BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium Employee Directory

Scientific reasoning connects seemingly disparate pieces of information about the world into meaningful patterns that help us understand the underlying rules of nature. Working with both these pieces and patterns allows us to make predictions, solve problems, and see science in a broader, interdisciplinary context. Vision and Change (2011) urged fa... culty to use overarching concepts to provide a framework for understanding the relevance of narrower details about processes, and in the BIOME Institute this year, we will be focusing on practices and resources that help build scientific worldviews. On another level, scientific advances arise from new perspectives and approaches, and the diversity of individual contributions leads to more ideas, and greater advances. The BIOME Institute will emphasize using inclusive teaching practices, the Universal Design for Learning framework, and resources designed to engage students in social justice as a part of scientific practice with a worldview. Not able to participate in the 2021 BIOME Institute? Join us for the BIOME Institute or in person Summer Workshop in 2022. The BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium (BQCC) is a transformative, collaborative community empowering Life Science educators to drive innovation in STEM education. Weve been making a difference in STEM education since 1988. Read the report from the Pulias Center for Higher Education. Are you a BioQUEST supporter? BioQUEST is now registered with AmazonSmile, and can receive donations based on your Amazon purchases. Just use this link to go to AmazonSmile and select BioQUEST as your recipient charity. Thanks! QUBES is a community of individuals and organizations committed to accelerating STEM education reform. Supported by our social-cyberinfrastructure and commitment to teaching quantitative skills, we work to make sure that our teaching is effective, open, accessible, equitable, and inclusive. QUBES works with individuals to provide professional development and access to resources , and supports educational ...Read More