ChestonSaunders

=Meet Me, Cheston Saunders!=
 * [[image:Cheston_Saunders.jpg width="292" height="235" align="center"]] || Hi, I’m a new comer to Morgantown, WV and couldn’t be happier. I work in the lab of Dr. Michelle Withers where we study teaching and learning in college biology classrooms. I hailed from Southeastern North Carolina, Delco to be exact, then went to the University of NC Wilmington for my B.A. in Biology, where I stayed on to pursue graduate coursework in science education. I always joke that I traded in my micropipette for a school bell.

In terms of research, I have a strong interest in improving student performance and retention in those dreaded introductory biology courses which are taught in huge lecture halls. Also, I would like to see more technology being integrated into the biology courses, and once I complete my Ph.D., offer hybrid and/or online biology courses; therefore, I believe this course will be of critical importance to me as both an educator and a researcher. I currently teach two laboratory sections of BIOL 115: Principles of Biology, and wish more technology was integrated into the course design. ||
 * //Relaxing in Central Park Before the Symphony // ||  ||
 * [[image:science_fair.jpg width="273" height="175" align="center"]] || In addition to my interest in college biology education, I also entertain a strong interest in K-12 outreach and teacher professional development. I love judging science fairs, as you can see on the left...watching kids get excited about science just makes my day. As a hobby of mine, I toy around with developing curriculum for 9-12 science teachers to use in their classrooms. One of my activties which uses Google Earth to teach students about watershed pollution is currently under peer review, *fingers crossed* ||
 * //I'm in the orange :)// ||  ||
 * [[image:ascb.jpg]] || As a cell biologist and, more importantly, a cell biology educator, I am a proud member of the American Society for Cell Biology. In addition to being an active member, I also serve a three-year appointed term on the Education Committee of the ASCB, where I act on the subcommittee for K-12 outreach. ||
 * || Feel free to visit me on Facebook or send an email my way at cheston.saunders@gmail.com
 * [[image:ascb.jpg]] || As a cell biologist and, more importantly, a cell biology educator, I am a proud member of the American Society for Cell Biology. In addition to being an active member, I also serve a three-year appointed term on the Education Committee of the ASCB, where I act on the subcommittee for K-12 outreach. ||
 * || Feel free to visit me on Facebook or send an email my way at cheston.saunders@gmail.com
 * || Feel free to visit me on Facebook or send an email my way at cheston.saunders@gmail.com

Looking forward to a great semester and getting to know everyone! || Link to my prezi || ||
 * || Link to my final project
 * || Link to my final project
 * || My Reflective Essay
 * || My Reflective Essay