I am currently working on obtaining my initial teaching certication for TExES Field 138 (Life Science 8-12). I plan to teach high school biology.
Tradebooks can help students become engaged in subjects they might not have considered interesting. Starting with the tradebook in this book talk, The Race To Save the Lord God Bird, I plan to start collecting environmental and science-related tradebooks now for my future class library.
I haven't observed any classrooms yet and none of the teachers I have interviewed have a classroom library. I have noticed, however, that many schools do promote reading and encourage students and the community to read. For example, Midway ISD in Waco, Texas has an accelerated reading program as well as another program called "Midway Reads," which is designed to involve the community and families of students in reading activities.
I have read and understand the following:
Academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form at The University of Texas at Arlington. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University. "Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student of the attempt to commit such acts." (Regents' Rules and Regulations, Part One, Chapter VI, Section 3, Subsection 3.2, Subdivision 3.22).
Heike Carrel
4-25-05