Christy Tucker Carter Teaching Experience
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Teaching
Associate, Ohio University (1997-present)
- Plant
ecology. Prepared for field laboratories that emphasized field
methods for sampling vegetation and microhabitat analysis.
Included a field trip to Dysart Woods, an old-growth forest in Ohio.
- Wildflowers.
Surveyed wildflowers found in southeastern Ohio. Focused on basic
field identification techniques and use of field keys to identify plants
for non-science majors. Majority of class time was spent out of
doors.
- Introduction
to Plant Biology I. Developed and presented lectures for 18
laboratory sessions for plant biology majors and non-majors;
prepared and graded three quizzes; tutored undergraduates as
needed. Topics included basic plant morphology and anatomy;
mitosis; meiosis; enzymatic function and activity; gametogenesis and
sporogenesis; genetics; photosynthesis; growth regulators and plant
growth; and osmosis and diffusion.
- Introduction
to Plant Biology II. Developed and presented lectures for 18
laboratory sessions for plant biology majors; prepared and graded nine
quizzes and laboratory practicals; tutored undergraduate students as
needed. Topics included microscopy; life cycles of eubacteria,
fungi, algae, bryophytes, ferns and fern allies, gymnosperms and
angiosperms; fruit and early plant development; cells and tissues of
angiosperms; and root, shoot, stem and leaf structure.
- Principles
of biology. Developed and presented 10 lectures for laboratory
sessions for non-majors; prepared and graded eight quizzes and
laboratory practicals; tutored undergraduates as needed. Topics
included basic laboratory techniques and safety; survey of the kingdoms;
epidemiology and problem solving; enzymatic activity; osmosis;
photosynthesis; mitosis; meiosis; genetics; and evolution.
- World of
plants. Prepared 8 laboratory sessions and lectures for
non-majors. Laboratory topics included a survey of the plant
kingdom; legumes; grasses; fibers; flower morphology; fruits and seeds;
plant domestication; tannins and dyes; and medicinal plants.
- Plant
physiology. Prepared 8 laboratory sessions for majors.
Topics included nutrition; growth regulators; tropisms; glutathione
assay; pigment isolation and chromatoography.
Substitute Teacher , Mason County Schools,
Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia (1995-1996)
- Taught
various subjects in grades pre-K through 12
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