Working together for biology education
Thank you for your interest in BioCollage
Many of you participated in the joint AIBS, NABT, and UCMP initiative to discuss topics in biology education either at conferences or through webinars. The last event was held in September 2010.
"Emerging Life Science Core Concepts/Big Ideas" presented by:
- Jay B. Labov, Center for Education and Board of Life Sciences, National Research Council, Washington, DC
- Thomas E. Keller, Board on Science Education, National Research Council, Washington, DC
The live web event participated in provided information about:
- The developing Conceptual Framework for the New Science
Education Standards - Implications for biology education from the report titled A New Biology for the 21st Century report
- Changes in the Advanced Placement Biology curriculum
- Outcomes from the 2009 Vision and Change conference
- And, the new efforts from AAMC and HHMI to update the Competencies for Future Physicians
Slides from the 9/23 presentation: Sept23WebinarSlides.pdf (PDF 7.7MB)
Archive of the webinar recording
click here (.jar file)
To access more resources for teaching and learning biology, please visit each organization's website:
- National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) has professional development programs, the American Biology Teacher, and other resources for biology educators at the middle and high school, college and university levels. Visit NABT's website here
- University of California Museum of Paleontology has two online resources for those interested in improving students' understanding about the process of science and evolution. Visit the sites:
Understanding Science
Understanding Evolution - The American Institute of Biological Sciences has two publications of interest to biology educators:
ActionBioscience.org
BioScience
The three organizations support the biology education community through:
The Synapse, a growing network of biology instructors at all levels and locations who share resources, insights, and opinions. Join the discussion at http://thesynapse.ning.com/groups.
For additional information, please contact smus...@aibs.org
