These themes and skills are covered both directly and indirectly in every unit of the curriculum using textbook reading, lecture, guest speakers, laboratory and field experimentation, Free Response essay practice questions, model building and other projects. The pace of the course is quick, so it is imperative to keep up with the reading and the homework assignments. My role is to open the world up to you and help you decipher it as you explore it. Translated into daily teaching, this means that I help you interpret your textbook, explore and experience the topics of study, draw connections to other topics and resolve any misconceptions. I do not outline the textbook material for you, nor do I cover every concept in class. Instead, you as the student take on that responsibility. Class time is best spent accomplishing things you have not yet been trained to perform on your own.