Dr. Nancy
Marie Lee
Gadsden State Community College
Biology Department, Ayers Campus
1801 Coleman Road - Anniston, AL 36207
P. O. Box 227, Gadsden, AL 35902
Phone: 256-835-5497 ext.5497
Email: nlee@gadsdenstate.edu
OBJECTIVE:
To continue and achieve a higher level of education while utilizing the
skills and knowledge learned, and
inculcate those in the classroom and in any professional environment.
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications include 20 years experience in
the public school system. At the college level courses include the
Introduction of Biology 101 and 102, the Principles of Biology 103 and 104,
Biology 150 for LPNs, Anatomy and Physiology I, and the Summer Environmental
Institute for advanced high school students who are earning college credit.
At the Secondary level courses include Earth
and Space science. American history, English, Home Economics, and Nature and
Environmental art
EDUCATION
1980-1983
Bachelor of Science Degree, University of Montevallo, (Major) Home
Economics/Nutrition (Minor) Art
1984-1986
Bachelor of Science Degree, Jacksonville State University, Secondary Education
(Endorsements) Biology and English
1987-1991
Master of Education Degree, University of Montevallo, Secondary Education
(Endorsement) Biology
1994-1999
Educational Specialist Degree, University of Alabama, Secondary Education
(Endorsement) Biology
2001-2007
Doctorate of Education, Leadership, Policy, and Technology in Higher
Education, Specializing in Administration in Higher Education,
University of Alabama
(Endorsement) Biology/55 graduate hours
Thesis defended and
published December 2007.
Title: Teaching Evolution…Period: Identifying Internal and External
Influences that Impact the Acceptance or Rejection of
the Theory OF Evolution
COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS
National
Teachers Association
Alabama Teachers Association
National Science Teachers Association
Audit Committee (Gadsden State Community College)
Phi Theta Kappa (Honorary Society)
Science, Math, and Engineering Club
Alpha Epsilon Lambda (Graduate and Professional Student Honor Society)
Committee for Faculty Governance (Gadsden State Community College)
EMPLOYMENT
Fall 2002 -
Instructor, Gadsden State Community College
Present
Principles of Biology 101, 102, 103, 150, and 104 respectively.
Biology 101 and 102. Biology 101.This course is the first of a
two-course sequence that covers historical studies that not only illustrates
the Scientific Method but gives examples of its use outside the scientific
community. Also included in this course is cellular structure along with the
reproduction process of the cell. Mendelian genetics and molecular genetics is
addressed and taught in this course focusing on the lab to explain the laws in
inheritance. A survey of the human organ systems is the last unit focused on
in 101 and Biology 102 begins with an overview of those systems. Also covered
in 102 are the evolutionary principles and relationships, environmental and
ecological topics, classification, and a survey of biodiversity. In both
courses the students not only are assigned research topics on genetic
mutations but also tour a local hospital and are guided and provided lectures
by nurses, pathologists, and doctors employed by the facility. In Biology 102
each student is assigned a major contributor in the field of science to
research and conduct a presentation to the class using technology and visual
aids.
Biology 103 and 104.
These courses are taught in conjunction with one another and begins with the
cellular level working through to a more holistic population biome level.
Biology 103 begins with the origin of living things. It focuses on the single
cell and branching out to the simple organisms. The focus is mostly on the
molecular level of biology and goes into a more in-depth study of molecular
genetics. The end of Biology 103 will generally give an over-all introduction
to the plants in order to prepare the students for the concepts in Biology
104, which is the more complex organisms and their functions. Biology 104 is
more in-depth study of the animal and plant kingdom. Out of the 34 animal
Phyla, nine are the main focus. Biology 104 will also cover the non-vascular
and vascular plants, the Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. Of the animals studied,
the focus is mostly on the mammals, particularly the human being. Students
will study the body systems and how these systems integrate and interact with
in the human body. Students use a lab manual to complete the lab requirements.
Students perform various lab assignments such as testing for organic and
inorganic compounds, enzyme concentration and activity, cellular structure,
osmosis and diffusion, mitosis and meiosis, photosynthesis, and dissection of
an earthworm, ascaris worm, sea star, frog, and a fetal pig. A requirement for
Biology 103 is to conduct and analyze the quality of water at the Oxford Lake.
All students are issued a water quality testing kit to test for dissolved
oxygen, chloride, levels of carbon dioxide, along with other acids, and
chemicals that may be present in the water. The outside assignment required
for Biology 104 is a 50 leaf herbarium. Each specimen must be collected,
pressed, and cataloged into a notebook. All specimens are to be identified by
both common and genus and species name.
Biology 150.
This course is a requirement for students in the Allied Health programs. It is
a structure and function survey of the 11 systems of the human body along with
nutrition, pathogens of disease, mechanisms of disease, and the role of
electrolytes in the body. There is no lab required for this class but students
dissect a fetal pig at the end of the semester and make an anatomical
comparison between the organs and systems of the pig to the ones they have
studied. Each student is required to research and conduct a presentation on a
type of disease or syndrome.
Duties: This
includes class preparation in reference to lecture notes, handouts, quizzes,
tests, and research presentations. I prepare a syllabus and tentative schedule
for the students. I make sure my students are aware of my contact hours so
that I am available to them when needed. I record, average, and turn in grades
on time and I have assignments graded and returned to the students by the next
class meeting. I abide by all rules and regulations that are required of
full-time instructors at Gadsden State Community College.
Biology 150 WebCT course.
Requirements are the
same in the WebCT course as in the traditional except students are required to
come to campus for the test dates. All Assignments, projects, notes, and tests
are the same.
Summer 2002 Instructor, Ayers State
Technical College
Principles of Biology 104 and Anatomy and Physiology I.
Biology 104.
This course is the study of both plant and animal organisms, along with the
population and community ecology. Students got an in-depth study into the body
systems in the class Mammalia, particularly the human beings. Students covered
nine phyla of animals and compare and contrast the complexity of the animals
as the course advances. The students also studied the three divisions in the
non-vascular plants, four divisions in vascular plants, four divisions in the
Gymnosperms, and one division and two classes in the Angiosperms. Students
completed lab assignments which include the preparation of slides using single
celled organisms, illustrating and identifying the four main types of tissue
as seen under a microscope, and dissected four animals that are representative
of four different phyla. Each lab was written up and turned in for a grade
along with a test after each lab. Students in this course were required a
short research paper on any topic concerning population ecology. The paper was
presented to the class.
Anatomy and Physiology I.
This course covered the structures and functions of the human body. Also
covered in this course was an orientation of the human body, basic principles
in chemistry, the study of the cell and tissues, metabolism, and an involved
study of the body's systems. The students in this course got an in-depth study
of the morphology of body parts and the functions of these body parts. They
began with the characteristics of life and moved through the processes of
homeostasis. The students learned the chemical basis for life beginning with
the cell and advancing to the whole organism. By the end of the semester, the
students will studied the body systems and their functions and how each system
integrates and interacts with other systems to maintain life. The labs
included in this course are body organization and terminology, illustrating
and identifying the four types of tissues, as seen under the microscope,
osmosis and diffusion, blood typing, preparing and viewing slides of cheek and
skin cells, and dissecting the earthworm, frog, and fetal pig for comparisons
and contrasts. Each lab was written up and turned in for a grade along with a
test after each lab. Students in this course were required a short research
paper on any topic concerning the human body. The paper was presented in
class.
Duties: This
included class preparation in reference to lecture notes, handouts, quizzes,
tests, and research presentations. A syllabus and tentative schedule was
prepared and given to the students the first week of class. My students were
aware of my contact hours so I was always available to them when needed. I had
the assignments, quizzes, and tests graded and returned to the student by the
next class meeting. I kept inventory of all materials, equipment, and
specimens used during these classes and ordered and up dated when needed. I
abided by all the rules and regulations that were required of adjunct
instructors at Ayers State Technical College.
June 1991
Mentor, Gadsden State Community College
June 2000
10th-12th grade advanced science students throughout the surrounding counties.
Students were taught college level Environmental Science courses.
June 2001
10th-12th grade Environmental Science. This course included topics and
concerns about the environment. The students come from a variety of social,
economic, and educational backgrounds that allows for classroom diversity.
This diversity leads to a combination of methodologies and teaching styles
delivered by the mentors. This four-week class included numerous field trips,
a camp out, lecture, labs, and a Political Forum that involves state and local
politician. The students do water quality assessment on three creek sites in
Etowah county which allows them to see the effects man and industry have on
the environment and the organisms that live in and around the creek sites. The
field trips range from a chemical waste site, transfer station, water
filtration plant, a dairy, hospitals, and an environmental museum and garden.
Labs included the assessment of the water samples, soil assessment,
contagions, and identifying the organisms found at the creek sites. The main
project is the Political Forum where the students research environmental
topics and propose the questions to the panel. The Forum is well publicized
and received by the public. There is always media recognition and it gives the
students an opportunity to become an activist for the environment. Duties:
This included working closely with the other mentors to see that supplies,
equipment, and specimens were adequately maintained. The mentors were
responsible for an assigned group of students. Each mentor was responsible for
a section on the exam, which involved lecture, handouts, test questions,
administering and grading that section of the exam. Mentors where also
responsible for grading their group's notebooks and recording the grade so
that the students received nine hours of college credit.
1993-2001
Teacher, Rainbow Middle School
8th grade Integrated Science
8th grade Advanced Reading
.
8th grade Exploratory Arts
1989-1993
Teacher, Moody Middle School
7th grade Life Science
.
7th grade Nature Art
1986-1989
Teacher, Moody High School
8th grade Earth and Space Science
8th grade American History
10th-12th grade Home and Personal Management
7th grade Enrichment Art
REFERENCES
Dr. Phil Harris,
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama,
P.O. Box 870344,
Tuscaloosa, AL 35948-0344. (work number) (205) 348-1831.
Kelly Haynes,
Coordinator of McClellan Center, 100 A Commandant Drive,
Anniston, AL 36205.
(work number) (256) 238-9357
Alan Cosby, Principle,
Rainbow Middle School, Rainbow City, AL. 454 Lumley Road, Rainbow City, AL
35901. (work number) (256) 442-1095
