Christian Moore-Anderson is head of biology and biology teacher of students aged 11–18 with over 15 years of teaching experience. Alongside this blog, he has published two books on biology education: Biology Made Real, and Difference Maker, and published articles in the Journal of Biological Education and School Science Review. He currently teaches IBDP biology (16–18), IGCSE (14–16) biology, and general science (11–14) in mixed-attainment classes at Oak House School in Barcelona.

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Qualifications

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• MA Education (Distinction): University of Bath (2020)

• PGCE (Distinction) & Qualified Teacher Status: University of Manchester (2012)

• Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera C2: Instituto Cervantes (2011)

• BSc Microbiology (2.1): University of Leeds (2007)

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Publications​​

Books:

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• Difference Maker: Enacting Systems Theory in Biology Teaching (2024)

• Biology Made Real: Ways of Teaching that Inspire Meaning-Making (2023)​

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Articles:

• Measuring and fostering biological thinking beyond short-answer questions. (2022). School Science Review​

• Putting nature back into secondary biology education: a framework for integration. (2021). Journal of Biological Education.

• Designing a curriculum for the networked knowledge facet of systems thinking in secondary biology courses: a pragmatic framework. (2021). Journal of Biological Education.