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Erin R. Hotchkiss

Teaching Experience

 

Instructor, Water Quality Monitoring Training, 2008-Present.

University of Wyoming, Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts, National Resources Conservation Service and Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.

Covered importance of biological monitoring, sampling methods, and hands-on sampling and identification of aquatic macroinvertebrates.

Mentor to Graduate Students, 2008-Present.

Wyoming Science Teacher Education Program, University of Wyoming.

Mentor to Undergraduate Science Education Major: 2007-2008.  Introduced methods used in field and laboratory aquatic research that were translated to high school chemistry lesson plans. 

Graduate Assistant, Animal Biology (BIO 2022), 2006-2008.

Biology Program, University of Wyoming

Taught weekly Animal Biology Laboratory sections, held weekly office hours, and assisted with grading lecture exams.  Supervised undergraduate teaching assistants.  Published laboratory manual used by all Animal Biology lab sections.

Graduate Assistant, General Biology (BIO 1010), 2005-2006.

Biology Program, University of Wyoming

Taught weekly General Biology Laboratory sections, held weekly office hours, and assisted with grading lecture exams.  Supervised undergraduate teaching assistants. 

Instructor, Outdoor Environmental Education, 2005. 

High Trails Outdoor Science School, California. [Photos]

Developed lesson plans and taught science courses to 5th and 6th grade students in an outdoor, hands-on setting.

Teaching Assistant, Conservation Biology and Biodiversity (ENVS/BIO 345), 2003.

Department of Environmental Studies, Emory University.

Held weekly office hours and assisted with lecture activities and grading.

Teaching Assistant, Environmental Science (BIO 111), 2002.

Biology Department, Oxford College of Emory University.  

Held office hours and assisted with hands-on laboratory and field activities.