Honors BiologyHonors Biology

Mrs. Okladek/Miss GrecoMrs. Okladek/Miss Greco

Experience~Experience~ NJ certifiedNJ certified Supervisory CertificateSupervisory Certificate Working on M.A. – Working on M.A. – Educational LeadershipEducational Leadership M.Ed~ M.Ed~ Biology for Secondary EducationBiology for Secondary Education B.S.~ B.S.~ Biology, Marine ScienceBiology, Marine Science 14+ 14+ years teaching Biology at secondary years teaching Biology at secondary

levellevel 4+ 4+ years teaching Zoology for Johns years teaching Zoology for Johns

Hopkins University, Center for Talented Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth programYouth program

PrerequisitePrerequisiteTeacher

recommendation: To enter this course a student should have earned a grade of 93 or better in their previous science course.

Course Description

Honors Biology is also known as “pre-AP Biology”, as it is the precursor to a college level biology course/AP Biology course.

According to the College Board, “Pre-AP Biology is based on the following two important premises. All students can perform well at rigorous academic levels.

Course Description

The belief that we can prepare every student for higher intellectual engagement by starting the development of skills and acquisition of knowledge as early as possible

Honors Biology is an extended time course to accommodate the lab requirements.

This Class: IS:One step below an AP (advanced

placement) course. Students typically take AP classes their junior & senior year- counts as a college class.

Challenging & rigorous… Students MUST learn study skills & be organized in order to do well in a conceptual science such as Biology.

IS NOTA continuation of Middle School science.

Middle school

College

Parent Letter, Course Syllabus and lab safety…

Thank You for signing off that you have read and understand the course policies, expectations, and procedures!

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You can help your son/daughter to be successful in Honors Biology by:helping him/her to stay caught up with due dates/preparing preparing for tests/quizzes (due dates are posted on my webpage)

encouraging good study habits and organizational skills

encouraging him/her to come to me with questions, problems, or concerns.

Help Needed?? A partnership

I will be available:during non-lab lunch periodsbefore/after school

Biology tutors available in the library every Tuesday and Thursday, afterschool, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Peer study groups

Contact InformationContact Information

okladekj@warrenhills.org

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