1. Pamela Pape-Lindstrom (coach) Dr. Frank Messina Gita Bangera Coordinated brainstorming session with other colleges. PRODUCTS ACTIONS BARRIERS & CHALLENGES STRENGTHS & LEVERAGE RESOURCES & ALLIES NW-PULSE @ NW Biology instructors Conference 2016 VISION – Our Biology 160 will make content meaningful to the student and address Vision and Change competencies that are currently lacking. SARAH REDD and CHERYL STOVER ENGAGING STUDENTS IN THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE MAIN GOAL– Revise Biology 160 labs curriculum to focus on in class research experiences that apply to the process of science and improve our students quantititative skills. This work was supported in part by an NSF RCN UBE award # 1345033. School Logo here FUTURE GOALS Uncomfortable abandoning the known. Greater lab coordination and communication across sections required. UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES Time spent grading will increase. Increased communication between faculty and administrations Female on Bean4. Digital image. BeanBeetles.org. Lawrence S. Blumer and Christopher W. Beck, n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2016. ActivitiesMaterials Lab 1 Start a lab notebook Introduction and Microscopy  Identify anatomical structures on beetles and beans, functional significance  Distinguish between males and females  Distinguish between different larval stages Dissecting microscopes, adult and larval beetles Paintbrushes or soft forceps Petri dishes Lab 2 Guided inquiry: How do beetles determine characteristics of different beans, or of other beetles? Intro to long term project. Adult beetles Paintbrushes or soft forceps Petri dishes Black paint and very fine brush Dissecting scissors Lab 3 Student groups present idea for long term project to class for questions and comments. Write procedure, make data table and list of needed materials. Lab 4 Working on long term project: set up experiments, put treatments in incubator. Get access to lab room for next day or two so they can remove beans with eggs so they’re all at the same development stage. Petri dishes Adult beetles Multiple types of beans? Bt insecticide? Anything students said they needed in lab 3. Paintbrushes or soft forceps Lab 5 Working on long term project – do any monitoring or treatment additions necessary. Also: Use data from lab 2 to learn about data analysis (graphing in Excel, simple statistics). Clothespins for cracking beans to see larvae Computers with Excel and data analysis package installed Lab 6 Working on long term project – do any monitoring or treatment additions necessary. Also: peer review each other’s Background and Methods sections of report. Clothespins for cracking beans to see larvae Rubric for peer review Lab 7 Working on long term project – do any monitoring or treatment additions necessary. Also: Guided inquiry on costs of reproduction in female bean beetles. Clothespins for cracking beans to see larvae Adult beetles Petri dishes Paintbrushes Lab 8 Working on long term project – do any monitoring or treatment additions necessary. Also: Analyze results from lab 7 guided inquiry and begin analysis of long term project. Clothespins for cracking beans to see larvae Computers with Excel and data analysis package installed Lab 9 Finish collecting data from long term project, clean up, and analyze results. Computers with Excel and data analysis package installed Lab 10Group presentations on project results, turn in report Computer and projector Rubric for presentation Bean Beetles were chosen as model organism. 10 week lab plan was created. Lab Manager job description was created and presented to VPI. Shared vision and enthusiasm among full time faculty. Supportive administration. New lab fees enable us to:  Purchase supplies  Help fund lab manager position Implement the revised lab curriculum beginning Fall 2016. Collaborate with Dr. Frank Messina Using genomic and RNAseq data to understand how beetles adapt to novel seed hosts.