Regents Biology Home Page

Welcome to the Regents Biology page on Collea's Corner. This will my thirty third year of teaching Regents Biology.  I have had many teachers help me develop this course and ideas for this website.  Many thanks go to the late Kim Foglia whose materials have been a starting point for us and many other biology teachers around the world.  Without her passion and educational expertise, I would be years behind where I am now.  I would like to especially thank his former colleague Jason Goldberg from Colonie High School who has supplied him with the many resources used throughout this course along with the design and format found on this website. Working with him was one of the many highlights of Mr. Collea's teaching career.  Thanks Jay!

This year we will be incorporating a style of learning that may be a little different than what you are used to. For some of the time,  you will be required to watch videos, animations, movies, and lectures at home (what you might normally do in class), then spend class time asking questions, developing hypothesis, designing and performing experiments in the lab all while staying abreast of what current research has to say about our topic at hand. This will give me the opportunity to assist you with your experimental designs and help you learn the things you are having trouble with, as well as incorporate what research shows to be a very effective method of teaching and learning.  
​Now let's get to work!



                              Research on Flipped Classrooms
Applying Science to the Teaching of Science - describes the effectiveness of the flipped classroom
Twilight of the Lecture - describes the effectiveness of flipped classrooms in college
Flipping a Class, the Learn by Doing Method - the advantages of the flipped classroom format
Support for Experiments in Flipping - describes why the science favors flipping
The Value of Biology-Based Animations - a study behind the use of animations in science teaching

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​Research on the Detrimental Effects of Smartphones
We all understand the joys of our always-wired world—the connections, the validations, the laughs…the information.
But we are only beginning to get our minds around the costs.
- Andrew Sullivan (2016)

How Smartphones are Hijacking our Brains - 2013
Are Smartphones Making Us Stupid - 2017
Smartphone Addiction and Dopamine - 2017
Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Cognitive Capacity - 2019
Taking a Break from Social Media Improves Wellbeing Through Sleep Quality - 2021
Smartphones vs. Smart Kids - 2023


​Anytime you (or your children) need to optimize attentional control and cognitive function,
keeping smartphones out of sight helps to boost brain power and minimize brain drain.
- Christopher Bergland​ (2017)

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As an educator with 25 years of experience, NOW, more that ever I feel the need to create intentional time and space for my students away from their smartphones. Out of sight, out of mind. Taking advantage of the benefits of smartphone use shouldn’t cease entirely, but administrators, teachers, coaches and parents should make sure to create smartphone-free time so students can develop the important critical and creative thinking skills which allow them to continuously learn, question, define and solve problems - not to mention the ability to connect with other people socially FACE TO FACE!
- Dan Collea (2015)​





Research on the Cognitive Advantages of Writing over Typing
The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: Why Paper Still Beats Screens - 2013
The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking - 2014
A High-Density EEG Study Showing Advantages of Drawing Over Typing for Learning - 2017
Literacy Training of Kindergarten Children With Pencil, Keyboard or Tablet Stylus - 2020
A Groundbreaking Study Shows Kids Learn Better on Paper, not Screens. - 2024
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​Excellent Animation Sites
Biotopics UK
McGraw Hill: Basic Biology
Sumamas Inc.
Learn Genetics
Biology Junction
ADAM - The Inside Story Videos
Ted-Ed
WatchKnowLearn.org
KidsBiology.com
BrainPOP
FuseSchool
LabXchange
Nucleus Biology
BioMan​
Data Nuggets
ADAM Video Collection
Merck Animations


Excellent Video Sites
Crash Course Biology
Bozeman Biology
Kahn Academy



GENERAL CLASS INFORMATION
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Information for Parents
 The Living Environment Regents Exam
Tuesday, June 10th, 2025
12:00 pm
Interactive Regents Exams
Past Living Environment Regents Exams



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