Teaching Biology

Dr Kavita Goplani | PGT Biology | Modern Delhi Public School, Faridabad

What is Teaching Biology?

A Career in Teaching Biology is very intriguing. One should first understand What a Career in Teaching Biology entails before investing time and effort to figure out How to start a Career in Teaching Biology. The internet is a great source of information on Teaching Biology, but it is second best to learning about the same from a real professional.

PGT Biology Dr Kavita Goplani invested 14 years in Teaching Biology. According to PGT Biology Dr Kavita Goplani, Teaching Biology is:

Teaching is the process of attending to people's needs, experiences, and feelings, and making specific interventions to help them learn things. Science education is the field concerned with sharing science content and process with individuals not traditionally considered part of the scientific community. The learners may be children, college students, or adults within the public; the field of science education includes work in science content. A biology teacher's passion for the topic should always be evident, to the degree that students will want to learn more about this life science.

How PGT Biology Dr Kavita Goplani got into Teaching Biology?

After doing my schooling from Dr Radha Krishnan Girls Higher Secondary School Bhopal, I did my B Sc in Biology from Govt Girls College, Bhopal. Thereafter, I did my M Sc in Botany from Govt Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyalaya College, Bhopal & Ph D in Microbiology from Awadh University, Faizabad. In 1999, I started my career as a Professor with Sadhu Vaswani College, Bairagarh, Bhopal and later worked with various other colleges in Bhopal. After completing my B Ed, I started working as a PGT Biology for Modern Delhi public school, Faridabad. I have more than 18 years of experience in Teaching.

PGT Biology Dr Kavita Goplani's Talk on Teaching Biology

Starts with what is:
1)	Teaching Biology

Next, it covers Education. It was a welcome change to see the Talk touch upon Education as theoretical knowledge needed to excel at Teaching Biology, and not merely as Qualifications needed to enter Teaching Biology. It discusses following headings for Education in Teaching Biology:
2)	Botany
3)	Zoology
4)	Human Physiology
5)	Classical Biology
6)	Cell Biology
7)	Teaching Methods

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. 90% success in Teaching Biology depends on Skills. It is crucial to understand these. Here is a list of Skills required for Teaching Biology:
8)	Well Read
9)	Computer Savvy
10)	Analytical Skills
11)	Time Management

There are great positives of Teaching Biology. The Talk discusses following Positives of Teaching Biology:
12)	Growth
13)	Respect
14)	Monetary Benefits
15)	Satisfaction

After a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of Teaching Biology:
16)	Competition
17)	Child Psychology

In the final section of the Talk, Dr Kavita Goplani talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
18)	Teaching Biology

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(Teaching Biology, Dr Kavita Goplani, Modern Delhi Public School, Sadhu Vaswani College, Biology, School Teaching, Plant Geneticist, Biologist, Life Sciences Research, Microbiology)

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