Who Is Anne Marie's Biggest Change In The Classroom

Teaching is Changing Anne Marie, a professor at Cal Poly, teaches science in the liberal studies department. Anne Marie is trying to change the way science is taught in the classroom and affect her students lives in positive way. Her love and passion for science is seen and transferred from her to all her students. Anne Marie’s passion started summer of her senior year in college when she got an internship with an outdoor environmental program. She remembers exactly “leading the first group on a hike and the teacher,Sally Carter, and realizing that is what I want to do.” The teacher, the students, and what she was teaching she realized it was her passion was to teach science. Before this internship experience Anne Marie had imagined herself in a research based setting somewhere maybe the Bay Area. The intern opportunity changed her career path and the way she saw science. The change was made while being outdoors teaching in a hands on environment, seeing the students
In the classroom “making the atmosphere comfortable for students, trying to relate to students, being organized, and the activities engaging and hands on.” Through making the classroom a positive attitude and atmosphere she is able to effectively teach through encouraging her students. Making the classroom where students are comfortable to learn allows for students to participate in class and gain knowledge through asking questions when one may not understand. When she relates to her students she is able to teach to their understanding becoming effective in giving the knowledge to her students. Organization is a key to success of being a teacher so that way as the teacher one does not waste time because all the material is not organized. In order for the activities to captivate students attention the activities are taught in a learn by doing method allowing for the student to discover the