Educator Voices

Asking scientific questions is a foundational skill that takes instructional support for students to develop. In this article, Bernice Brythorne outlines how she uses BioInteractive resources to get her students to formulate and refine scientific questions. 

Our new Interactive Video Builder tool lets educators embed their own questions into our videos. In this Educator Voices article, Annie Prud’homme-Généreux details research-based strategies for designing effective interactive videos.

If you're interested in using facilitated discussions to promote scientific literacy and empower students to make evidence-based decisions, this article from professor Holly Basta details how she restructured her course to promote student questioning and talk.

To prevent his AP Environmental Science students from having "problem fatigue," Florida educator Scott Sowell focuses on how environmental solutions are developed, justified, implemented, and evaluated.

Planarians can be used to investigate a variety of biological phenomena like animal behavior, mitosis, taxonomy, and more. In this article from professor Karen Avery, see how she uses this unassuming model organism to teach concepts in cellular biology and genetics.

Liberating Structures are a set of easy-to-implement ideas for structuring group discussions. In this article, Annie Prud’homme-Généreux, a professor in Canada, details how she pairs these structures with BioInteractive resources.

One big challenge of hybrid teaching was implementing equitable assessments. In this article from Texas educator Lee Ferguson, hear how her team utilized alternative methods of assessment to gauge students' understanding of genetics.

What are the benefits of distance learning for students in a high school setting? In this article, two California educators share how they've structured distance learning with their students — including the advantages of their approach.

If you're interested in using your favorite BioInteractive resources in an online setting, this Educator Voices article details tips for adapting our resources along with related reflection questions.

Video activities can be easily translated into dynamic online learning activities. In this Educator Voices article, Melissa Haswell details a two-week series of video activities for an ecology and animal behavior unit that she's used in both in-person and online classes.

When Cinthya Fernández's school was destroyed by the earthquake in Mexico City, she had to rapidly transition her classes to being conducted online. In this Educator Voices article, she shares her experiences, including how to use BioInteractive resources in this new setting.

If you're interested in essential components of facilitating courses online, this article from Melissa Csikari discusses how she conducts her community college biology courses online, including giving students relevant and timely feedback.