12.16.2019 - By Life of the School
Katie Ryan is completing her student teaching at Silver Creek High School in Longmont, Colorado. Earlier in her training she completed a practicum working with Paul Strode at Fairview High School in Boulder, CO. During that practicum, Katie had an opportunity to work BSCS Research Scientist Dr. Brian Donovan who is working to develop biology curriculum to help teachers navigate topics surrounding race and genetics in the classroom. Katie was able to co-present the workshop “Avoiding Teaching Genetic Determinism: Model-based Reasoning that helps Students Understand Multifactorial Models of Genetic Inheritance” at the 2019 NABT national conference.