NAME:
Ms. Keishar Dewberry
SCHOOL:
School for the Talented and Gifted
CLASS:
AP Biology
SCHOOL PHONE/EMAIL ADDRESS:
972-925-5970 (ext. 6331); kdewb039@dallasisd.org
I have been a teacher for 15 years (all years spent in Dallas ISD). I have
been a teacher at TAG Magnet for 9 years. I spent my first 6 years teaching
at Bryan Adams High School in Dallas ISD. I have been teaching AP Biology for
13 years. I have been a College Board AP Reader for AP Biology 6 years. The AP
Biology course curriculum has changed over the last 10 years with much
emphasis placed on molecular biology. In other words, the course involves
studying how molecules interact with each other to cause certain biological
processes to occur. AP Biology also examines the biological diversity of
animals, plants, fungi, protists, and bacteria and the role that evolution
plays in their adaptation to particular environments.
AP Biology is not just about rote-memorization of concepts. In order to do
well in this course, you have to grasp the "big picture". You will
be instructed with conceptual details but do not lose track of the
concept's purpose/function. Students also need to be able to
make "connections". For example, how do plant nutritional needs
compare/contrast with animal nutritional needs, how do prokaryotes and
eukaryotes differ in regulating gene expression, or how does the tracheal
tube system insure insects get the oxygen that they need expediently and what
do mammals have that's comparable to a tracheal system? To be successful in
this course, you have to be a devoted reader at home, and an active
participant and listener in class. Students who score a 5 or in some cases a
4 on the AP Biology exam can receive up to 8 credit hours for college
introductory biology courses.
"Before I came here I was confused about
this subject. Having listened to your lecture
I am still confused, but on a higher level."
Enrico Fermi
Physicist
