Biology Scholars Program www.biologyscholars.org American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Washington, DC

BSP2 Goals (2011-2015) Empower biologists to be models of 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.

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 Publication Institute) Practice evidenced-based research Skills to identify stages of & responses for publication

Who Are Scholars?

Life Sciences Partners (June 2013)

Community Building Wiki and Directory Cohort – bspresearch14 (23) & bsptransitions14 (16) Alums – scholaralumni (207) ASM Education Community – microedu (800+) BSP Ambassadors

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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