I'm Michael! I graduated magna cum laude from University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology and a minor in Kinesiology. I then got a Master of Arts in Biological Anthropology from University of Oklahoma. Through high school and college, what I realized was the connection I had between my teachers and professors pushed me to continuously question and pursue answers and led me to where I am today. For me, the drive to learn with open curiosity leads me use science and history...
I'm Michael! I graduated magna cum laude from University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology and a minor in Kinesiology. I then got a Master of Arts in Biological Anthropology from University of Oklahoma. Through high school and college, what I realized was the connection I had between my teachers and professors pushed me to continuously question and pursue answers and led me to where I am today. For me, the drive to learn with open curiosity leads me use science and history to comprehend our shared human past and it is my goal to instill that into my students as well.
I have taught in a variety of settings. In Houston, I volunteered at the Houston Museum of Natural Science with the Houston Independent School District program for two years. I gave tours to 4th-6th graders through a few of the permanent exhibits. Some of my tours are: predator/prey relations, Ancient Egypt, Hall of the Americas (Native American), Paleontology, and African Wildlife. Throughout each of these tours, I encouraged questions of any sort. Some of my tours included handling artifacts so the students could get a better understanding of the concept. For example, for predator/prey relations, I would explain how paleontologists know how a T-Rex ate while passing around a replica T-Rex tooth.
I also volunteered at the John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science providing explanations of body systems to museum goers. I then moved up to working the summer camps. The second summer, I became a science instructor for the summer camps. Teaching ages 8-10 and 11-13 year old. The classes ranged from anatomy, health and exercise science, medicine, and engineering. These classes were based primarily on dissections and experiments with some lecture to guide the students.
In graduate school, I was a teaching assistant for my professor for the Human Osteology and Paleopathology class. I set up labs, answered questions, and ran open labs where students could come in and study. During this, I encouraged the students to re
