1. Honors Biology Mrs. Okladek/Miss Greco
WELCOME!!
Honors Biology
Mrs. Okladek/Miss Greco

2. Experience~ NJ certified Supervisory Certificate
Working on M.A. – Educational Leadership
M.Ed~ Biology for Secondary Education
B.S.~ Biology, Marine Science
14+ years teaching Biology at secondary level
4+ years teaching Zoology for Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth program

3. Prerequisite
Teacher recommendation: To enter this course a student should have earned a grade of 93 or better in their previous science course.

4. Course Description
Honors Biology is also known as “pre-AP Biology”, as it is the precursor to a college level biology course/AP Biology course.
According to the College Board, “Pre-AP Biology is based on the following two important premises.
All students can perform well at rigorous academic levels.

5. Course Description
The belief that we can prepare every student for higher intellectual engagement by starting the development of skills and acquisition of knowledge as early as possible
Honors Biology is an extended time course to accommodate the lab requirements.

6. This Class:
IS:
One step below an AP (advanced placement) course. Students typically take AP classes their junior & senior year- counts as a college class.
Challenging & rigorous… Students MUST learn study skills & be organized in order to do well in a conceptual science such as Biology.
IS NOT
A continuation of Middle School science.
Middle school
College X

7. Parent Letter, Course Syllabus and lab safety…
Thank You for signing off that you have read and understand the course policies, expectations, and procedures!
Hard-copy
online
my webpage

8. Go to www.warrenhills.org
Faculty check me out (Okladek,Jill)
Link to infinite campus… grades, when was work turned in late, etc.
Contact information
Honors Bio links
Grading policy and late policy
Parent letter
Syllabus
Extra help availability
Study Guides
Online Textbook link
Lab and class schedule
Homework Calendar

9. Help Needed?? A partnership 
You can help your son/daughter to be successful in Honors Biology by:
helping him/her to stay caught up with due dates/preparing preparing for tests/quizzes (due dates are posted on my webpage)
encouraging good study habits and organizational skills
encouraging him/her to come to me with questions, problems, or concerns.

10. Help Needed?? A partnership 
I will be available:
during non-lab lunch periods
before/after school
Biology tutors available in the library every Tuesday and Thursday, afterschool, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Peer study groups

11. okladekj@warrenhills.org Call school
Contact Information
Call school
Ext: 3534

12. Questions or Concerns?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?