Help! I'm Teaching...

Are you someone who likes volunteer teaching opportunities or is just starting a teaching career, and wants to brush up on a topic you learned decades ago but have since forgotten? "Help! I'm Teaching..." is a podcast dedicated to helping amateur teachers outline specific topics to a group of students in the most engaging way possible using simple explanations, helpful analogies, and fun facts.

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11 episodes
Updated Jan 25, 2025

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Jan 25, 2025 · 13 min
Episode 11 - Compliance Techniques and Persuasion
In this episode, I discuss Robert Cialdini's 6 factors affecting compliance, the foot-in-the-door and door-in-the-face techniques, and how they relate to advertising.
Jan 11, 2025 · 12 min
Episode 10 - DNA
In this episode, I discuss misconceptions and questions around deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, and how it relates to inheritance and genetics.
Dec 17, 2024 · 13 min
Episode 9 - Taxonomy and Phylogeny
In this episode, I discuss the meaning of biological taxonomy and how it differs from phylogeny. https://helpimteaching.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/episode-9-taxonomy/
Nov 13, 2024 · 17 min
Episode 8 - Drug Metabolism and Pharmacology
In this episode, I discuss how drugs are designed by pharmacologists and processed by the body.
Oct 24, 2024 · 18 min
Episode 7 - Soil Textures and Pedology
In this episode, I discuss the soil texture pyramid and how the organisms in soil contribute to plant growth, as well as explain regenerative agriculture practices.
Sep 25, 2024 · 13 min
Episode 6 - Tajfel and Social Identity Theory
In this episode, I explain the studies of famous social psychologists like Solomon Asch and Henri Tajfel, and discuss how groupthink and social norms can affect classroom management. Transcript and sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ZQ_CBbhSla3H-wW0LWkEug_2Wtmpizrn-i6Q8yPKxE/edit
Mar 1, 2024 · 15 min
Episode 5 - Ecological Succession
In this episode, I talk about the process by which barren expanses of rock become thriving ecosystems over time. I discuss equilibrium, pioneer species, and climax communities. Sources and transcript: https://wordpress.com/post/helpimteaching.wordpress.com/127
Feb 4, 2024 · 15 min
Episode 4 - Pollination Syndromes
In this episode, I talk about different forms of pollination and how they affect the way plants and flowers look. I discuss plant fertilization, zoophily, cross pollination and self pollination, and the origin of angiosperms. Sources and transcript: https://wordpress.com/post/helpimteaching.wordpress.com/101
Jan 6, 2024 · 15 min
Episode 3 - Acids, Bases, and pH
In this episode cover the pH scale. I discuss hydroxide and hydronium, soil and body pH. Show notes and sources: https://wordpress.com/post/helpimteaching.wordpress.com/70
Dec 27, 2023 · 15 min
Episode 2 - Cells and Cell Theory
In this episode, I put a spotlight on unique characteristics of cells like ATP, mitochondria, anaerobic and aerobic respiration, and the nucleus. Sources and transcript: https://wordpress.com/post/helpimteaching.wordpress.com/38
Dec 11, 2023 · 14 min
Episode 1 - Photosynthesis
In our first episode, I cover the absolute basics of photosynthesis, like chlorophyll, the endosymbiotic theory, and CAM and C4 photosynthesis. Music: Zakhar Valaha - Ambient Piano and Strings. From Pixabay.com Transcript and sources: https://wordpress.com/post/helpimteaching.wordpress.com/15