Participate in NSF funded project to improve
general biology and ecology teaching
We are looking for faculty who teach
biology/ecology at the introductory level and
wish to: 1) help students improve their
conceptual understanding of biology and ecology,
2) identify students' naïve ideas and poor
thinking at the onset of a course - and track
their progress at the end, 3) use a set of
research-based questions for discussion and exams
that reveal students' common
biological/ecological misconceptions, 4) use
student-active approaches to help students better
understand central ideas in biology/ecology and
5) work with colleagues teaching similar courses
on all of this. With support from NSF a team of
faculty and educators will give a one day
workshop on August 3 at the 2008 ESA meeting in
Milwaukee. Faculty will receive a stipend,
travel funds, and help during the academic year.
They must teach the class in 2008 and 2009 and be
able to revise it. If you are interested, contact
Charlene D'Avanzo ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
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Charlene
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Charlene D'Avanzo
Professor of Ecology
Director, Center for Teaching & Learning
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA 01002
Voice 413-5595569
FAX 413-5595448
Email - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
website: http://helios.hampshire.edu/~cdNS/
Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE):
tiee.ecoed.net/
Course website: http://ns.hampshire.edu/ns207/
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