NAME:
Mrs. Michal Danin-Kreiselman, Ph.D.
SCHOOL:
Kennedy High-School, Granada Hills, CA
CLASS:
Biology
SCHOOL PHONE:
(818) 271-2900
Born and raised in Israel, 1966
Moved to the US, 1999
Education:
B.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences 1991
(Faculty of Agriculture, Rechovot, Israel)
M.Sc. in Biology 1993
(Weitzmann Institute of Science, Rechovot, Israel)
Ph.D. in Biochemistry 2000
(Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel)
Started teaching: FALL 2002
Teaching credential:
Secondary Single-Subject in Biology, CSUN, LAUSD-BTSA 2006
Information in biology is being obtained in vast magnitudes thanks
to the development data bases of genes, proteins, drugs, and more. With the
aid of advanced computer technology, scientists are able to observe the
subjects of their research while measuring many factors at once. However,
to make
sense of this explosive information, one must first be able to describe and
explain an individual observation. In order to do so, a scientist must
discipline herself to critical evaluation of an experiment and its results,
using logical comparisons and appropriate controls. As a science teacher in
these extraordinary times, my four-fold goals are to teach my students: (1)
to practice critical thinking, in their studies as well as in their every-
day
lives; (2) to explain experimental results and observations, based on
knowledge and evidence; (3) to obtain information of interest from
