Hello everybody.

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My name is Tess Whitaker.

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I was born and raised in Burlington, Colorado,

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and I attended college at Fort Hayes State University in

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Hayes, Kansas between the years of 2010

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and 2018, in which time I received both my Bachelor's

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of Science in geology

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and my master's of biology, both of which

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specialized in paleontology.

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At my time at Fort Hayes,

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I taught the non-major students biology lab,

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and this was directed more towards the students

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that were not, uh, going for a biology career.

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And so we talked more

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of the general broad sweeping topics of biology.

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I also taught the major biology students lab.

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And so this was for the students that were biology majors,

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and this was the introductory course that they had to take.

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And so in that lab we talked more in depth detail about

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the more specific topics of biology.

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I also taught the anatomy and physiology labs.

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And so in this lab I talked more about the, uh,

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major human body systems and their functions.

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And so this lab was, uh,

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directed more towards the nursing students

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and pre-med students.

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And, um, I think that my teaching philosophy is very

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hands-on and student oriented.

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I love to answer student questions.

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I really want them to be engaged with the topic

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that's being taught, and I want them to be very comfortable

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and really enjoy the subject

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and the environment that they're in.

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And so I am looking forward

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to meeting my students here on lesson plan,

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and I would encourage you to try one of my lessons here.

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So you guys have a good day.

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