Presenting the Prezi's!

Your presentations in class have been very informative and well executed. You should all be proud of your work!

Copy of Human Bio II on Prezi

Leukemia on Prezi

MRSA on Prezi

Copy of Meningcocal Meningitis on Prezi

Project Launch- Elephantiasis Disease on Prezi

Type I Diabetes on Prezi

Alzheimer's Disease on Prezi

Huntington's Disease on Prezi

Evaluations of Presentations - Rubrics galore!

Hello All,


In your group folders you have both your group and individual rubrics that will be used to evaluate your presentations. On your group rubric you have a section labeled "other" where your group can decide on an additional criteria you would like to be evaluated on. Some of you still need to decide on this. Have fun with this criteria of your choice.

Group Presentation Overall Evaluation and Blog embed link emailed to Ms. Wolfe: (10 points total)

Components	Approaching 1pt	Meets 2 pts	Exceeds 3pts
Content	All criteria are addressed. Lacking depth of explanation. Essential questions are   only partially answered.	All criteria are addressed. Sufficient depth of explanation. Essential questions are answered.	All criteria are covered and go into in depth explanations, with organized examples to fully answer the Essential Questions and beyond.
Presentation	Ideas may not be focused or developed. Main points/criteria are difficult to identify. Presentations by individuals are disorganized. Prezi presentation does not fully utilize the softwares unique properties.	Ideas are clearly organized, developed, and supported. The introduction gets the attention of the audience. Main points are clear and organized effectively.  Prezi presentation properties used effectively with, zoom in’s and out, rotations, and transitions well thought out and implemented.	Ideas are clearly organized, developed, and supported. The introduction gets the attention of the audience. Main points are clear and organized effectively. Transistions between presenters are smooth and well rehersed. Note cards, and outlines are used for reference only.  Prezi presentation properties used to the fullest extent and transitions between criteria sections are well linked and fluid.
Visuals	Are present for each section but poor quality (illegible, inconsistent, , etc.). Image sources are not cited.	Well-designed and attractive images that simplify or summarize key ideas. Each image is cited with in the presentation.	Well-designed and attractive images that simplify or summarize key ideas. Each image is cited with in the presentation. Original images are used.
Other Criteria Chosen by Group to be evaluated on:
Blog link Emailed		PASS OR FAIL If embed link is not emailed then group presentation points are void.

Individual Evaluation: 15 points

Name: _______________________

Role in Group: _____________________

Sections of Criteria to Cover:  1)____________________________2)________________________

Components	Approaching  3	Meets  4-5	Exceeds 6
Content	Both criteria are presented but not well organized or accurate.	Both criteria are presented in a well-organized fashion and accurate information is presented.  Presenter shows understanding of the material.	Both criteria are met, are well organized and accurate. Explanation goes beyond the criteria requirements. Presenter shows high level of understanding of the material.
Presentation	Presenter is minimally prepared. Has a hard time focusing on topic, uses note cards or outline to hide behind. Reads exclusively from note cards or outline.	Presenter is well prepared. Has speaking points well planned and uses note cards or outline minimally.	Presenter is well prepared, speaks clearly, and is concise with points. Uses note cards of outline as a quick reference only.  Makes smooth transitions between topics and other presenters.
Visuals	Visuals for criteria sections are included but may be lacking in quality.	Visuals for criteria sections are included and of high quality. Visuals add to the understanding of the topic.	Visuals help solidify the presenter’s points and are linked clearly with transitions to other topics.

Introducing your judges!

Dr. RAD

Retrieved from: wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod

Richard Albistegui-DuBois (known to his students as Dr. RAD) was born in Topeka, Kansas. A strange obsession with cephalopods led him to earn a bachelor's degree in marine biology from UC Santa Cruz in 1996. However, by that point his interests had shifted to human brain imaging, so he moved to Los Angeles, earning a Ph.D. in neuroscience in 2004. 

While in graduate school, Dr. RAD discovered a passion for teaching, which he pursued (teaching anatomy and physiology classes at Mt. St. Mary's College) while simultaneously completing postdoctoral work. Finally, in 2006, he accepted a full-time position as a professor of anatomy and physiology at Palomar College in San Marcos.

He estimates that, at his current average southward migration speed, he should reach the South Pole in about the year 2300.

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Parag Chowdhury, PhD


Parag grew up in Little Rock, AR where he attended the historic Little Rock Central High School.  During his 11th grade year he became very interested in epilepsy and he began working in a pharmacology lab.  For his work on epilepsy, he received several awards from the US Navy and the American Chemical Society.  Following high school, he attended a small liberal arts school called Hendrix College where he majored in Philosophy and began studying Cell Biology and the Neurosciences.  Following college, he worked in a neuroscience lab where he studied visual image formation and auditory processing in the brain.  He soon entered into a doctoral program in Physiology and Biophysics at the University of AR for Medical Science.  He completed his doctoral work in 2004. It focused on visualizing changes in cellular architecture of migrating cancer cells.  As a researcher, his primary expertise is in cellular trafficking utilizing confocal real time imaging (i.e. watching cells crawl around on dishes with big microscopes).  After a brief detour to Austin, Texas he moved to San Diego to do a post-doctoral appointment at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in Structural Biology.  His projects there involved visualization of synaptic vesicle components by cryo-electron microscopy, studying the sub-cellular architecture of brain cells (neurons); bigger microscopes to look at smaller things.

Parag has a deep love of Nature and social/environmental justice issues.  He and his wife Julia love watching documentaries and spending weekends dragging their cameras out to the beach or to one of California's epic Parks.

In today’s world, we are increasingly surrounded by the language of Biology.  From the human genome project to stem cells: we are faced with questions that impact not only our self identity but our identity as a species. “What is life; how has life evolved on this planet and how do we study this process?” To address these questions, in fact, to participate in the dialogue, we must be conversant in the language of Biology. As a teacher at High Tech High I hope to impart this biological grammar and literacy to my students so that they can make informed decisions and choices as citizens, and have a say in our collective future.

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Monique Mahlum, MD

I am 31 years old and a native of North County San Diego.  Graduated from Torrey Pines High School and then went to J)... This is classic for Tuberculosis and I admitted a woman with this exact constellation of symptoms a few months ago!  And of course, you do get to save lives using your understanding of the human body and disease. Pretty awesome.   

UC Berkeley for my undergraduate degree in Art Practice. That’s right, I was an art major, as in oil painting, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking.  I always knew I wanted to go to medical school and did my pre-medical classes during my time at Berkeley.  You CAN go to medical school with a degree other than biology or chemistry and in fact I think it puts you at an advantage, making you a well-rounded human and setting you apart from the thousands of applicants per year.  In any case, it was a great choice for me.  I graduated, came back to San Diego and got a job as a clinical research assistant in BioEthics for a psychiatrist at UCSD for the next three years.  I then went to medical school at UC Davis and fell in love with internal medicine.  Like the show House, we get to play detective to think about all the possible diagnoses when a patient presents to the hospital with vague, interesting, and sometimes life-threatening symptoms.  So I am now a second year resident in Internal Medicine at UCSD.  Additionally, I am a mother of an amazing and energetic 2-year-old boy named Rune and the wife to a lovely man named Dan.  I work hard and I work many many hours but I love my job.  I couldn’t have asked for a better career.  I can’t tell you how cool it is when a patient comes in to the hospital with the exact symptoms and signs on exam that you read about in the textbook!  For example, weight loss, fevers, night sweats, travel to Mexico and hemoptysis (google it, it’s a medical term

I am looking forward to seeing all your presentations.  I encourage everyone to think about medicine as a career. If you have any questions about life in medical school or as a resident, I am here to help!