KABT BioBlog

As part of the KABT thread at the recent KATS KAMP, I argued that we should be asking our students to use spreadsheets to model the concepts of population genetics–in particular Hardy-Weinberg equilibria. I tried to make the case that most of the efforts to model H-W equilibrium in classroom activities such as […]

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Small professional organizations like the Kansas Association of Biology Teachers (50-500 members) face a number of distinct challenges communicating with their membership. As an example, KABT members are spread across a large geographical area, our president and immediate past-president teach about 350 miles from each other. Try getting together for the week-end to coordinate […]

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Eric Kessler suggested that we have an email notification of new posting to the KABT BioBlog. I have instituted that change and I hope that the script operates smoothly. I have automatically subscribed registered KABT members and users. If you do not wish to receive these notifications just let me know.
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The leadership of Kansas Association of Biology Teachers (KABT) meets each winter at my father’s cabin at Kanopolis Lake. It’s quiet, often snowy and centrally located. I tag along as host—feeding the birds, deer and KABTer’s and making sure that the facilities are in working order. We sit around the woodstove out on our enclosed […]

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