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IBP Summer Conference: Implementing Vision and Change at the Introductory Biology Level

This summer, the NSF-funded RCN, Introductory Biology Project (IBP), will host a meeting of scientists and science educators at the headquarters of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington, DC, from Thursday, June 28 to Sunday, July 1.  This two and one-half day meeting is a major conference on the Introductory [...]

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Thinking Evolutionarily: Evolution Education Across The Life Sciences

A National Convocation Organized by The National Research Council and the National Academy of Sciences October 25-26, 2011, Washington, DC

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ASMCUE Workshop on Introductory Biology

A 3-hour discussion/workshop for undergraduate instructors who teach Introductory Biology took place at the American Society for Microbiology’s Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE) on May 20th in San Diego, CA.  Participants responded to questionnaires, contributed to discussions, and provided ideas and resources in support of quality instruction for Introductory Biology courses. They contributed to a large-scale [...]

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Introductory Biology Education Specialists (IBES) Meeting

The IBES meeting took place June 11-13, 2010, in Irving, TX. It brought together a 26 faculty who are teaching or coordinating undergraduate Introductory Biology and engaged in some type of research on undergraduate Introductory Biology education. A key goal of the meeting was to create new research collaboration groups comprised of faculty with common [...]

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Join the discussion!

Interested in discussing process and nature of science in the introductory biology classroom? Join this discussion group to share ideas, ask questions, and learn more about what others do to incorporate the process of science in their teaching. Click here to go to the discussion boards, or click “Discussion” at the top of the page.

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How Can You Participate or Contribute?

Thanks for visiting the IBP website—we’re building it and the project and will soon have many ways you can contribute to the site and participate in the project.  We intend to build a social network of individuals who are interested in how introductory biology courses are taught and how we can improve them.  We’ll be [...]

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