. The image on the left is one that I took of a crab during our field trip to The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

In General Microbiology (BIOL 2051) students learn the general concepts of microbiology including structure and function of microbial cells, genetics, metabolism, diversity, host-microbe interactions, pathogens and immunology. As part of a mini project, me and my microbiology group went over the general process of aerobic respiration in cells and made a short video explaining the process to demonstrate our competency in the subject. Linked to the right is the short video.

My academic minor is English with a concentration in Poetry. One of the most memorable classes that I have taken to finish this minor was Introduction to Poetry (ENGL 2027), a class that made me fall in love with poetry to begin with. From there on out, I took many other poetry courses such as ENGL 4007, and ENGL 4015 - some of the more advanced English courses that LSU offers to undergraduates. Linked to the left is an example of my critique on one of the poems that I read in class.