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Education is the lighting of a fire, not the filling of a bucket. William Butler Yeats

Education is the lighting of a fire, not the filling of a bucket. William Butler Yeats. S449 AP Biology. Sharon McCoy smccoy@d211.org (847)755-3815 Office Hours 7:20 – 9:00 AM 12:00 – 5:00 PM. About Me. In my 22 nd year of teaching

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Education is the lighting of a fire, not the filling of a bucket. William Butler Yeats

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  1. Education is the lighting of a fire, not the filling of a bucket. William Butler Yeats

  2. S449 AP Biology Sharon McCoy smccoy@d211.org (847)755-3815 Office Hours 7:20 – 9:00 AM 12:00 – 5:00 PM

  3. About Me • In my 22nd year of teaching • Illinois State University B.S. Biology Education • Northern Illinois University M.S. Secondary Education • 12 and 10 year old daughters and a 4 year old son • Have taught Accelerated Chemistry, Chemistry, Accelerated Biology, Biology • Seventh year teaching AP Biology

  4. My Approach • Taught as a freshman level college course • Main focus is to prepare students to be successful on the AP Exam in May • Lectures • Small group activities • Individual work • Laboratory Activities • Field Trips • Projects

  5. Grading • 50% Labs, Quizzes, Abstracts Twelve prescribed labs as recommended by the College Board plus other lab activities Vocabulary quizzes Abstracts Book journal • 50% Tests Two to three tests per quarter Grades posted to district electronic gradebook

  6. Other thoughts… • Investigate what type of credit a college or university will give for AP scores • Main focus is to prepare for the AP test in May which I hope every student will take • Focus and work hard consistently throughout the year • AP review guides and the value of an AP course • Get organized! • Learn time management • Develop responsibility • Develop good study habits

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