I participated in the Wakonse South Teaching conference held in Burnet, Texas over the weekend of March 31st. Other than being in a gorgeous location and the perfect time to be there, I had my mind blown repeatedly during some of the teaching workshops I attended there. I came back with some ideas to overhaul my own teaching, especially my undergrad genetics course. During the downtime in the conference, I made full use of the opportunity to be out and about in the hill country – I wandered the trails and birded and even went on a moonlit walk to the observatory, racking up a total of 23 miles walked in two days. Here is my bird list, available on eBird. And some pics…