Having authored dozens of biology textbooks, reference books, lab manuals and study guides over the years, I decided to turn my attention to an audience that I had very few interactions with - the kindergarten to second grade reader. Nacho House Cat represents my first collaboration with Ashley Moseley and Inspire EdVentures to produce wildlife education books for young readers.

A great read that I found on Libby about one person’s quest to help protect species of birds by forming a bird sanctuary.

After decades of teaching non-majors biology, I decided to develop a relevancy-based approach. Here is the story of how that project evolved into the innovative, and award-winning digital textbook, WhyBiology?

I created this Ted-Ed Animation on the genetics of cancer in order to explain how cancers works on a cellular level for my students, but have found it to be an excellent introduction for anyone who wants to understand the basics of how this disease works.

After decades of teaching using a variety of digital resources, I developed 3 simple questions to ask myself before giving an assignment to a student.