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....
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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...
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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...
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From AIBS
Are you leading transformations to the undergraduate biology program at your institution? If so, tell AIBS about your role, experiences with leadership development, and further needs by taking the...
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Call for Applications: Vision & Change Leadership Fellows
The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Science Education (PULSE) is a new joint effort by NSF, NIH/NIGMS and HHMI. PULSE is currently seeking individuals with leadership experience from a wide range of institutions, including 2-year colleges, to apply to serve on a team of Vision and Change Leadership Fellows. Deadline for applications is July 9th 2012. Go to [http://pulsecommunity.org](http://pulsecommunity.org) for complete details. (Source: Education Reports)
Source: Education Reports - June 22, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: May/June Source Type: news
Report Available - Thinking Evolutionarily: Evolution Education Across the Life Sciences
On October 25-26, 2011, the Board on Life Sciences of the National Research Council and the National Academy of Sciences held a national convocation in Washington, DC, to explore the many issues associated with teaching evolution across the curriculum.* Thinking Evolutionarily: Evolution Education Across the Life Sciences: Summary of a Convocation* summarizes the goals, presentations, and discussions of the convocation: [http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13403](http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13403). (Source: Education Reports)
Source: Education Reports - June 22, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: May/June Source Type: news
Join Us at NABT for the 9th Annual Evolution Symposium
AIBS, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), and BEACON - Center for Evolution in Action will cosponsor the ninth annual evolution symposium and workshop: “Evolutionary Transformations: The legacies of two influential scientists on evolutionary thought.” The events will take place at the 2012 National Association of Biology Teachers Professional Development Conference. Get complete details at [http://www.nescent.org/media/NABTSymposium2012.php](http://www.nescent.org/media/NABTSymposium2012.php) and to register go to the NABT conference site: [http://www.nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=10](...
Source: Education Reports - June 22, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: May/June Source Type: news
Latest Eye on Education Columns in BioScience
October 2011: [Teaching Biology for a Sustainable Future](http://www.aibs.org/eye-on-education/eye_on_education_2011_10.html)
[January 2012: Motivating Tomorrow’s Biologists](http://www.aibs.org/eye-on-education/eye_on_education_2012_01.html)
[April 2012: Making Biology Relevant to Undergraduates](http://www.aibs.org/eye-on-education/eye_on_education_2012_04.html) (Source: Education Reports)
Source: Education Reports - June 22, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: May/June Source Type: news
Call for Proposals: Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference
All researchers and educators interested in K - 16 organismal and environmental biology education are invited to submit a proposal for this event, which will highlight the leading science, curriculum design and implementation and data exploration in a research-rich biology education for grades K-16. [http://www.esa.org/ldc/](http://www.esa.org/ldc/) (Source: Education Reports)
Source: Education Reports - June 22, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: May/June Source Type: news
What's New at Understanding Evolution
The Understanding Evolution project team has added many new stories that can help you connect current news stories to evolution. Check these out and more at: [http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/whatsnew.php](http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/whatsnew.php) (Source: Education Reports)
Source: Education Reports - June 22, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: May/June Source Type: news
Upcoming Biology Education Conferences
[Association for Biology Laboratory Education:](http://www.ableweb.org/conf/able2012/) ABLE. June 19-22, 2012, Chapel Hill, NC.
[Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research:](http://saber-biologyeducationresearch.wikispaces.com/National+meeting+2012) SABER. July 12-15, 2012, Minneapolis, MN.
[ACUBE: Association of College Undergraduate Biology Educators](http://www.acube.org/meetings/). October 19th-20th, 2012 at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, WI
[National Association of Biology Teachers](http://www.nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=10). October 30-November 3, 2012, Dallas, TX. (Source: Education Reports)
Source: Education Reports - June 22, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: May/June Source Type: news
Upcoming Biology Education Conferences
ACUBE: Association of College Undergraduate Biology Educators. October 19th-20th, 2012 at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, WI http://www.acube.org/meetings/
National Association of Biology Teachers. October 30-November 3, 2012, Dallas, TX. http://www.nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=10
BioQUEST’s Quantitative Inquiry in AP Biology Conference. January 3-6, 2013 at the UTK NIMBioS Knoxville, TN. http://bioquest.org/nimbiosap2013/
LIFE DISCOVERY - DOING SCIENCE, Exploring Biology for a Changing World, March 15-16, 2013 - St. Paul, Minnesota. http://www.esa.org/ldc/
ASMCUE 2013, Blending science an...
Source: Education Reports - June 22, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: September/October Source Type: news
Read "Next Steps for Vision and Change: Moving from Setting the Vision to Change"
Erin L. Dolan, Editor-In-Chief of CBE Life Sciences Education describes the initiatives currently underway to move the community forward after the 2009 Vision and Change report. Read the full article at http://www.lifescied.org/content/11/3/201.full. (Source: Education Reports)
Source: Education Reports - June 22, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: September/October Source Type: news
ASM/NSF Biology Scholars Program Announces 2013 Schedule
Residency programs for faculty at all stages in their scholarly journey, including:
Assessment Residency: Measuring Student Learning Participants examine the role of learning objectives in course design and explore a wide range of techniques and tools that effectively assess student learning. Institute: June 12-15, 2013 | Washington, DC
Research Residency: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Participants trained in effective teaching strategies develop the skills to create, design, and implement studies to inquire about learning science. Institute: July 17-20, 2013 | Washington, DC
Transitions Residenc...
Source: Education Reports - June 22, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: September/October Source Type: news
Learn About Community Colleges' Response to the PCAST Report
Over the coming decade, our country will need one million more science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals than was originally projected. That is the conclusion of a February 2012 report, *Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics *([www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-engage-to-excel-final_2-25-12.pdf](http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-engage-to-excel-final_2-25-12.pdf)), presented to President Obama by the President’s Council of Advisors on...
Source: Education Reports - June 22, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Tags: September/October Source Type: news
