{"id":2509,"date":"2026-09-15T16:16:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cei\/?page_id=2509"},"modified":"2026-09-15T20:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T20:52:03","slug":"rebel-sanders-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cei\/meet-us\/rebel-sanders-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebel Sanders"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2509\" class=\"elementor elementor-2509\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ebe2f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10ebe2f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea271d4 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ea271d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eac1736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7eac1736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/09\/Rebel-Sanders.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2358\" alt=\"Rebel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/09\/Rebel-Sanders.jpg 600w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2026\/09\/Rebel-Sanders-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a63253b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a63253b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ba74b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57ba74b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4368a69b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4368a69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rebel Sanders is a professor of Biology at Austin Community College (ACC), where she primarily teaches Anatomy &amp; Physiology, Biology for Non-Majors, and Cellular &amp; Molecular Biology. She is passionate about creating engaging, inclusive classrooms where students feel comfortable asking questions, making connections, and tackling challenging material. A recipient of the NISOD Teaching Excellence Award and graduate of the ACC Teaching and Learning Academy, Rebel is especially interested in active learning, case-based teaching, metacognition, and preparing students for careers in healthcare and science. She also enjoys collaborating with and learning from other faculty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d47abee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d47abee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How has your community college teaching experience shaped your character over your career?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21da27c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21da27c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Community college teaching has probably shaped my character as much as I hope my teaching has shaped my students. It has taught me humility in that being an expert in my discipline does not mean I always know the best way for every student to learn. My students bring different backgrounds, responsibilities, strengths, and challenges into the classroom, and they have taught me to listen, adapt, and learn about what might help them succeed. Teaching difficult science courses has also strengthened my patience and perseverance. It has made me more willing to experiment, reflect on what did and did not work, and change my approach rather than blame the learner. Most importantly, my students have continually reminded me that education is about more than mastering content. It is about confidence, curiosity, and becoming someone who believes they are capable of doing difficult things. Over the course of my career, teaching at a community college has made me a more reflective and compassionate educator and person.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2b9594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d2b9594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h4>\n<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biology Rebel Sanders is a professor of Biology at Austin Community College (ACC), where she primarily teaches Anatomy &amp; Physiology, Biology for Non-Majors, and Cellular &amp; Molecular Biology. She is passionate about creating engaging, inclusive classrooms where students feel comfortable asking questions, making connections, and tackling challenging material. 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