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Biology Scholars Program biologyscholars

The Biology Scholars Program aims to empower biologists to be scholarly teachers and practitioners of science education research. The program supports a community of scholars committed to teaching excellence and scholarship of teaching and learning. Through professional development opportunities, scholars enhance assessment, research, and publishing skills. Partnerships with life science societies promote education reform. Methods include an annual residency, coursework, and hands-on training. The program fosters community building and alumni engagement, leading to impactful science education practices nationwide.

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Biology Scholars Program biologyscholars

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  1. Biology Scholars Programwww.biologyscholars.org American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Washington, DC

  2. BSP2 Goals (2011-2015) • Empower biologists to be modelsof scholarly teaching and practitioners of science education research. • Expand and support a highly interactive community of Biology Scholars committed to scientific teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). • Catalyze deep networks among life science professional societies to collectively engage in sustained undergraduate education reform.

  3. Continuum of Professional Development • Assessment (Measuring Student Learning Institute) • Design course goals and assessments grounded in research on learning • Skills to create, design, plan and implement evaluations • Research (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institute) • Design research in learning biology • Skills to create, design and implement studies to assess learning • Transitions (From Science Education Research to Publishing Institute) • Practice evidenced-based research • Skills to identify stages of & responses for publication

  4. Who Are Scholars?

  5. Life Sciences Partners

  6. The date shows – you are the best resource!

  7. Community Building Resources • Wiki and Directory • Cohort – bspresearch13 (14) • ASM Education Community – microedu (~700) • Alums – scholaralumni (~180) • BSP Ambassadors

  8. METHODS The Year in Residency • Pre-Institute Assignments • Spring • Introduction Assignment • Reading & Response • IRB Policies • Annotated Bibliography • Journal Club • Post-Institute • Fall - Spring • Check-Ins • Virtual Training • Presentation Prep • Capstone • Spring/Summer • ½ day workshop at ASMCUE • Progress reports • Topical symposium - Data Analysis • Leadership training • Networking with BSP Alumni • Institute • Summer • Day 1: Narrow your question • Day 2: Refine your question and identify one tool to collect data. • Day 3: Discuss and reflect upon question and research design, and incorporate feedback. • Day 4: Identify timeline and consolidate research project. • Graduation • Fall • Biology Scholars Directory • Scholar Alumni Listserv • Map of Scholars • Scholar Ambassadors • Alumni Travel Grant • Alumni Fellowship

  9. A Scholar Sums It Up Best • “Programs like BSP address issues about being trained in the discipline of scientific research and not in the discipline of learning science… • First, by promoting a scholarly approach to teaching, it infuses the act with the language of research that PhDs are comfortable with. This makes the approach to learning about teaching less intimidating... • Second, the immersive format is a key ingredient because it focuses the attention and forces participants to delve into the topic. • Third, programs like BSP offer community-building opportunities, which is important to catalyze true transformation in the teaching of science in higher education. • Finally, BSP programs provide a very large impact on the quality of science standards in our country because these Biological Scholars are all active educators who will implement these better pedagogical practices in their classrooms.” • ~Survey respondent

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