2024 QUICK HITS Online Workshop

Tips & Tricks for the High School Classroom

Wednesday, August 14, 2024
7:00PM - 8:30PM ET
Free Online Event

The NABT QUICK HITS webinar was designed for the NABT community by the NABT community. Educators from across the country shared tips and tricks, ready-to-go activities, standard-aligned lessons, and outreach ideas for the high school life science classroom. Featured "speed sessions" covered a wide variety of topics, including biodiversity, modeling, Anatomy & Physiology, and much more!

A recording of the symposium will be available after the event.

2024 Presentations

Presentation 1: Introduction to Biodiversity and Its Importance
Mark Little, Broomfield High School (retired), Arvada, CO

RESOURCES: An Introduction to Biodiversity, Biodiversity Presentation, BioDiversity Cards, BioDiversity Trees Activity (Avery Template)

Presentation 2: Human Protein Modeling
Lee Ferguson, Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, TX

RESOURCES: Human Modeling Presentation, Introduction to the Activity

Presentation 3: Investigating Inference
Jon Darkow, Amherst Steele High School, Amherst, OH

RESOURCES: Reasoning and Inference Presentation

Presentation 4: Building a BioClub
David Butler, Southern Wells High School, Poneto, IN

RESOURCES: Southern Wells BioClub Info, NABT BioClub, Sample BioClub Activities, T-Shirts, Student Pictures

Presentation 5: Draw It, Build It in Anatomy
Chris Monsour, Tiffin Columbian High School, Tiffin, OH

RESOURCES: Draw It, Build It Presentation

Presentation 6: Using Scripts to Assist Students with Executive Functioning
Beth Cates, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, Rocklin, CA

RESOURCES: Executive Functioning Assistance

Presentation 7: Supporting JEDI
Elesha Goodfriend and Kelly Moore, Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN

RESOURCES: Undocumented Students (English), Estudiantes Indocumentados (Espanol), FASFA Bilingual Guide, FASFA Spanish Guide, Scholarship List (2022)