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I am a digital biologist, teacher, and entrepreneur. My passion is developing instructional materials for 21st century biology (Digital World Biology).
June 28, 2006
Category: Climate change
Some of us walk by the bus stop and nervously glance at the scruffy-looking man carrying the ragged sign. I try not to breathe through my nose while I read...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:43 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 27, 2006
Category: Science education
Yet another Bio-Link blog post. The San Francisco bay area has experienced phenomenal growth in both the number of biotech companies and the need to find employees. But, no matter...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 7:00 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 22, 2006
Category: Ask a Science Blogger
Science Blogs has asked: What makes a good science teacher? Many of the science teachers that I've met can't really be described by the adjective "good." The better fitting words...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 8:00 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 21, 2006
Category: Humor
This important question, posed by Benjamin Cohen of The World's Fair, is one that cannot be ignored. And, most importantly, can be quickly answered....
Posted by Sandra Porter at 2:08 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 20, 2006
Category: Climate change
I recently completed a long trip out-of-town, giving a presentation at a Bio-Link conference in Berkeley, and teaching a couple of bioinformatics classes at the University of Texas, through the...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 2:03 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 19, 2006
Category: Announcements
Two new carnivals were posted recently that you may want to investigate. The latest edition of the pediatric grand rounds is up. You will laugh, you will cry, and you...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 1:37 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Science education
We can't all be like Bill Gates and help education through a large foundation, but we can do our part! My co-science bloggers have started this wonderful fund-raiser for helping...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:00 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 16, 2006
Category: Science education
Blogging from Bio-Link, part III High school teachers have different techniques for selling their students on the benefits of science and math. When some high school instructors step in front...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 8:32 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 5, 2006
Category: Science education
Blogging from Bio-Link, part I I am currently in Berkeley attending the 2006 Bio-Link summer fellows' workshop. It's hard to believe that it's been eight years since the first workshop...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 8:29 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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