Networking Opportunities
The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Science Education (PULSE) has over 1200 members! Do you want to network with other PULSErs in your region committed to changing the practices of undergraduate life sciences education? If so, check out the PULSE Community Overview to find people near you.
The Biology Teaching Assistant Project (BioTAP) is a new network for individuals who support and provide professional development for graduate teaching assistants. Visit the site to learn about the network and join the BioTAP listerv to share resources and ideas to develop GTA teaching skills to transform introductory courses and tra...
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Share Your Work
Do you have a teaching resource or program that is suitable, scalable, and adaptable to secondary and post-secondary levels of education in addressing the objectives of both the K12 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Vision and Change for Undergraduate Biology Education? Submit your session idea before February 28th to present at the 2nd Annual Life Discovery - Doing Science Conference.
The Association for Biology Laboratory Educators is calling for proposals from individuals interested in presenting mini-workshops and posters. Deadlines are March 15th and April 2nd respectively.
The National Evolutionary S...
Source: Education Reports - January 23, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: January/February Source Type: news
New from AIBS
Learn about the USDA’s commitment to improving undergraduate life science education and read about available funding opportunities in The USDA Invests in Biology Education, published in the January issue of BioScience.
Read two recent education articles published in BioScience. One provides insights into How Students Think about Experimental Design: Novel Conceptions Revealed by in-Class Activities, by Sarah E. Brownell et al, and the other shares strategies for Improving Higher-Order Thinking and Knowledge Retention in Environmental Science Teaching, by Marion Dresner et al.
Find out how the current labor market i...
Source: Education Reports - January 23, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: January/February Source Type: news
Attend A Conference
2nd Life Discovery-Doing Science Education Conference. “Realizing Vision & Change, Preparing for Next Generation Biology” October 3-4, 2014. San José State University, San José CA.
Association for Biology Laboratory Education 36th Annual Meeting. June 17-20, 2014. Eugene, OR
Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research National Meeting. July 17-20, 2014. Twin Cities, MN
Council for Undergraduate Research 2014 Conference. “Creating Citizens of Tomorrow: Undergraduate Research for All.” June 28-July 1, 2014. Washington, DC
Related StoriesUnderstandi...
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Understanding Teaching Practices
This report represents the collective wisdom of 60 faculty members, evaluators, researchers, and administrators who participated in workshop planning activities.
Related StoriesAttend A ConferenceDeveloping an Interdisciplinary ProgramSupporting Women in STEM Fields (Source: Education Reports)
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Developing an Interdisciplinary Program
Join BioQUEST at the new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory at the University of Delaware from June 21-28 for a week of exploring effective pedagogies to engage undergraduates in quantitative explorations of the natural sciences. BioQUEST workshops are ideal for two- and four-year faculty interested in exploring improved methods for teaching biology and other STEM subjects. For more information, visit Interdisciplinary STEM Education for Millennial Students and be sure to register by the May 9th deadline.
Related StoriesAttend A ConferenceUnderstanding Teaching PracticesSupporti...
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Supporting Women in STEM Fields
Is your institution interested in creating environments that support the success of women scholars in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields? The StratEGIC Toolkit offers research-based advice about strategic interventions, grounded in the experiences of institutions that have implemented Institutional Transformation projects under the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program.
Related StoriesAttend A ConferenceUnderstanding Teaching PracticesDeveloping an Interdisciplinary Program (Source: Education Reports)
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Using PULSE Tools for Institutional Change
Is your department engaged in working on broad-scale improvements to improve undergraduate student learning? If so:
Visit the new PULSE Community Stories of Change Map for inspiration, motivation, and new connections to others in the PULSE Community who are engaged departmental transformations.
Use the PULSE Vision & Change Rubrics with your colleagues as a tool for departmental reflection and also consider entering data about your own life sciences program.
Related StoriesAttend A ConferenceUnderstanding Teaching PracticesDeveloping an Interdisciplinary Program (Source: Education Reports)
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Training Graduate Students to have Broader Impacts
Learn how the biology department at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign developed a course to teach science communication and outreach to their graduate students in “Amplify the Signal: Graduate Training in Broader Impacts of Scientific Research”, available via Advance Access with a subscription to BioScience.
Related StoriesAttend A ConferenceUnderstanding Teaching PracticesDeveloping an Interdisciplinary Program (Source: Education Reports)
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Attend a Conference
American Society for Microbiology’s Conference on Undergraduate Education, May 16-19 in Denver, CO.
BioQUEST’s HHMI Quantitative Summer Conference, June 10-16 at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.
Annual Association for Biology Laboratory Educators (ABLE) Conference, June 25-28 at the University of Calgary in Alberta, CA.
Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research 2013 National Meeting, July 11-14 at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in Minneapolis, MN.
National Association of Biology Teachers Professional Development Conference November 20-23 in Atlanta. GA.
Annual Meeting of the Associ...
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Get Involved
Want to join a community of educators working to support and recognize change within academic departments in undergraduate life sciences education? Join the PULSE community to exchange ideas, provide feedback, and share resources.
Do you teach about global change? Take the “Global Change” survey to help UCMP and NSCE get a better sense of how educators view global change, the importance of teaching it, and the resources available for doing so.
Do you teach genetics? The American Society for Human Genetics is seeking proposals to investigate research questions related to genetics education in grades 7-20.
Exp...
Source: Education Reports - January 21, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: March/April Source Type: news
New Publications and Reports
Teaching about biotechnology? These ActionBioscience.org articles are newly updated, thanks to our NWABR partnership.
» Stem Cells for Cell-Based Therapies
» Genes and Civil Liberties
Find out how changes are being implemented within and among undergraduate life science departments in this month’s Eye on Education column in BioScience.
This month’s Education article in BioScience describes how students are Learning to Reason about Ecosystem Dynamics over Time: The Challenges of an Event-Based Causal Focus.
Read a new report (PDF) on The Role of Professional Societies in STEM Faculty Workshops published b...
Source: Education Reports - January 21, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: March/April Source Type: news
Upcoming Events
Project Kaleidoscope’s Transforming STEM Education: Inquiry, Innovation, Inclusion, and Evidence, Network for Academic Renewal Conference. October 31 - November 2, 2013. San Diego, California.
National Association of Biology Teachers 2013 Professional Development Conference, November 20-23, 2013. Atlanta, Georgia
Council on Undergraduate Research Biennial Conference. June 28-July 1st, 2014, Washington, DC. “Creating the Citizens of Tomorrow: Undergraduate Research for All.” Session proposals due November 15th, 2013.
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Professional Opportunities
Interested in bringing cutting-edge evolutionary science to your school and community? Apply to be a stop on NESCent’s 2014 Darwin Day Roadshow. For more information, please visit roadshow.nescent.org or contact Jory Weintraub (jory at nescent dot org). Deadline is Friday, November 27th.
Interested in increasing knowledge and appreciation about insects? The Entomological Society of America and the Entomological Foundation are looking for scientists to help with their free workshop for teachers and an Insect Rodeo in conjunction with their annual meeting November 10-13, 2013 in Austin, Texas.
Improve your abil...
Source: Education Reports - January 21, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: September/October Source Type: news
Teaching Resources
Do you want to teach about the process of science? Check out the new iTunes “How Science Works” course available now for the iPad. UCMP partnered with the California Academy of Sciences to produce an iTunes U course based on content from the Understanding Science website that provides a dynamic and interactive approach to increase understanding of the nature and process of science.
Do you teach plant science? PlantingScience, a collaborative outreach program of 14 scientific organizations led by the Botanical Society of America, has new resources on this growing website, including a downloadable “Plant ...
Source: Education Reports - January 21, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: September/October Source Type: news
