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Jen replied to Paula Courtemanche's discussion AP Recruitment in the group AP Biology

"Paula, I'm curious (and please don't take this the wrong way) about your statement that kids were "selected from the AP Potential list" - what do you use for criteria to be on this "potential" list? I only ask because…"

Jan 6, 2010

Paula Courtemanche replied to J. Gudelsky's discussion What Do You Decide To Include/Teach? in the group General Biology

"Jason - Very interesting. I would like to see a copy of your curriculum. We have our bio curriculum on a topic format - the traditional small to large approach. I also like doing ecology first, as stated in a previous post, to give them a big…"

Jan 5, 2010

Paula Courtemanche added a discussion to the group AP Biology

AP Recruitment

OK, it's getting to that time of year when kids make decisions about their course selections for next year. Last year we tried to recruit students by having an open house. The kids were selected from the AP Potential list and invited, with their parents, to a night introducing them to AP classes. It wasn't that successful - only about a dozen kids and their parents (out of a school of 3000). Another method was to go into the feeder classes with previous students to talk to the kids. That seemed…See More

Jan 5, 2010

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Paula Courtemanche replied to Jason Maas-Baldwin's discussion Your Thoughts on Teaching Style in the group AP Biology

"I do a combo of a few things. I do use powerpoints, some from the Campbell book that I modify - some I make myself. I also have a Moodle site for the kids to do interactive class/homework assignments. It's great to link an assignment to a…"

Jan 5, 2010

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Dec 12, 2009

Paula Courtemanche left a comment for Jason Braun

"Good to hear from someone - yes, I was showing the O and D lab. I put food coloring in the different sucrose solutions and do not label the containers. The kids have to figure out the concentrations based on the % mass difference. The…"

Sep 10, 2009

Jason Braun left a comment for Paula Courtemanche

"Hi Paula, I was looking at the pictures you had posted and I was wondering what labs you were doing with them? Obviouly you were doing osmosis with dialysis bags,, what did you put in them? Also, what did you do with the chlorophyll? I am always…"

Sep 10, 2009