[ECOLOG-L] JOB OPENING - ESA EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR
ESA's Office of Education and Diversity Programs works to develop and implement education programs that will increase diversity in the field of ecology and improve the quality of ecology education. The Education Coordinator is responsible for coordinating education programs to enhance undergraduate teaching and learning in the field of ecology with emphasis on digital resources. This position is available as grant funds allow. The primary duty of the Education Programs Coordinator will be to solicit, manage and/or promote: • online teaching resources for undergraduate faculty • use of continental-scale data into undergraduate science and ecology courses • environmental education resources with a technology component • an annual Education conference • the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning For full details and how to apply, please go to: http://www.esa.org/careers_certification/jobLists.php
[ECOLOG-L] SERDP Student Travel Awards to 2012 ESA Annual Meeting - Deadline May 1
Application Deadline: May 1, 2012. The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announces the availability of ten (10) travel awards of $500 each to students presenting papers at ESA's 2012 Annual Meeting in Portland, OR. These awards are sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). SERDP is the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) environmental science and technology program, executed in partnership with DOE and EPA. SERDP invests in basic and applied research, and exploratory development. Students with abstracts accepted in one of four areas are eligible to apply: 1. Ecological Systems Ecology and Management 2. Living Marine Resources Ecology and Management 3. Watershed Processes and Management 4. Species Ecology and Management ELIGIBILITY Please note that students whose research or research assistantship position is currently or has been funded by DOD SERDP in whole or in part are not eligible for this award. Students whose research involves ecological systems or species that are relevant to a DoD natural resource management concern have preference, though the research does not need to have been conducted on a DoD installation. Please visit http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/serdp_awards.php for full details and FAQs on eligibility and required documents. Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] REMINDER: ESA SERDP STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS
REMINDER: Application Deadline: May 1, 2012. The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announces the availability of ten (10) travel awards of $500 each to students presenting papers at ESA's 2012 Annual Meeting in Portland, OR. These awards are sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). SERDP is the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) environmental science and technology program, executed in partnership with DOE and EPA. SERDP invests in basic and applied research, and exploratory development. Students with abstracts accepted in one of four areas are eligible to apply: 1. Ecological Systems Ecology and Management 2. Living Marine Resources Ecology and Management 3. Watershed Processes and Management 4. Species Ecology and Management ELIGIBILITY Please note that students whose research or research assistantship position is currently or has been funded by DOD SERDP in whole or in part are not eligible for this award. Students whose research involves ecological systems or species that are relevant to a DoD natural resource management concern have preference, though the research does not need to have been conducted on a DoD installation. Please visit http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/serdp_awards.php for full details and FAQs on eligibility and required documents. Please follow submission instructions carefully. KINDLY NOTE THAT YOUR APPLICATION IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL YOU HAVE SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION FORM, PROOF OF STUDENT STATUS AND THE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM YOUR ADVISER. You have up to May 7 to submit the letter of recommendation from your adviser. Questions, please contact Yukari Suzuki at educationint...@esa.org Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] ESA SERDP Student Travel Awards - Last Day to Apply
LAST DAY TO APPLY: May 1, 2012 Submit Letter of Recommendation from Adviser by May 7, 2012 The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announces the availability of ten (10) travel awards of $500 each to students presenting papers at ESA's 2012 Annual Meeting in Portland, OR. These awards are sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). SERDP is the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) environmental science and technology program, executed in partnership with DOE and EPA. SERDP invests in basic and applied research, and exploratory development. Please visit http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/serdp_awards.php for full details and FAQs on eligibility and required documents. Please follow submission instructions carefully. KINDLY NOTE THAT YOUR APPLICATION IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL YOU HAVE SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION FORM, PROOF OF STUDENT STATUS AND THE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM YOUR ADVISER. You have up to May 7 to submit the letter of recommendation from your adviser. Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] Next Generation Science Standards - Open for Review
Dear colleagues: Sorry for cross-postings The long awaited Next Generation Science Standards are finally out for community review! I understood from a meeting I attended that 26 states have agreed to adopt these standards. So this is huge and I URGE you all to review and comment. Have a great weekend. Teresa * From: Next Generation Science Standards [mailto:achi...@achieve.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Next Generation Science Standards Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 3:27 PM To: Teresa Mourad Subject: The Draft Next Generation Science Standards Are Ready For Review The first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is available at www.nextgenscience.org from May 11 to June 1. We welcome and appreciate your feedback. There is no doubt that science - and, therefore, science education - is central to the lives of all Americans. To that end, we must ensure that all students have a solid education in science. The recent NAEP science scores show we have a long way to go to ensure all of our students have the science education they will need for college, careers and life. That's why 26 states are working together to develop the NGSS - internationally-benchmarked and rigorous state science education standards. As part of that development process, there will be two public comment periods where all interested parties are invited to give feedback. The first one begins today. The NGSS have been written as student performance expectations grouped by topics, and can be viewed in the topical groupings or individually. The draft performance expectations are composed of the three dimensions from the NRC's Framework for K-12 Science Education. These draft performance expectations describe how students will demonstrate their understanding. To review the draft standards, go to www.nextgenscience.org. When you are ready to provide comments, click on any of the links that say Go to the NGSS Survey. Be sure to submit your survey by June 1. Feedback collected during the comment period will be organized and shared with the leading states and writing team members. After the feedback is considered, a feedback report will be issued that will explain how feedback was handled and why.
[ECOLOG-L] JOB Diversity Programs Coordinator
ESA’s Education and Diversity Programs office offers a variety of programs to increase the diversity of the ecology-related professions and to improve the quality of ecology education. The Diversity Programs Coordinator is responsible for developing and implementing education programs that will increase diversity in the field of ecology in general, and specifically, for supporting and advancing the Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS) program which nurtures minority undergraduate students along the ecology career pathway. Core program areas include undergraduate research fellowships, ecological field trips, grants to SEEDS chapters, annual leadership meetings and scholarships to the ESA Annual Meeting. This is a junior level position for candidates with at least 1 year of work experience interested in developing a professional career in education program development and implementation. For full details, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/view/job/MBhdTKbtnFXd
[ECOLOG-L] ESA Contingent Faculty Survey
Contingent Faculty Survey Please respond by November 30, 2012 https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ContingentFaculty The Ecological Society of America is interested in understanding the needs and concerns of ecologists who are employed as contingent faculty. Thus the Society would like to hear from ecologists who are contingent faculty. The term “contingent faculty” includes both part- and full-time non-tenure- track faculty engaged in teaching and/or research. Specifically, contingent faculty positions are contingent on external or continued funding. Depending on the institution, contingent faculty are also known as non-tenure-track faculty, non-senate faculty, adjunct faculty, clinical faculty, research-grant funded personnel, lecturers, instructors, postdocs, or part-timers. To inform any action the Society takes, it needs to know how many members and potential members are contingent faculty and what their needs are. This survey has been designed to gather this information from ecologists who are or have been contingent faculty working in higher educational or academic institutions. If you are not or have never been a contingent faculty member, you do not need to complete the survey. If you know an ecologist who is or was a contingent faculty member, please send this survey to them. Please take a moment to respond to the Contingent Faculty Survey. We appreciate your response by November 30, 2012. Survey results will be shared in the ESA Bulletin. Thank you for your participation.
[ECOLOG-L] Reminder: Contingent Faculty Survey Nov 30
Please forward to colleagues Contingent Faculty Survey Please respond by November 30, 2012 https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ContingentFaculty The Ecological Society of America is interested in understanding the needs and concerns of ecologists who are employed as contingent faculty. Thus the Society would like to hear from ecologists who are contingent faculty. The term “contingent faculty” includes both part- and full-time non-tenure- track faculty engaged in teaching and/or research. Specifically, contingent faculty positions are contingent on external or continued funding. Depending on the institution, contingent faculty are also known as non-tenure-track faculty, non-senate faculty, adjunct faculty, clinical faculty, research-grant funded personnel, lecturers, instructors, postdocs, or part-timers. To inform any action the Society takes, it needs to know how many members and potential members are contingent faculty and what their needs are. This survey has been designed to gather this information from ecologists who are or have been contingent faculty working in higher educational or academic institutions. If you are not or have never been a contingent faculty member, you do not need to complete the survey. If you know an ecologist who is or was a contingent faculty member, please send this survey to them. Please take a moment to respond to the Contingent Faculty Survey. We appreciate your response by November 30, 2012. Survey results will be shared in the ESA Bulletin. Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs *** SEEDS - Diverse People for a Diverse Science www.esa.org/seeds EcoEd Digital Library (beta) – Advancing Outstanding Ecology Education www.esa.org/ecoed Life Discovery – Doing Science Education Conference Exploring Biology in a Changing World March 15-16, 2013, St Paul, MN EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION NOW OPEN www.esa.org/ldc ** Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 202.833.8775 Fax
[ECOLOG-L] Call for Submissions to ESA's TIEE: Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology
Do your students actively explore data or use figures to investigate ecological issues? Are your students asking questions, making observations, and designing experiments in lab or field? Have you developed activities and experiments for your students to use? If so, then consider sharing your teaching resources with other ecology educators by contributing to TIEE: Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology, a project of the Committee on Diversity and Education of the Ecological Society of America (ESA). TIEE is currently accepting submissions of issue-based activities and inquiry-based experiments. Visit http://tiee.esa.org/misc/submit.html for submission guidelines. Submissions will be peer-reviewed as they are received. Anticipated time between submission and initial decision is 6 weeks. Articles are published online as they are ready. TIEE Issues can be used in lecture (even in large classes), lab, and for homework. They focus on core ecological concepts and subjects plus hot topics. Issues can be either datasets or figure sets TIEE Experiments are a collection of peer-reviewed laboratory activities. Each experiment is based upon student-active inquiry, and therefore they teach key ecological concepts as well as engaging students in the process of ecological research. Current volumes of TIEE can be accessed through http://tiee.esa.org and are also disseminated through ESA EcoEd Digital Library, www.esa.org/ecoed. If you have any questions please contact: Christopher Beck Lead Editor tieesubmissi...@esa.org ** Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] Online Workshops To Enhance NSF Educational Proposals and Projects
FYI. These workshops are offered by AAAS. Please contact Yolanda George
ygeo...@aaas.orgmailto:ygeo...@aaas.org for more information.
From: Gerard Boulin [mailto:gbou...@aaas.org]
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 4:41 PM
To: Gerard Boulin
Subject: Free Online Workshops To Enhance NSF Educational Proposals and
Projects - Register Now!
Dear Colleague:
Are you interested in giving your faculty a competitive edge in writing
proposals for educational research and development projects such as those
supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Transforming Undergraduate
Education in STEM (TUES) Program {formerly the Course, Curriculum and
Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program} or for research projects with
significant educational components (e.g., the BRIGE and CAREER programs)? Then
you will want to make arrangements for them to participate as a group in one or
more of the 21 upcoming NSF sponsored Interactive Web-based Workshops (IWBWs)
all of which will be presented by former NSF Program Directors in the Division
of Undergraduate Education.
The Virtual Faculty Collaborative (AAAS, Louisiana State University, and Higher
Education Services) is offering a series of Interactive Web-Based Workshops
(IWBWs) on topics that are important in preparing proposals and in implementing
funded undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
education projects. This project is funded by the National Science Foundation
(NSF), Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (TUES) Program– which is a
program of the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE).
Workshop Topics
Individual workshops, which will last for two hours, will focus on:
***Developing an understanding of the NSF TUES Program
***Incorporating effective strategies into an educational proposal
***Defining project goals, expected outcomes, and evaluation questions
***Working with an evaluator to develop a project evaluation plan
***Addressing NSF’s broader impacts expectations in a project
***Designing a project for impact and transportability
Workshop Format
These workshops are intended for all STEM faculty members that are planning NSF
educational proposals or already have a funded project. They are designed to
engage local groups of participants in discussions of issues related to the
workshop topic that will enable local sites to interact with the entire virtual
group, and to be provided with information and insights on each of these
discussion items by workshop presenters.
Because of this distributed organization, only groups of STEM faculty at a site
may participate and each group must have a local facilitator who will work with
the presenters to organize the local activities and interact with the Presenter
in coordinating the workshop presentation. Those interested in serving as a
facilitator must submit an application for each IWBW they wish to hold at their
site. More information on facilitating an IWBW and on the application process
is provided at FACILITATORShttp://ehrweb01.aaas.org/stem-iwbw/facilitators/
link.
Workshop Schedule
Each IWBW will be offered multiple times between March 12 and May 1, 2013. The
workshop sessions are scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at
1:00-3:00 or 3:00-5:00 Eastern Time. Additional information about the IWBW
content, schedule, and presenters is available at the
WORKSHOPhttp://ehrweb01.aaas.org/stem-iwbw/workshops/ link.
Registration
To register for one or more NSF TUES IWBWs, please access the
sitehttp://ehrweb01.aaas.org/stem-iwbw/register/. If you have questions
about the IWBWs, please email Yolanda George at
ygeo...@aaas.orgmailto:ygeo...@aaas.org.
Sincerely,
IWBWs Leadership Team http://ehrweb01.aaas.org/stem-iwbw/leadership-team/
[ECOLOG-L] Seeking your input for ESA's Digital Library
Thanks to advances in technology, faculty teaching undergraduate ecology can take advantage of digital resources that convey the best scientific findings. These digital resources, such as images, data, animations, articles, and activities, and information to supplement lectures, labs, and discussions, can be shared online and adapted by colleagues for their own courses. ESA seeks to improve the services of its EcoEd Digital Library (EcoEd DL - www.ecoed.net) that serves as a clearinghouse of digital resources for undergraduate education in ecology. This survey will guide the development of EcoEd DL. All teaching faculty AND research scientists are invited to participate. Please take a moment to complete this survey today at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=wPfcn512Zlpmsju_2b2gegDw_3d_3d to help us better understand your needs. You don#8217;t need to be an ESA member or current EcoEd DL user to participate. We really appreciate your input. Thanks. Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA
[ECOLOG-L] How can Digital Library help you?
If you haven't already, please take a moment to complete this survey today at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=wPfcn512Zlpmsju_2b2gegDw_3d_3d to help us better understand how EcoEd Digital Library can be helpful to you. The survey will close on Monday. Thanks to advances in technology, faculty teaching undergraduate ecology can take advantage of digital resources that convey the best scientific findings. ESA seeks to improve the services of its EcoEd Digital Library (EcoEd DL - www.ecoed.net) that serves as a clearinghouse of digital resources such as animations, datasets and photos for undergraduate education in ecology. This survey will guide the development of EcoEd DL. All teaching faculty AND research scientists are invited to participate. You don't need to be an ESA member or current EcoEd DL user to participate. We really appreciate your input. Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA
[ECOLOG-L] SERDP Student Scholarships to ESA Annual Meeting
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announces the availability of ten (10) travel awards of $500 each to students presenting papers at ESA's 2009 Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM. These awards are sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). SERDP is the U.S. Department of Defense's corporate environmental research and development (RD) program, planned and executed in full partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. Students with abstracts accepted in one of three areas are eligible to apply: ecosystem management, invasive species, hreatened and endangered species. For complete application information, please visit: http://esa.org/education_diversity/serdp.php APPLICATIONS ARE DUE JUNE 5, 2009
[ECOLOG-L] Last Day to Apply for SERDP Student Scholarship to ESA Annual Meeting
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announces the availability of ten (10) travel awards of $500 each to students presenting papers at ESA's 2009 Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM. These awards are sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). SERDP is the U.S. Department of Defense's corporate environmental research and development (RD) program, planned and executed in full partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. Students with abstracts accepted in one of three areas are eligible to apply: ecosystem management, invasive species, hreatened and endangered species. For complete application information, please visit: http://esa.org/education_diversity/serdp.php APPLICATIONS ARE DUE JUNE 5, 2009
[ECOLOG-L] Job Vacancy ESA Education Programs Coordinator
The Ecological Society of America has a vacancy for an Eduation Programs Coordinator. The Education Programs Coordinator is responsible for coordinating education programs to enhance undergraduate teaching and learning in the field of ecology with emphasis on digital resources. This position is available as grant funds allow and may be adapted as needed. The primary duty of the Education Programs Coordinator will be to solicit, manage and/or promote: (a) online teaching resources (b) use of continental-scale data into undergraduate science and ecology courses (c) environmental education resources with a technology component Please do not contact ESA staff regarding this position. For complete details and information on how to apply, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/407841-29/c
[ECOLOG-L] ESA Education Scholars Awards 2011
ESA Education Scholars Awards 2011 http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/educationscholar/ Application Deadline: May 2, 2011 Anticipated Date of Notification: May 23, 2011 Apply Online Here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JYWS2M8 ESA is pleased to announce the ESA Education Scholars Award program to recognize leaders in ecology education. This year, the first group of education leaders will be selected to receive a $1,000 Education Leader Travel Scholarship to the 2011 ESA Annual Meeting and support the development of ESA’s EcoEd Digital Library (EcoEdDL). Scholars will participate in the Student-Active Teaching workshop at the 2011 ESA Annual Meeting and appointed to one of two EcoEdDL editorial positions. ESA Education Scholars are faculty members, postdocs or PhD candidates in the ecological sciences interested in learning, practicing and promoting active learning approaches and digital resources in the classroom. Applicants from underrepresented populations, community colleges, minority- serving institutions and primarily undergraduate institutions are encouraged to apply. Applicants should have a strong interest in student- active teaching and transforming undergraduate ecology education. Teaching experience desirable but not mandatory. These awards are made possible through a grant from the National Science Foundation. Questions, please contact Teresa Mourad, ESA Director of Education and Diversity Programs
[ECOLOG-L] ESA Education Coordinator
ESA invites applications for the position of Education Coordinator. The primary responsibility is the planning and implementing of education programs to enhance undergraduate teaching and learning in the field of ecology with emphasis on supporting ESA's EcoEd Digital Library. Candidates will be screened for interviews starting April 30. For more information, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/view/job/KZCZcxzF9j74
[ECOLOG-L] Apply for SERDP Student Travel Award to ESA Meeting Deadline May 1
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announces the availability of ten (10) travel awards of $500 each to students presenting papers at ESA's 2011Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. These awards are sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). SERDP is the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) environmental science and technology program, executed in partnership with DOE and EPA. SERDP invests in basic and applied research, and exploratory development. Students with abstracts accepted in one of four areas are eligible to apply: • Ecological Systems Ecology and Management • Living Marine Resources Ecology and Management • Watershed Processes and Management • Species Ecology and Management ELIGIBILITY Please note that students whose research or research assistantship position is currently being funded by DOD SERDP are not eligible for this award. Students whose research involves ecological systems or species that are relevant to a DoD natural resource management concern have preference, though the research does not need to have been conducted on a DoD installation. APPLICATION INFORMATION To apply, please submit the following by May 1, 2011: 1. complete contact information, university affiliation, including email and phone # 2. your accepted abstract 3. a letter of recommendation from your advisor 4. a statement (maximum 200 words) responding to the question How will your research contribute to management of natural resources on federal lands? Please note that this statement is critical to your application. Include this question before your statement so reviewers can easily find it. Your application will not be considered if your statement does not directly address this question. 5. proof of student status Please place as much of your application as possible directly in the text of an email message, minimizing attachments. Please submit these materials via email to: Dr. Hal Balbach, ESA Applied Ecology Section Vice Chair at hal.e.balb...@usace.army.mil Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants will be notified around May 31. Awards will be presented in person at the SERDP booth at the ESA Annual Meeting at a time to be announced. For information on other student travel awards to ESA 2011, see www.esa.org/aboutesa/awards.php.
[ECOLOG-L] ESA SERDP Student Travel Award Deadline extended to May 8
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announces the availability of ten (10) travel awards of $500 each to students presenting papers at ESA's 2011Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. These awards are sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). SERDP is the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) environmental science and technology program, executed in partnership with DOE and EPA. SERDP invests in basic and applied research, and exploratory development. Students with abstracts accepted in one of four areas are eligible to apply: • Ecological Systems Ecology and Management • Living Marine Resources Ecology and Management • Watershed Processes and Management • Species Ecology and Management ELIGIBILITY Please note that students whose research or research assistantship position is currently being funded by DOD SERDP are not eligible for this award. Students whose research involves ecological systems or species that are relevant to a DoD natural resource management concern have preference, though the research does not need to have been conducted on a DoD installation. APPLICATION INFORMATION To apply, please submit the following by May 8, 2011 (deadline extended): 1. complete contact information, university affiliation, including email and phone # 2. your accepted abstract 3. a letter of recommendation from your advisor 4. a statement (maximum 200 words) responding to the question How will your research contribute to management of natural resources on federal lands? Please note that this statement is critical to your application. Include this question as a header for your statement so reviewers can easily find it. Your application will not be considered if your statement does not directly address this question. 5. proof of student status Please place as much of your application as possible directly in the text of an email message, minimizing attachments. Please submit these materials via email to: Dr. Hal Balbach, ESA Applied Ecology Section Vice Chair at hal.e.balb...@usace.army.mil Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants will be notified around May 31. Awards will be presented in person at the SERDP booth at the ESA Annual Meeting at a time to be announced. For information on other student travel awards to ESA 2011, see www.esa.org/aboutesa/awards.php.
[ECOLOG-L] REMINDER: ESA SERDP Student Travel Award Applications due May 8
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announces the availability of ten (10) travel awards of $500 each to students presenting papers at ESA's 2011Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. These awards are sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). SERDP is the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) environmental science and technology program, executed in partnership with DOE and EPA. SERDP invests in basic and applied research, and exploratory development. Students with abstracts accepted in one of four areas are eligible to apply: • Ecological Systems Ecology and Management • Living Marine Resources Ecology and Management • Watershed Processes and Management • Species Ecology and Management ELIGIBILITY Please note that students whose research or research assistantship position is currently being funded by DOD SERDP are not eligible for this award. Students whose research involves ecological systems or species that are relevant to a DoD natural resource management concern have preference, though the research does not need to have been conducted on a DoD installation. APPLICATION INFORMATION To apply, please submit the following by May 8, 2011 (deadline extended): 1. complete contact information, university affiliation, including email and phone # 2. your accepted abstract 3. a letter of recommendation from your advisor 4. a statement (maximum 200 words) responding to the question How will your research contribute to management of natural resources on federal lands? Please note that this statement is critical to your application. Include this question as a header for your statement so reviewers can easily find it. Your application will not be considered if your statement does not directly address this question. 5. proof of student status Please place as much of your application as possible directly in the text of an email message, minimizing attachments. Please submit these materials via email to: Dr. Hal Balbach, ESA Applied Ecology Section Chair at hal.e.balb...@usace.army.mil. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants will be notified around May 31. Awards will be presented in person at the SERDP booth at the ESA Annual Meeting at a time to be announced. For information on other student travel awards to ESA 2011, see www.esa.org/aboutesa/awards.php.
[ECOLOG-L] Education Using Continental-Scale Data Interactive Framework
The conceptual framework for Education using Continental-scale Data is now available in a new interactive format! This tool is currently under development and we welcome comments and suggestions. The framework and interactive guide was developed by Tom Langen, Clarkson University and Brian Wee, NEON Inc. The interactive tool is designed to guide educators toward teaching opportunities and challenges using publically-available continental scale data and is based on input by faculty at a workshop organized by ESA in partnership with NEON Inc. in 2008 (http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/fed/2008workshop). The purpose of the framework is to guide the user through the factors and considerations that go into designing a learning activity using continental-scale data – central to the future of environmental decision- making. To access the interactive conceptual framework and give us feedback on the tool, please visit http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/fed/content/conceptual-framework. Please do check out this tool and provide your feedback by October 14, 2011. Thank you! Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] SA Survey - Broadening Research Impacts in Education
ESA Survey – Translating Research for Undergraduate Education closing March 12 TAKE THE SURVEY HERE:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JQDTKVC ESA invites all who currently conduct, or have conducted, research into any aspect of ecology to complete a survey that will help inform the future development of our EcoEd Digital Library. Does EcoEd Digital Library have a role in broadening the impact of your research? Let us know! Your participation will help facilitate the transfer of current ecological research results into the undergraduate classroom. It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete this survey. The results from this survey will be presented at ESA's upcoming workshop to develop EcoEd DL March 18-21 in Washington DC. A full report will be disseminated in the ESA Bulletin. This survey will be open through March 12, 2010. Thank you very much for your participation. Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America www.esa.org/education_diversity
[ECOLOG-L] SERDP Student Travel Awards Deadline June 1, 2010
SERDP Student Travel Awards 2010 The Ecological Society of America (ESA) announces the availability of ten (10) travel awards of $500 each to students presenting papers at ESA's 2010 Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. These awards are sponsored by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). SERDP is the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) environmental science and technology program, executed in partnership with DOE and EPA. SERDP invests in basic and applied research, and exploratory development. Students with abstracts accepted in one of four areas are eligible to apply: • Ecological Systems Ecology and Management • Living Marine Resources Ecology and Management • Watershed Processes and Management • Species Ecology and Management Eligibility Please note that students whose research or research assistantship position is currently being funded by DOD SERDP are not eligible for this award. Students whose research involves ecological systems or species that are relevant to a DoD natural resource management concern have preference, though the research does not need to have been conducted on a DoD installation. For full application information, please go to http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/serdp_awards.php
[ECOLOG-L] Ecology and Education Summit Registration
Register Today! Fees are set to increase on 9/21. Ecology and Education Summit - Environmental Literacy for a Sustainable World' October 15-15, 2010 www.esa.org/eesummit You are invited to join in a national dialogue including education, scientific, health and technology communities to accelerate the transformation of teaching and learning among K-20+ audiences in both formal and informal settings. ADDITIONAL OPPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE Be sure your organization has taken the Environmental Literacy Needs and Partnerships Survey. Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SZ8TLYW 9/28 2:30-3:30 EDT. WEBINAR on Advancing Environmental Literacy about Transitions and Tipping Points in Complex Environmental Systems. Organized by American Institute of Biological Sciences. http://www.esa.org/eesummit/content/pre-summit-events Questions? Contact sum...@esa.org
[ECOLOG-L] Opinion on Citizen Science
If you conduct research, please take 5 mins to respond to this survey to help EarthTrek- a citizen science portal plan ahead. The project is led by the Geological Society of America and ESA is a partner. http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BAF5JQ5LU The Geological Society of America and partners around the globe have been developing citizen science projects -- allowing non-specialist volunteers to participate in scientific research. This program, EarthTrek (www.goEarthTrek.com), helps scientists collect data which can be inexpensively done hundreds or thousands of times by students and members of the general public. Our plan is to deliver: (a) enthusiastic citizen scientists, e.g., student groups and individuals; and (b) an easy system for planning and setting up projects, collecting data, and interacting with participants. Thanks.
[ECOLOG-L] GRAD STUDENTS - ESA Online Scientist Mentoring Opportunity
The Ecological Society of America has teamed up with the Botanical Society of America for the 2013-2014 PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team (MPST). The MPST is a great way for graduate students to lead in an online mentoring experience for middle and high school students. Your involvement will help support inquiry-based science in our schools. Sponsored by the ESA Education Section, selected students will receive: - FREE ESA membership and - 50% ESA 2014 Annual Meeting registration and - a Planting Science T-shirt! Applications due September 1 at www.plantingscience.org. For more information please visit: http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=8708 Questions, please contact pst...@plantingscience.org. Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] 2nd Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS 2nd Life Discovery-Doing Science Education Conference October 3-4, 2014 San José State University, San José CA www.esa.org/ldc. Realizing Vision and Change, Preparing for Next Generation Biology The theme for the 2nd Life Discovery Doing Science Conference (LDC) focuses on innovative approaches to instruction and assessment that are suitable, scalable, and adaptable to secondary and post-secondary levels of education, aligning with the objectives of both the K12 Next Generation Science Standards and the Vision and Change for Undergraduate Biology Education. Available Session Formats You can choose to present one of three session formats: Now Accepting proposals for Hands-On Workshops through 1/15/2014 This session format is designed to give participants hands-on experience to implement a particular technique or activity or develop innovative appropriate approaches to curriculum design. One and two hour sessions are available. Future Deadlines 2/15/14 Short presentations 3/15/14 Education Share Fair Roundtables Find out more about other Session formats. Conference Tracks Dynamic Teaching/Active Learning: Content, curriculum, and lesson plan resources. Hands On/Minds Engaged: Field studies, lab investigations, and data exploration. Assess Learning/Adapt Teaching: Education research, formative assessment, and proficiencies. Cross Cutting Topics Ecology and Earth Systems Dynamics: The complex interrelationships among Earths living and physical systems and their responses to environmental disturbances. Evolution in Action: The drivers, mechanisms and outcomes of biological change gradual or dramatic through genetic inheritance. Structure and Function: The relationship between the structure of biological components from the molecular level to the whole organism and their function and behavior in living systems The Life Discovery #8208; Doing Science Education Conference is a partnership effort among Ecological Society of America, the Botanical Society of America, the Society for the Study of Evolution and the Society for Economic Botany. Conference Collaborators Animal Behavior Society (ABS) American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability (DANS) Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN) GLOBE program National Education Association (NEA) The Nature Conservancys LEAF program US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development (USPESD) Teresa Mourad Directo, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] Life Discovery Conference Update - Call for Proposals Extended
2nd Life Discovery-Doing Science Education Conference October 3-4, 2014 San José State University, San José CA www.esa.org/ldc The science of biology is changing rapidly. Biology educators play a critical role in laying the groundwork of understanding for a new generation of scientists and informed citizens. Build the momentum in Realizing Vision and Change, Preparing for Next Generation Biology with your innovative ideas, provocative questions, and mindful solutions. Instructors, researchers, curriculum developers, technology experts and department leaders are all vitally needed in this project and welcome! KEYNOTE PANEL To launch the discussion, we have two speakers confirmed for our Opening Keynote Panel: - Dr. Janet Carlson, Executive Director of the Center to Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET) in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University - Dr. Susan Singer, Division Director of the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation SESSION FORMATS We invite your proposals to share ideas that are suitable, scalable, and adaptable to secondary and post-secondary levels of education in addressing the objectives of both the K12 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Vision and Change for Undergraduate Biology Education (VC). All presenters are strongly encouraged to publish your teaching ideas in the LifeDiscoveryEd Digital Library as a record of conference proceedings. - Short Presentation (30 mins) DEADLINE EXTENDED 2/28/2014 - Education Share Fair Roundtables (45 mins) deadline 3/15/2014 For detailed information about the session formats, session themes and tracks, please visit www.esa.org/ldc. SPONSOR AND EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES http://www.esa.org/ldc/2014-ldc-conference/sponsors-exhibitors/ Questions? Contact l...@esa.org ORGANIZERS The Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference is a collaborative initiative among: Ecological Society of America,Botanical Society of America, Society for the Study of Evolution and Society for Economic Botany The LDC Program Committee thanks our 2014 Conference Collaborators for their support. * Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] FINAL Call for Presentations - Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference
FINAL CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS DUE MARCH 15, 2014 2nd Life Discovery-Doing Science Education Conference October 3-4, 2014 San José State University, San José CA www.esa.org/ldc Students Indifferent to Biology? Do you have ideas to bring the excitement of discovery and the wonder of a rapidly changing biology to your students? Then join us in Realizing Vision and Change, Preparing for Next Generation Biology! Share your lesson ideas and resources and receive helpful peer feedback at the Education Share Fair. Instructors, researchers, curriculum developers, technology experts and department leaders are all vitally needed in this project and welcome! We invite proposals for the Education Share Fair Roundtables (45 mins) to share ideas that are suitable, scalable, and adaptable to secondary and post-secondary levels of education in addressing the objectives of both the K12 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Vision and Change for Undergraduate Biology Education (VC). What is the Education Share Fair Roundtable format? Each presentation will be at a roundtable with up to seven other participants. Discussions can cover issues related but not restricted to core concepts, teaching methodology, misconceptions, assessment or educational extensions. This session is designed for educators to share lesson ideas and resources (images, datasets, charts, case studies, videos etc.) at any stage of development to receive peer feedback. Success stories and preliminary ideas are both welcome. All presenters with fully developed teaching ideas are strongly encouraged to publish in the LifeDiscoveryEd Digital Library as a record of conference proceedings. Sponsor and Exhibit opportunities are now available http://www.esa.org/ldc/2014-ldc-conference/sponsors-exhibitors/ Questions? Contact l...@esa.org Organizers The Life Discovery #8208; Doing Science Education Conference is a collaborative initiative among: Ecological Society of America Botanical Society of America Society for the Study of Evolution Society for Economic Botany Conference Collaborators Animal Behavior Society (ABS) American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability (DANS) Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN) The GLOBE program National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) National Education Association (NEA) The Nature Conservancy's LEAF program Project Kaleidoscope at AACU US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development (USPESD)
[ECOLOG-L] 2nd Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference
2nd LIFE DISCOVERY - DOING SCIENCE EDUCATION CONFERENCE October 3-4, 2014 San José State University, California Theme: Realizing Vision and Change, Preparing for Next Generation Biology Discover ideas that are suitable, scalable, and adaptable to implement to meet: K12 Next Generation Science Standards and Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education. REGISTER TODAY www.esa.org/ldc Early Bird Registration deadline is August 25, 2014. Conference Highlights More than 70 workshops and sessions across 3 tracks and 3 cross-cutting topics Keynote Panel with Janet Carlson, Susan Singer, Rodolfo Dirzo Friday Lunch date with HHMIs Biointeractive Team! Facilitated networking sessions Education Share Fairlate-breaking proposals now accepted!! www.esa.org/ldc JOINTLY ORGANIZED BY Ecological Society of America Botanical Society of America Society for Economic Botany Society for the Study of Evolution CONFERENCE SPONSOR HHMI CONFERENCE COLLABORATORS Animal Behavior Society (ABS) American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability (DANS) Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN) The GLOBE program National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) National Education Association (NEA) The Nature Conservancys LEAF program Project Kaleidoscope at AACU US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development (USPESD) Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Students: Join the Master Plant Science Team
TO ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS Would you like a chance to get involved and trained in K-12 outreach? Would you like to help stimulate an appreciation of science in tomorrow's scientists, without ever leaving your desk? The Ecological Society of America has teamed up with the Botanical Society of America for the 2014-2015 PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team (MPST) program. The MPST is a great way for graduate students to lead in an online mentoring experience for middle and high school students. Your involvement will help support inquiry-based science in our schools. The overall time commitment is small, but the impact you make can be substantial. Sponsored by the ESA Education Section, five selected students will receive: - FREE ESA membership and - 50% ESA 2015 Annual Meeting registration and - a Planting Science T-shirt! Please see http://www.plantingscience.org to learn about the PlantingScience program, or http://www.plantingscience.org/NewMentor to learn about serving as a mentor. Applications are due August 29, 2014 More details can be found at: http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=8708 Questions, please contact pst...@plantingscience.org. Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference
2nd Life Discovery-Doing Science Education Conference October 3-4, 2014 San José State University, San José CA www.esa.org/ldc Discover the Science of Life in a Changing World We welcome you to join us at San José State University October 3-4 for this years Life Discovery Conference. This years focus is on Realizing Vision Change, Preparing for Next Generation Biology. Register by August 25, 2014 to receive the Early Bird Registration rates. Receive Academic Credit Up to 1.0 Academic credit will be available for teachers through SJSU for $50. HIGHLIGHTS: This years conference offers: More than 60 workshops and sessions exploring dynamic ways of teaching and learning about Ecology and Earth Systems Dynamics, Evolution, and Structure and Function in the life sciences. Multiple ideas for a tech savvy generation Plenty of opportunities to network and share ideas Visit http://www.esa.org/ldc/2014-ldc-conference/program/ for a complete list of presentations. NEWLY ADDED Check out our newly added preconference workshop on Teaching about Topics in Bioinformatics - Thursday Oct 2. Join in the conversation to expand innovative approaches to instruction and assessment that are suitable, scalable, and adaptable to secondary and post-secondary levels of education, aligning with the objectives of both the K12 Next Generation Science Standards and the Vision and Change for Undergraduate Biology Education. Jointly organized by: - Ecological Society of America - Botanical Society of America - Society for the Study of Evolution - Society for Economic Botany Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] TODAY is the deadline for Early Bird Registration for the Life Discovery Education Conference
2nd Life Discovery - Doing Science Education conference October 3-4, 2014 San José State University Realizing Vision and Change, Preparing for Next Generation Biology www.esa.org.ldc Its Back To School and what better way to inspire your academic year than to network with your colleagues passionate about the education of our next generation! Join the Life Discovery Partner Societies for a stimulating two days towards Realizing Vision and Change, Preparing for Next Generation Biology. More than 60 workshops and presentations offer a wide range of innovative ideas and engaging techniques for your students from high school through college. There will also be opportunities for organized networking around your interests. We are also excited about our Keynote Panel who will help us reflect on the changes underway in the Next Generation Science Standards for K12 and Vision and Change for Undergraduate Biology Education on Friday morning, followed by a facilitated discussion on Saturday morning. Dr. Janet Carlson, Executive Director of the Center to Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET) in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University Dr. Susan Rundell Singer, Division Director of the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation and Laurence McKinley Gould Professor at Carleton College Dr. Rodolfo Dirzo (Moderator), Professor of Biology and Director of Stanford Universitys Center for Latin American Studies. You will also be treated to a viewing of HHMIs latest Biointeractive documentary over a sponsored lunch! Next Generation Biology is here! We have a special preconference workshop on Thursday October 2 from 1 pm 5 pm on Teaching about Topics in Bioinformatics Space is limited. Sign up today. http://www.esa.org/ldc/2014-ldc-conference/information/ If you have already registered for the conference and would like to add the workshop, simply send a message to l...@esa.org. Hope to see you at San José State University October 2-4, 2014. Wishing all a fantastic start to the new academic year! On behalf of the Life Discovery Partner Societies Ecological Society of America Botanical Society of America Society for the Study of Evolution Society for Economic Botany Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] GRAD STUDENTS - Join the Master Planting Science mentoring team
TO ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS Would you like a chance to get involved and trained in K-12 outreach? Would you like to help stimulate an appreciation of science in tomorrow's scientists, without ever leaving your desk? The Ecological Society of America has teamed up with the Botanical Society of America for the 2015-2016 PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team (MPST) program. The MPST is a great way for graduate students to lead in an online mentoring experience for middle and high school students. Your involvement will help support inquiry-based science in our schools. The overall time commitment is small, but the impact you make can be substantial. Sponsored by the ESA Education Section, five selected students will receive: - FREE 2016 ESA membership and - 50% ESA 2016 Annual Meeting registration and - a Planting Science T-shirt! Please see http://www.plantingscience.org to learn about the PlantingScience program, or http://www.plantingscience.org/NewMentor to learn about serving as a mentor. Applications are due August 21, 2015 More details can be found at: http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=8708 Questions, please contact the PlantingScience team: pst...@plantingscience.org Teresa Mourad Director of Education and Diversity Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] FW: NSF Graduate Data Science Workshop Community Building, 2015
From: David A. C. Beck [mailto:d...@uw.edu] Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 5:32 PM Subject: NSF Graduate Data Science Workshop Community Building, 2015 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION NSF Graduate Data Science Workshop Community Building, 2015 Seattle, August 5-7th http://depts.washington.edu/dswkshp/ Overview: The NSF-sponsored Graduate Data Science Workshop will bring together 100 graduate students from diverse domain sciences and engineering with Data Scientists from industry and academia to discuss and collaborate on Big Data / Data Science challenges. Participation: To participate in the workshop, submit a white paper in PDF format that describes a Big Data / Data Science challenge faced by your scientific or engineering discipline or an idea for a new tool or method addressing Big Data / Data Science problem. White papers will be reviewed using NSF scoring criteria and attendees will be selected based on the strength of their position papers. If you are selected for attendance, you must bring a poster to present on one of either of the two poster presentation sessions. The authors of the very highest scoring white papers will be invited to give lightning talks of a few slides during the plenary session to describe their challenges or methods. The white paper submission deadline is June 22nd, 2015. Invitees will be notified on July 1st, 2015. Program: In addition to keynote presentations from high profile speakers, the participants will present posters covering their own research and work collaboratively to begin to solve some of the Grand Challenge problems facing Data Enabled Science Engineering disciplines. Community building: After the workshop, the output from the collaborative teams will be published in an open access environment. Through the shared work at the workshop and beyond, the participants will form lasting, collaborative relationships with their peers and the senior academia partners and industry participants including those from companies like Amazon, Google and Microsoft. Travel awards: If you are invited to participate, travel support of up to $1,000 will be available which can be used to cover the registration and lodging fees in addition to airfare. Most meals are included. Workshop registration is $200. Lodging is $123 (two beds), $195 (single) for two nights. Organizers: General Chair David A. C. Beck, PhD, (University of Washington, Chemical Engineering) Local Arrangements Chair Jennifer Worrell Steering Committee Ginger Armbrust, PhD, (University of Washington, Oceanography) Magdalena Balazinska, PhD, (University of Washington, Computer Science Engineering) Andrew Connolly, PhD (University of Washington, Astronomy)
[ECOLOG-L] GRAD STUDENTS: Join the Master Planting Science Team
REMINDER TO ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS Applications due August 21, 2015 Would you like a chance to get involved and trained in K-12 outreach? Would you like to help stimulate an appreciation of science in tomorrow's scientists, without ever leaving your desk? The Ecological Society of America has teamed up with the Botanical Society of America for the 2015-2016 PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team (MPST) program. The MPST is a great way for graduate students to lead in an online mentoring experience for middle and high school students. Your involvement will help support inquiry-based science in our schools. The overall time commitment is small, but the impact you make can be substantial. Sponsored by the ESA Education Section, five selected students will receive: - FREE 2016 ESA membership and - 50% ESA 2016 Annual Meeting registration and - a Planting Science T-shirt! Please see http://www.plantingscience.org to learn about the PlantingScience program, or http://www.plantingscience.org/NewMentor to learn about serving as a mentor. Applications are due August 21, 2015 More details can be found at: http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=8708 Questions, please contact the PlantingScience team: pst...@plantingscience.org. Teresa Mourad Director of Education and Diversity Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] REMINDER: Scaling Up - Faculty Network opportunity
"Scaling Up - Bringing research data into undergraduate classrooms": a QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network Spring 2016 Information Webinar Attend our webinar on November 6, 2015 at 4:00pm EST. Register for the webinar today<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3473311422426586625>. Apply by November 20, 2015<http://qubeshub.org/groups/scalingup> The Ecological Society of America (ESA) and Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education Synthesis (QUBES; https://qubeshub.org<http://www.qubeshub.org/>) are pleased to offer a unique networking and professional development opportunity from January - May 2016 for faculty interested in bringing research data into undergraduate classrooms. Faculty will implement selected Teaching Issues in Ecology & Evolution (TIEE)<http://www.esa.org/tiee/> modules in their introductory biology or ecology courses, with a focus on providing students with the quantitative skillset needed to 'scale up' to large ecological datasets. For more information on the selected modules, visit https://qubeshub.org/groups/scalingup/tiee_modules. This opportunity is made possible by a grant from the NEON program of the National Science Foundation to prepare faculty to use NEON data in undergraduate education and to diversify faculty and institutions involved in NEON science and education. QUBES (qubeshub.org<http://qubeshub.org/>) is an NSF-funded virtual center that supports collaboration to promote quantitative biology education at the undergraduate level. Benefits of Participation *Access to ready-to-use teaching modules. Participants will incorporate at least two of the selected TIEE materials in Spring 2016 classes *Access to peer mentors on lecture/classroom/lab effective tips and strategies in small group virtual meetings every two weeks *Travel support of up to $1,000 to participate in the Scaling Up workshop and the Life Discovery -Doing Science Education conference. *Recognition as an ESA Education Scholar Faculty from a Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) or Primarily Undergraduate Institution will be given priority. MSIs include HBCUs, Hispanic serving, Pacific and Alaskan serving and Tribal institutions. Underrepresented minority faculty are especially encouraged to apply. Questions? Contact Gaby Hamerlinck (gaby.hamerli...@bioquest.org<mailto:gaby.hamerli...@bioquest.org>) or Arietta Fleming-Davies (arietta.flemingdav...@gmail.com<mailto:arietta.flemingdav...@gmail.com>). Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> SEEDS - Diverse People for a Diverse Science<http://www.esa.org/seeds> EcoEd Digital Library (beta)<http://esa.org/ecoed/index.php> - Advancing Outstanding Ecology Education
[ECOLOG-L] Faculty Opportunity - SCALING UP
“Scaling Up – Bringing research data into undergraduate classrooms”: a QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network Spring 2016 Apply by November 20, 2015 https://qubeshub.org/groups/scalingup The Ecological Society of America (ESA) and Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education Synthesis (QUBES; https://qubeshub.org) are pleased to offer a unique networking and professional development opportunity from January – May 2016 for faculty interested in bringing research data into undergraduate classrooms. Faculty will implement selected Teaching Issues in Ecology & Evolution (TIEE) modules in their introductory biology or ecology courses, with a focus on providing students with the quantitative skillset needed to ‘scale up’ to large ecological datasets. For more information on the selected modules, visit https://qubeshub.org/groups/scalingup/tiee_modules. This opportunity is made possible by a grant from the NEON program of the National Science Foundation to prepare faculty to use NEON data in undergraduate education and to diversify faculty and institutions involved in NEON science and education. QUBES (qubeshub.org) is an NSF-funded virtual center that supports collaboration to promote quantitative biology education at the undergraduate level. BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION • Access to ready-to-use teaching modules. Participants will incorporate at least two of the selected TIEE materials in Spring 2016 classes. • Access to peer mentors on lecture/classroom/lab effective tips and strategies in small group virtual meetings every two weeks. • Travel support of up to $1,000 to participate in the Scaling Up workshop and the Life Discovery –Doing Science Education conference. • Recognition as an ESA Education Scholar Faculty from Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) or Primarily Undergraduate Institutions will be given priority. MSIs include HBCUs, Hispanic serving, Pacific and Alaskan serving and Tribal institutions. Underrepresented minority faculty are especially encouraged to apply. INFORMATION WEBINAR For more information, attend our webinar on November 6, 2015 at 4:00pm EST. Register for the webinar by November 3 here. QUESTIONS? Contact Gaby Hamerlinck (gaby.hamerli...@bioquest.org) or Arietta Fleming-Davies (arietta.flemingdav...@gmail.com). Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs
[ECOLOG-L] CFP: 3rd Life Discovery - Doing Science Education conference
3rd Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference March 18-19, 2016 CCMIT, Linthicum (Baltimore), MD Creating Connections - Biology in Action! DEADLINE October 2, 2015 www.esa.org/ldc The Life Discovery Partners are pleased to invite you to submit a proposal to present at our 3rd Life Discovery – Doing Science Education conference. We are looking for presentations on the following thematic tracks: • Connect learning to life science careers in research and practice: What is it like to be a Biologist? • Connect learning to current events: What is the relevance of Biology? • Connect learning across institutions and settings: How do we build bridges across education settings? High school through college instructors, informal science educators, curriculum developers, researchers, technology and data experts, department leaders, and local and national leaders are all vitally needed in this project and welcome! We especially encourage teams from your institutions and your collaborators to participate and share effective teaching and learning strategies. You can select to present a Hands-on workshop, a short presentation or lead a discussion at our signature Education Share Fair roundtables. The Education Share Fair roundtable format also welcomes those who are testing an idea and would like feedback. For detailed information about the session formats, session themes and tracks, please visit www.esa.org/ldc. Questions? Contact l...@esa.org Life Discovery Partners The Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference is a collaborative initiative among the Life Discovery Partners: Ecological Society of America, Botanical Society of America, Society for the Study of Evolution and Society for Economic Botany Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs
[ECOLOG-L] CFP: 3rd Life Discovery - Doing Science Education conference
3rd Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference March 18-19, 2016 CCMIT, Linthicum (Baltimore), MD Creating Connections - Biology in Action! DEADLINE October 2, 2015 www.esa.org/ldc The Life Discovery Partners are pleased to invite you to submit a proposal to present at our 3rd Life Discovery – Doing Science Education conference. We are looking for presentations on the following thematic tracks: • Connect learning to life science careers in research and practice: What is it like to be a Biologist? • Connect learning to current events: What is the relevance of Biology? • Connect learning across institutions and settings: How do we build bridges across education settings? High school through college instructors, informal science educators, curriculum developers, researchers, technology and data experts, department leaders, and local and national leaders are all vitally needed in this project and welcome! We especially encourage teams from your institutions and your collaborators to participate and share effective teaching and learning strategies. You can select to present a Hands-on workshop, a short presentation or lead a discussion at our signature Education Share Fair roundtables. The Education Share Fair roundtable format also welcomes those who are testing an idea and would like feedback. For detailed information about the session formats, session themes and tracks, please visit www.esa.org/ldc. Questions? Contact l...@esa.org Life Discovery Partners The Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference is a collaborative initiative among the Life Discovery Partners: Ecological Society of America, Botanical Society of America, Society for the Study of Evolution and Society for Economic Botany Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs
[ECOLOG-L] CFP Creating Connections – Biology in Action DEADLINE: October 2
3rd Life Discovery - Doing Science Education conference Baltimore, MD www.esa.org/ldc Plan to share your successes and strategies on "Creating Connections – Biology in Action"! The conference is especially designed for high school and undergraduate faculty. We are especially looking for creative approaches to Biology that showcase how to: * Connect learning to life science careers in research and practice: What is it like to be a Biologist? * Connect learning to current events: What is the relevance of Biology? * Connect learning across institutions and settings: How do we build bridges across education settings? Session formats include Hands-on workshops, Short presentations and the Education Share Fair (roundtable discussions). Deadline for workshops and short presentations are Friday October 2, 2015. Questions: ter...@esa.org / l...@esa.org Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs
[ECOLOG-L] BIOLOGY IN ACTION | Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference
Get ready for the future of Biology Education! Join us for the 3rd Life Discovery - Doing Science Biology Education Conference (LDC) March 18-19, 2016 CCMIT, Linthicum (Baltimore) MD www.esa.org/ldc REGISTER by Jan 31 for Early Bird rates THEME: CREATING CONNECTIONS - BIOLOGY IN ACTION Connect learning to life science careers in research and practice: What is it like to be a Biologist? Connect learning to current events: What is the relevance of Biology? Connect learning across institutions and settings: How do we build bridges across education settings? KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Andrew Martin - University of Colorado, Boulder | Kevin Coyle - National Wildlife Federation Our speakers will address the practice of science and how students think and learn and ways in which formal and informal experiences might intersect. EXPLORE, NETWORK, PREPARE Explore teaching ideas | Network with scientists and educators from high school to college | Prepare for the future of Biology education - Life Discovery Partners | l...@esa.org | 202-833-8773 | www.esa.org/ldc Ecological Society of America Botanical Society of America Society for the Study of Evolution Society for Economic Botany WISHING YOU HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND LOTS OF CHEER IN THE NEW YEAR! * Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] GRAD STUDENTS: Free ESA Membership when you join the Master Plant Science Team
TO ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS Would you like a chance to get involved and trained in K-12 outreach? Would you like to help stimulate an appreciation of science in tomorrow's scientists, without ever leaving your desk? The Ecological Society of America has teamed up with the Botanical Society of America for the 2016-2017 PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team (MPST) program. Sponsored by the ESA Education Section, five selected students will receive: - *FREE 2017 ESA membership and - *50% off ESA 2017 Annual Meeting registration *a Planting Science T-shirt! The MPST is a great way for graduate students to lead in an online mentoring experience for middle and high school students. Your involvement will help support inquiry-based science in our schools. The overall time commitment is small, but the impact you make can be substantial. More details can be found at: http://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/planting-science/ APPLY AT http://plantingscience.org<http://plantingscience.org/> by August 8, 2016 (Please note - ESA's deadline is earlier than the Planting Science.org deadline) Questions? Contact the PlantingScience team: pst...@plantingscience.org<mailto:pst...@plantingscience.org> Current ESA membership not required. Please pass this information on to others who might be interested. Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 x 234 202.833.8775 Fax
[ECOLOG-L] A Changing Biology
"The major focus of the biological sciences - understanding life - remains unchanged, ... while new and emerging technologies are changing the ways key questions are addressed." (Vision and Change http://visionandchange.org/about/ [http://www.visionandchange.org/about]) The dynamic and changing worlds of biology and education are converging in the discovery, learning and practice of science. The Life Discovery - Doing Science Conference seeks to create connections that inspire Biology in Action. Now in its third year, the conference offers more than 30 hands-on workshops and presentations, networking sessions and two keynotes by Andrew Martin from UC Boulderand Kevin Coyle from the National Wildlife Federation that share ideas and strategiesto engage your students in discovering life on earth. www.esa.org/ldc Stay tuned for highlights of the innovative ideas based on the science of learning to engage your students in inquiry and discovery! REGISTER BY MARCH 4, 2016 FOR ADVANCED RATES Register Here: http://www.esa.org/ldc/2016conferenceinformation/ SPONSOR: HHMI Biointeractive __ Life Discovery Partners | l...@esa.org | 202-833-8773 | www.esa.org/ldc Ecological Society of America | Botanical Society of America Society for the Study of Evolution | Society for Economic Botany
[ECOLOG-L] Last Chance to Take the CBE-Life Sciences Education Survey!
This is your last week to take a brief online survey from the American Society for Cell Biology regarding our journal CBE-Life Sciences Education. Your feedback will help us help us understand your thoughts, opinions, and experiences as a life science educator in order to better align the journal with your needs. This survey should take no more than 5 to 7 minutes to complete, and your answers will be kept strictly confidential. As an incentive, one respondent selected at random will receive a $100 Amazon gift card. To start the survey, please click the link below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CBE-Life_Sciences_Education_2016 Thank you for your participation! CBE-LSE Editorial Team
[ECOLOG-L] LIFE DISCOVERY - DOING SCIENCE Early Bird Jan 31
3rd Life Discovery - Doing Science Education conference CCMIT, Linthicum (Baltimore) MD March 18-19, 2016 www.esa.org/ldc Join us to learn about the latest innovations in environmental biology education and connect with people who can bring relevant insights to your how students learn. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Andrew Martin - Evolutionary and conservation biologist | Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder Kevin Coyle - Vice President for Education and Training | National Wildlife Federation They will explore the practice of science, how students think and learn and ways to create connections across institutions and sectors to create research-rich environmental biology classrooms. Register by Jan 31 for Early Bird rates. www.esa.org/ldc Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America * The Life Discovery – Doing Science Biology education conference is a project of: Ecological Society of America (ESA) Botanical Society of America (BSA) Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) Society for Economic Botany (SEB) This consortium jointly also manages the LifeDiscoveryEd Digital Library and serve as curators of Society-specific collections within the digital library.
[ECOLOG-L] Take the CBE-Life Sciences Education Survey and Enter Our Gift Card Drawing!
You still have a few days left to take a brief online survey from the American Society for Cell Biology. We’re asking you to help us understand your thoughts, opinions, and experiences as a life science educator in order to better align the journal, CBE-Life Sciences Education, with your needs. This survey should take no more than 5 to 7 minutes to complete, and your answers will be kept strictly confidential. As an incentive, one respondent selected at random will receive a $100 Amazon gift card. To start the survey, please click the link below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CBE-Life_Sciences_Education_2016 Thank you for your participation! CBE-LSE Editorial Team ** Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs
[ECOLOG-L] Next Gen Careers in Environmental Biology SURVEY and WORKSHOP
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) and the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is planning to create a new network of prospective employers, faculty and professional societies. With support from the National Science Foundation, the Next Generation Careers - Innovation in Environmental Biology Education (NGC) incubator project will explore undergraduate college career progression in environmental biology, including fields such as but not limited to ecology, evolution, conservation, natural resource management and geographic systems. The network seeks to identify what may be needed to effectively inspire, motivate and mentor students, as well as build new synergies across sectors to advance Next Generation Careers in Environmental Biology. Please visit www.esa.org/nextgencareers<http://www.esa.org/nextgencareers> for more information. The NGC project invites you to participate in two ways. 1) Survey of Undergraduate Faculty, Program Administrators and Career Preparation Professionals Take the survey (about 15 -30 minutes): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NGC2016survey This survey is to learn about programs preparing students for career tracks in environmental biology as well as the needs of faculty in this preparation. Who should take the survey: Faculty, department chairs, academic counselors, career preparation professionals, and others involved in undergraduate education are invited to participate. Faculty involved with mathematical biology are strongly encouraged to respond. We especially seek your assistance to forward the survey to those at your institution who may have specific information on graduation numbers, career preparation activities and/or career decisions of students in your program/s. These may include department chairs, program administrators, and career services professionals. Your response is important to us. All responses are anonymous and findings will be reported cumulatively. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Geri Unger gun...@conbio.org<mailto:gun...@conbio.org> . 2) Apply to Participate in a Workshop ~ October 17-19, 2016 Baltimore, MD Apply for the workshop: http://www.esa.org/nextgencareers/workshop This workshop will bring 40 representatives from academia, private sector, government, and non-governmental organizations to identify potential resource needs, training courses, workforce development and alignment, and directions in environmental biology teaching. We welcome practitioners, undergraduate faculty, administrators, career counseling professionals and others who are committed to placing students in careers and graduate programs to apply. If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact Teresa Mourad, ter...@esa.org<mailto:ter...@esa.org> Thank you for your participation. Teresa Mourad, PI Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America Geri Unger, Co-PI Executive Director Society for Conservation Biology ---------- Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] Share your Teaching Ideas at REEFS 2016 in Fort Lauderdale!
Dear Colleagues: Plan now to participate in REEFS 2016 in Fort Lauderdale! We hope you will participate in the 8th Resources for Ecology Education Fair & Share (REEFS) session jointly organized by the ESA Education Section and Office of Education & Diversity Programs at this year's ESA annual meeting! Teaching ideas at all levels of development are welcome!! For those who are developing a new activity, this is an opportunity for you to get immediate feedback! For those with tested activities come share your teaching resource. We welcome your participation as education leaders! Here's what one of your colleagues said about REEFS 2015: THIS WORKSHOP IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF ESA FOR ME. REEFS Goals: *Learn about what colleagues are doing to engage their undergraduate students using active learning methods *Improve classroom activities via the exchange of constructive feedback. *Foster a network of support in advancing ecology education *Encourage digital publishing of teaching resources through ESA’s EcoEd Digital Library and Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE). *Promote the recommendations of the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education Call to Action. Space is limited so register today at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/REEFS2016. As a preliminary step to publication, we ask all presenters to upload their activities to EcoEd Digital Library by May 30, 2016. Changes may be made at any time after May 30 if needed. Questions? Email Kim Bjorgo-Thorne, Education Section chair at bjo...@wvwc.edu, or Teresa Mourad at ter...@esa.org. Thank you- and see you in Fort Lauderdale!
[ECOLOG-L] GRAD STUDENTS: Free ESA Membership when you join the Master Plant Science Team
TO ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS Would you like a chance to get involved and trained in K-12 outreach? Would you like to help stimulate an appreciation of science in tomorrow's scientists, without ever leaving your desk? The Ecological Society of America has teamed up with the Botanical Society of America for the 2016-2017 PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team (MPST) program. Sponsored by the ESA Education Section, five selected students will receive: * FREE 2017 ESA membership * 50% off ESA 2017 Annual Meeting registration * a Planting Science T-shirt! The MPST is a great way for graduate students to lead in an online mentoring experience for middle and high school students. Your involvement will help support inquiry-based science in our schools. The overall time commitment is small, but the impact you make can be substantial. More details can be found at: http://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/planting-science/ APPLY AT http://plantingscience.org<http://plantingscience.org/<http://plantingscience.org%3chttp:/plantingscience.org/> by August 8, 2016 (Please note - ESA's deadline is earlier than the Planting Science.org deadline) Questions? Contact the PlantingScience team: pst...@plantingscience.org<mailto:pst...@plantingscience.org> Current ESA membership not required. Please pass this information on to others who might be interested. Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 x 234 202.833.8775 Fax
[ECOLOG-L] March 1 Webinar - Include Solutions to Climate Change
Beyond Doom and Gloom: Include Solutions to Climate Change Wed, Mar 1, 2017 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EST https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2860146782187308801 Are you or your students worried about climate change impacts and not sure how to help create significant improvements? Are you connecting your students to ways to be involved in solutions? This webinar focuses on expert materials to engage students in current and future policy solutions that can be used in any course and in any discipline. Join us to see how you can be part of reducing doom and gloom and share opportunities for progress. Brought to you by DANS (Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability) and HEASC (Higher Education Associations' Sustainability Consortium). This initiative is an outgrowth of a call to energy literacy developed by Debra Rowe, recipient at MIT of the C3E Education Award, and Amanda Graham, HEASC Fellow and originally with MIT Energy Lab. Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables is now open. www.esa.org/ldc ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] Urgent need for EcoEdDL Reviewers - Middle and High school resources
Dear colleagues: EcoEdDL<http://ecoed.esa.org/> welcomes teaching resources for middle school - high school audiences and has just received a number of submissions. We are in urgent need of reviewers for these resources. Please sign up here by February 17, 2017: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EcoEdPeerReviewer Please note that you will need to have an EcoEdDL account during the sign up process. Reviewers will work with Dr. Jennifer Doherty, University of Washington, EcoEdDL's K12 Resource Editor. Qualifications for Peer Reviewers for Middle School and High School Teaching Resources *Expertise in any field of Ecology *Are a Ph.D. candidate or have completed Ph.D or Masters in Ecology, Environmental Sciences or Environmental Education or related field (e.g., Science Ed with Ecology emphasis in your work) *Experience teaching in the K12 classroom or curriculum development of K12 materials All reviewers should be familiar with Active Learning pedagogies such as those used in the Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology collection: http://tiee.esa.org/teach/teach_glossary.html All K12 resource reviewers will need to become familiar with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) before reviewing resources. http://www.nextgenscience.org/ If you are not familiar with NGSS, we can provide some guidance. Peer Review Commitment: *Create free EcoEdDL user account *Peer Reviewers are invited to review up to 2 resources per year. *On average, the review process takes 1 - 2 hours *Ability to complete reviews within 2 weeks Thank you for your interest and support. Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables is now open. www.esa.org/ldc ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] WEBINAR: Beyond Doom and Gloom: Include Solutions to Climate Change
Beyond Doom and Gloom: Include Solutions to Climate Change Free Webinar Wed, Mar 1, 2017 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EST Register today: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2860146782187308801 Are you or your students worried about climate change impacts and not sure how to help create significant improvements? Are you connecting your students to ways to be involved in solutions? This webinar focuses on expert curricular materials to engage students in current and future solutions that can be used in any course and in any discipline. Join us to see how you can be part of reducing doom and gloom and share opportunities for progress. Brought to you by DANS (Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability) and HEASC (Higher Education Associations' Sustainability Consortium). This initiative is an outgrowth of a call to energy literacy developed by Debra Rowe, recipient at MIT of the C3E Education Award, and Amanda Graham, HEASC Fellow and originally with MIT Energy Lab. ESA is a member of the DANS - Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables will open in February. ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] CALL for 100 SCIENTIST MENTORS
Future Scientists Need your Help! Please direct questions to pst...@plantingscience.org<mailto:pst...@plantingscience.org> PlantingScience.org, an online plant science mentoring community is seeking 100 new scientist mentors to work with teams of middle and high school students. It's a great opportunity to do science outreach with just a small weekly time commitment. To be paired with teams this fall, sign up by September 12. Become a PlantingScience mentor and help inspire the next generation: * Help teams of 3-5 students online with their plant investigations * Takes ~1 hour a week from anywhere with an internet connection * All scientists welcome, undergraduate through emeritus * Open students' eyes to the importance of plants in the world * Help break down negative stereotypes about scientists * Help teachers feel more comfortable using plants in the classroom Learn more and sign up at: http://plantingscience.org ESA is a proud to be partner of PlantingScience! Did you know? The ESA Education Section sponsors five graduate students to be on the Master Plant Science Team each year. --- Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> SEEDS - Diverse People for a Diverse Science<http://www.esa.org/seeds> EcoEd Digital Library (beta) - Advancing Outstanding Ecology Education<http://esa.org/ecoed/index.php> Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 x 234 202.833.8775 Fax
[ECOLOG-L] WORKSHOP: Teaching Computation in the Sciences Using MATLAB
Application deadline is this Friday, September 2, 2016. Please direct questions to Rory McFadden: rmcfad...@carleton.edu<mailto:rmcfad...@carleton.edu>. Apply today for the Teaching Computation in the Sciences Using MATLAB workshop focused on building students' ability to solve problems with computation using MATLAB in their STEM courses. Participants will share their successes developing computational skills using MATLAB in the undergraduate classroom and discuss best practices for the community. By attending the workshop, you will be part of a community effort to bring together best practices and teaching materials that will be made freely available through the SERC website. MathWorks (makers of MATLAB) is sponsoring the workshop. Details Workshop:Teaching Computation in the Sciences Using MATLAB Location: Carleton College, Northfield, MN Date: October 23-25, 2016 (5 PM Sunday to 2 PM Tuesday) Learn more from the workshop website: http://serc.carleton.edu/matlab_computation2016/index.html Workshop Description: This workshop will bring together faculty from the sciences, including Chemistry, Geoscience, Physics, Biology, and allied fields, who teach computation and quantitative thinking skills using MATLAB. Computation is broadly defined as using computers in scientific work to understand and solve problems, or formulating problems in ways that can be computed. Learning how to process data and develop quantitative models are critically important for students to perform calculations, analyze data, create numerical models and visualizations, and more deeply understand complex systems, ?all essential aspects of modern science. These skills require students to have comfort and skill with languages and tools such as MATLAB. To achieve comfort and skill, computation and quantitative thinking must build over a 4-year degree program across courses and disciplines. Participants will help build a collection of teaching activities that showcase computation, quantitative thinking, and applied math using MATLAB and design approaches to integrating these skills throughout science degree programs. The workshop target is 30 college educators (by application). There is no registration fee to attend. To apply, go to: http://serc.carleton.edu/matlab_computation2016/application.html<http://serc.carleton.edu/matlab_computation2016/application.html> We hope to see you there! If you have additional questions, direct them to Rory McFadden (rmcfad...@carleton.edu<mailto:rmcfad...@carleton.edu>). Thank you, Lisa Kempler MATLAB Community Strategist, MathWorks https://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/data_models/toolsheets/MATLAB.html Cathryn A. Manduca Director, Science Education Resource Center Executive Director, National Association of Geoscience Teachers Kristin Jenkins Executive Director, BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium Kelly Roos Professor, Department of Engineering Physics, Bradley University PICUP Leadership Council Frederik J. Simons Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University Wendy Thomas Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington ------ Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> SEEDS - Diverse People for a Diverse Science<http://www.esa.org/seeds> EcoEd Digital Library (beta) – Advancing Outstanding Ecology Education<http://esa.org/ecoed/index.php> Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 x 234 202.833.8775 Fax
[ECOLOG-L] FW: Invitation to Apply: EQuIP Peer Review Panel for Science
This is a forwarded message from “Next Generation Science Standards” Please contact n...@achieve.org for additional questions or comments. INVITATION TO APPLY Achieve announces launch of EQuIP Peer Review Panel for Science Achieve is excited to announce the creation of the EQuIP Peer Review Panel for Science. The goal of the EQuIP Peer Review Panel for Science will be to identify high-quality lessons and units that are designed for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Building on the work of the EQuIP peer review panels for mathematics and English Language Arts, the science peer reviewers will evaluate lessons and units in their area of expertise and, collectively, will cover grades K-12. Any lessons and units that are determined to be of high quality will be publicly shared via www.nextgenscience.org so that educators and curriculum developers across all states and districts can benefit from these materials. APPLICATION PROCESS 1. Interested persons must complete this online application. (Application period is Sept. 6 - Sept. 23, 2016) 2. Applicants will receive an email containing two grade-banded science lessons to review and one copy of the new EQuIP Rubric for Science (Version 3) to use as they evaluate both science lessons. 3. Applicants must submit their completed EQuIP rubric reviews for consideration. (Due no later than Sept. 23, 2016) 4. Accepted applicants will be notified of their selection as a peer reviewer. (By Oct. 21, 2016) 5. Selected peer reviewers must confirm their commitment and interest. (No later than Oct. 25, 2016) SELECTION PROCESS While all interested persons are encouraged to apply, the application process is designed to evaluate applicant's ability to apply the EQuIP Rubric for Science (Version 3.0) and reveal their understanding of A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the NGSS. Applicants will be selected based on their ability to make consistent, criterion-based evaluations using the latest version of the EQuIP Rubric for Science. Please note that the EQuIP Rubric for Lessons & Units: Science (Version 2.0) has been updated and looking ahead, selected peer reviewers will only use the new EQuIP Rubric (Version 3.0) to evaluate lessons for quality and alignment to the NGSS. The latest tool, Version 3.0, will be released to applicants (and available on www.nextgenscience.org). THE COMMITMENT The responsibilities of the peer reviewers will include: 1. Convening in person at least once each calendar year, starting with a mandatory two-day Kickoff Meeting during November 15-16, 2016. 2. Committing up to twelve days of service during the inaugural one-year term, through a combination of in-person and virtual meetings, as well as time spent independently reviewing collections. 3. Completing a quality review process for a minimum of ten assigned reviews per year, including submitting written, criterion-based feedback in a timely manner. While peer reviewers are committing to a one-year term, the work will be ongoing and there will be opportunities to extend their involvement. A full list of responsibilities will be provided to selected peer reviewers on October 21, 2016. For answers to common questions, check out the FAQ: EQuIP Peer Review Panel for Science. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Achieve thanks Alcoa Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and Pisces Foundation for their generous support of EQuIP for Science and for working to ensure all students have access to a quality science education. Please contact n...@achieve.org for additional questions or comments. - Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250>
[ECOLOG-L] FW: National Academies - Developing Indicat ors for Undergraduate STEM Education Open Se ssion
From: National Academies Press [mailto:NationalAcademiesPress=nas@mail205.suw18.rsgsv.net] On Behalf Of National Academies Press Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 8:05 AM REGISTER for Public Comment Open Session: Developing Indicators for Undergraduate STEM Education http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/BOSE/CurrentProjects/DBASSE_167108 October 6, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Ave., NW In person and Webcast The Board on Science Education will convene an open session to solicit public comments on the preliminary draft report from the Committee on Developing Indicators for Undergraduate STEM Education. The draft report proposes a framework of national goals and objectives for improving the quality of undergraduate STEM. Based on the comments received, the committee may revise elements of the framework; it will then develop national indicators to monitor progress toward the goals and objectives. At this open session, speakers will comment on the draft report from a variety of perspectives, including two-year STEM, STEM reform initiatives, and individual institutions. Other speakers will address the implications of the draft for using data to improve STEM teaching and learning and the challenges of measuring progress toward increased equity in undergraduate STEM. The agenda will also provide time for comments from participants present and a presentation summarizing comments gathered from the online questionnaire. ___ Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> SEEDS - Diverse People for a Diverse Science<http://www.esa.org/seeds> EcoEd Digital Library (beta) – Advancing Outstanding Ecology Education<http://esa.org/ecoed/index.php> Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 x 234 202.833.8775 Fax You are receiving this e-mail because you signed up at NAP.edu to receive updates on new publications from the National Academies Press. Update My Preferences Unsubscribe from all NAP emails National Academies Press. National Academies Press 500 Fifth St. NW Washington, DC 20001 Add us to your address book
[ECOLOG-L] Member Services JOB opening at ESA
ESA is seeking a Manager of Member Services. Please forward as appropriate. The Ecological Society of America, a non-profit, scientific membership society, seeks a highly motivated individual with the talent and creativity to grow the membership of this well-established association. The successful candidate will have solid experience with membership programs and services, including member retention, acquisition and engagement. A strong analytical bent, savvy interpersonal skills, and the desire to work in a mission-driven organization would be strong advantages. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone seeking an opportunity to own a membership program within a professional society. The Manager of Member Services will also oversee the professional certification program and help the ESA implement a comprehensive communications strategy. Full job description: http://www.idealist.org/view/job/9TFdB2SwdXjd/ Key Qualifications * BA/BS degree with 5-8 years of experience in all aspects of membership services, preferably with a scientific or technical society * 3-5 years managing staff and outside vendors * Working knowledge of iMIS or similar member database is essential * Strong quantitative skills: data analysis, forecasting and budgeting * Effective time-management: ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously and to plan for both short- and long-term projects * Excellent written and verbal skills; must be able to work effectively with a broad range of people, including in-house staff, current/potential members, stakeholders and vendors Qualified applicants should send a cover letter including current salary and CV to resu...@esa.org<mailto:resu...@esa.org>. All applications must include a cover letter or will not be considered. This position is based in our Washington, D.C. headquarters. The ESA is an EOE and offers excellent employee benefits. Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> SEEDS - Diverse People for a Diverse Science<http://www.esa.org/seeds> EcoEd Digital Library (beta) - Advancing Outstanding Ecology Education<http://esa.org/ecoed/index.php> Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 x 234 202.833.8775 Fax
[ECOLOG-L] Bring Research Data into Your Classroom - APPLY Now
Announcing Two Faculty Mentoring Networks The Ecological Society of America (ESA) and the Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education Synthesis (QUBES) Project are inviting applications for two upcoming Faculty Mentoring Networks (FMNs). These online communities are professional development opportunities where participants work collaboratively to discover new teaching materials, pedagogical techniques, and quantitative content. All faculty are welcome. We are actively seeking participation from faculty teaching at all undergraduate levels at diverse institution types and serving diverse student populations, including non-science majors. Benefits to Participants in Both Networks * Support for further development of pedagogical material focused on bringing research data into the biology/ecology classroom * Access to peer mentors on lecture/classroom/lab effective tips and strategies in small group virtual meetings every two weeks * Recognition as an ESA Education Scholar upon completion of all network requirements. Check out this ESA blog about the 2016 ESA Education Scholars<http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-and-society/ecology-education/bringing-data-rich-experiences-to-undergraduate-classrooms-esa-education-scholars-pave-the-way/>. The Spring 2017 ESA Data Discovery FMN is seeking applicants who are interested in adapting existing Teaching Issues in Ecology and Evolution (TIEE) modules for use in their Spring 2017 courses. Faculty participants will implement two selected modules with a focus on providing students with the quantitative skillset needed to 'scale up' to large ecological datasets. This FMN will begin in January and run through the Spring semester. For more information on the selected modules and to apply, please visit https://qubeshub.org/groups/datadiscovery_2017. Applications are due by November 28th. Questions? Contact Gaby Hamerlinck at gaby.hamerli...@bioquest.org<mailto:gaby.hamerli...@bioquest.org>. The new DIG into Data for the Biology Classroom FMN is seeking applicants who have experience in bringing data-driven activities into the introductory biology or ecology classroom and are interested in further refining their own teaching modules or developing new ones. Our data partners include DryadLab and the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). As a group, participants in this network will work towards developing polished teaching resources suitable for submission as a teaching data set to a special issue of TIEE. Please visit the Data Incubator Group QUBES<https://qubeshub.org/groups/dig/overview> website for more details and to apply (https://qubeshub.org/groups/dig). Applications are due by December 2nd. Questions? Contact Kaitlin Bonner at kbon...@sjfc.edu<mailto:kbon...@sjfc.edu> or Kristine Grayson at kgray...@richmond.edu<mailto:kgray...@richmond.edu>. Informational Webinar There is a webinar for more information on both Faculty Mentoring Networks on November 10, 2016 at 4:00pm EST. Register for the webinar by November 7 at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9007215025525936644. Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> SEEDS - Diverse People for a Diverse Science<http://www.esa.org/seeds> EcoEd Digital Library (beta) - Advancing Outstanding Ecology Education<http://esa.org/ecoed/index.php> Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 x 234 202.833.8775 Fax
[ECOLOG-L] ESA-QUBES Data-rich Teaching opportunities
Quantitative literacy is all the rage! This is a great opportunity to receive support to build a data-rich classroom! ESA is pleased to partner with QUBES to bring you two faculty mentoring networks - for those who want to adapt and use existing modules as well as those who wish to advance their own or develop new modules! Deadline for Applications: December 2, 2016 DEADLINE EXTENDED! DIG Into Data for the Biology Classroom and Data Discovery Faculty Mentoring Networks The Ecological Society of America (ESA) and the Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education Synthesis (QUBES) Project are inviting applications for two upcoming Faculty Mentoring Networks (FMNs). These online communities are professional development opportunities where participants work collaboratively to discover new teaching materials, pedagogical techniques, and quantitative content. All faculty are welcome. We are actively seeking participation from faculty teaching at all undergraduate levels at diverse institution types and serving diverse student populations, including non-science majors. Benefits to Participants in Both Networks *Support for further development of pedagogical material focused on bringing research data into the biology/ecology classroom *Access to peer mentors on lecture/classroom/lab effective tips and strategies in small group virtual meetings every two weeks *Recognition as an ESA Education Scholar upon completion of all network requirements. The Spring 2017 ESA Data Discovery FMN is seeking applicants who are interested in adapting existing Teaching Issues in Ecology and Evolution (TIEE) modules for use in their Spring 2017 courses. Faculty participants will implement two selected modules with a focus on providing students with the quantitative skillset needed to 'scale up' to large ecological datasets. This FMN will begin in January and run through the Spring semester. For more information on the selected modules and to apply, please visit https://qubeshub.org/groups/datadiscovery_2017. **EXTENDED** Applications are due by December 2nd. Questions? Contact Gaby Hamerlinck at gaby.hamerli...@bioquest.org<mailto:gaby.hamerli...@bioquest.org>. The new DIG into Data for the Biology Classroom FMN is seeking applicants who have experience in bringing data-driven activities into the introductory biology or ecology classroom and are interested in further refining their own teaching modules or developing new ones. Our data partners include DryadLab and the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). As a group, participants in this network will work towards developing polished teaching resources suitable for submission as a teaching data set to a special issue of TIEE. Please visit the Data Incubator Group QUBES<https://qubeshub.org/groups/dig/overview> website for more details and to apply (https://qubeshub.org/groups/dig). Applications are due by December 2nd. Questions? Contact Kaitlin Bonner at kbon...@sjfc.edu<mailto:kbon...@sjfc.edu> or Kristine Grayson at kgray...@richmond.edu<mailto:kgray...@richmond.edu>. Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> SEEDS - Diverse People for a Diverse Science<http://www.esa.org/seeds> EcoEd Digital Library (beta) - Advancing Outstanding Ecology Education<http://esa.org/ecoed/index.php> Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 x 234 202.833.8775 Fax
[ECOLOG-L] APPLY TODAY: HOW TO BUILD A DATA-RICH CLASSROOM
Quantitative literacy is all the rage! This is a great opportunity to receive support from your peers to build a data-rich classroom and be recognized as ESA Education Scholar! ESA is pleased to partner with QUBES to bring you two faculty mentoring networks - for those who want to adapt and use existing modules as well as those who wish to advance their own or develop new modules! Data partners include DryadLab and NEON. Find out what your colleagues accomplished and thought about their experience in the Spring 2016 FMN<http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-and-society/ecology-education/bringing-data-rich-experiences-to-undergraduate-classrooms-esa-education-scholars-pave-the-way/> Deadline for Applications: December 2, 2016 Please visit the respective webpages for full information and application. *Data Discovery<https://qubeshub.org/groups/datadiscovery_2017> - for those who want to try ready-to-use modules. We will be using modules from TIEE. Questions? Contact Gaby Hamerlinck at gaby.hamerli...@bioquest.org<mailto:gaby.hamerli...@bioquest.org>. *DIG into Data for the Biology Classroom<https://qubeshub.org/groups/dig/overview> - for those who want to refine their own modules or develop new ones using publicly available datasets. (Prior experience with teaching data-intensive modules is preferable). Questions? Contact Kaitlin Bonner at kbon...@sjfc.edu<mailto:kbon...@sjfc.edu> or Kristine Grayson at kgray...@richmond.edu<mailto:kgray...@richmond.edu>. Who should apply? All undergraduate faculty teaching Math/Bio at: *All levels - intro Bio through upper division *All institution types - community colleges through four-year institutions *All student populations, including non-science majors. Looking forward to working with you! Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> SEEDS - Diverse People for a Diverse Science<http://www.esa.org/seeds> EcoEd Digital Library (beta) - Advancing Outstanding Ecology Education<http://esa.org/ecoed/index.php> Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 x 234 202.833.8775 Fax
[ECOLOG-L] CFP - Life Discovery - Doing Science Education conference
4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Biology Education Conference October 19-21, 2017 University of Oklahoma www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc> Conference Theme - Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform The study of organisms presents myriad forms, visualizations, and uses of data that stimulate new questions and engender new understanding of life on earth. The 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Biology Education Conference invites proposals that create environments and opportunities for learners to Discover, Investigate and Inform with Data. We are especially interested in proposals that: focus on bringing research data into the classroom, present classroom-ready data investigation tools, and that feature large datasets across space and time and that address the developmental needs of learners, and the socioeconomic and cultural relevance of data in biology. Join us in this exciting conference with your best ideas! We welcome your proposal for a workshop or short presentation. DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2017 (extended)<http://www.esa.org/ldc/> Organized By: Life Discovery Partners | l...@esa.org<mailto:l...@esa.org> | 202-833-8773<tel:(202)%20833-8773> | www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc> Ecological Society of America | Botanical Society of America Society for the Study of Evolution | Society for Economic Botany Teresa Teresa Mourad Director Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] CFP: Resources for Ecology Education - Fair & Share at ESA Annual Meeting
Now Accepting Proposals 9th Resources for Ecology Education - Fair & Share (REEFS) session 2017 ESA Annual Meeting, Portland, OR Sunday, August 6, 2017, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Half-day preconference workshop) Space is limited so register to be a presenter today at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/REEFS2017. Please sign up by June 30,2017. Presenters: Teaching ideas at all levels of development are welcome!! For those who are developing a new activity, this is an opportunity for you to get immediate feedback! For those with tested activities, come share your teaching resource. We are especially looking for ideas that help advance the core concepts and competencies embodied in Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education<http://visionandchange.org/>. We welcome your participation as education leaders! Session Format: This session is designed for you to build or enhance lesson plans or activities with a peer working group. Each lesson or idea will be presented by the author in a small group with up to 9 other participants. There will be time for each author to describe their lesson idea. Then discussions will follow to provide feedback and ideas regarding the core concepts addressed, methodology, misconceptions, assessment or educational extensions. Presenters will have 25 minutes: about 10-15 mins to present their ideas and have 10-15 minutes for feedback. Publication. This session is organized in part, to encourage submissions to EcoEdDL<http://ecoed.esa.org/>. We invite you to submit your resource so that it can be shared with the ecology education community. For more information, please contact Kim Bjorgo-Thorne, Education Section Chair bjo...@wvwc.edu <mailto:bjo...@wvwc.edu> or Betsy Bancroft, co-organizer, bancr...@gonzaga.edu<mailto:bancr...@gonzaga.edu> For technical issues with submissions, please contact Teresa Mourad, Director, ESA Education and Diversity Programs ter...@esa.org<mailto:ter...@esa.org> Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables is now open. www.esa.org/ldc ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] Great Ideas and Networking at ESA for K12 education
K12 Involvement Survey Are you involved in K12 ecology education in some way? Please take this survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K12involvement by July 14. The Ecological Society of America's Committee for Diversity and Education is interested in learning the extent to which ecologists are involved with K12 ecology education and to discern the role of ESA in supporting K12 ecology education. This brief survey requests information about the types of involvement you are engaged in. Then join in the conversation at SS 14 - Strategic Directions for ESA's Support of K-12 Ecological Education<https://eco.confex.com/eco/2017/webprogram/Session13205.html> to learn the results! ~~~ Some K12 Sessions at the ESA annual meeting in Portland Great ideas and Networking! WK 6 - Strategies to Engage Middle and High School Students in Ecological Learning Saturday, August 5, 2017: 12:00 PM-5:00 PM https://eco.confex.com/eco/2017/webprogram/Session13194.html WK 9 - Learning Activities and Tools for Teaching Global Climate Change through Student-Centered Explorations Sunday, August 6, 2017: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM https://eco.confex.com/eco/2017/webprogram/Session13203.html SS 14 - Strategic Directions for ESA's Support of K-12 Ecological Education Monday, August 7, 2017: 8:00 PM-10:00 PM https://eco.confex.com/eco/2017/webprogram/Session13205.html WK 47 - Phenomenal Ecology in the Classroom: Turning Phenomena into Something Phenomenal for K-12 Learning Tuesday, August 8, 2017: 11:30 AM-1:15 PM https://eco.confex.com/eco/2017/webprogram/Session13159.html SEE YOU IN PORTLAND! Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables is now open. www.esa.org/ldc ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] GRAD STUDENTS: Join the PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team FREE 2018 membership
The Ecological Society of America invites graduate students to join the 2017-2018 PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team. Applications are due August 7, 2017. The Master Plant Science Team is designed to provide compensation for a cohort of 5 graduate students who make a substantial contribution as an online scientist mentor. Members of the Master Plant Science Team receive: *free 2018 membership to the ESA *50% off 2018 meeting registration (student rate) *PlantingScience T-shirt *ESA Membership and 50% Meeting Registration for MPST are sponsored by the ESA Education Section. Current ESA membership not required. Please pass this information on to others who might be interested. For more information, please visit: https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/planting-science/ Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables is now open. www.esa.org/ldc ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] EXPLORE Session that enhance your Science and your Career at the ESA Annual Meeting
ESA offers a plethora of workshops, sessions, field trips, symposia, events and meetings that will enhance your Science and your Career! The ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs is pleased to identify these opportunities available at the 102nd ESA Annual Meeting in Portland<https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/am/>: Career Development sessions<https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/am/careers/> - Hone your networking strategies, enhance technical skills or get tips on landing your dream job. Education sessions<https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/am/education/> - Connect with your colleagues to pick up new teaching ideas, the latest in education research or ways to connect research with education. Offerings include sessions for those working in K12 and Higher Education. Diversity and Inclusion sessions<https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/am/di/> - ESA's programs, sections and chapters are growing in depth and scope to serving diverse audiences. Opportunities to connect your science for broader impacts abound! Sessions on Science Communications and Public Engagement<Sessions%20on%20Science%20Communications%20and%20Public%20Engagement> - Develop the science and art of science communications and engagement with multiple audiences from communities to legislators. Sessions on Policy <https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/am/policy/> - Advocate for science and science funding and the latest in ecological monitoring for management See you in Portland! Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables is now open. www.esa.org/ldc ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] Life Discovery Education Conference TRAVEL AWARDS Info Webinar - Register TODAY
Please share with your colleagues. The Ecological Society of America and its partners are pleased to announce the Life Discovery Conference Travel Awards<http://www.esa.org/ldc/travel-awards/> of up to about $1,000 are available for faculty to participate in the 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education conference (LDC). The goal of the awards is to increase the diversity of participants and institutions at the conference. An exciting opportunity associated with the Travel Award is the option to also participate in the LDC-QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN) - a unique networking and professional development opportunity from September - November 2017 for faculty interested in bringing authentic research data into high school and undergraduate classrooms. If selected for the FMN, faculty will implement one or more selected Data Nuggets in their AP biology, introductory biology, or ecology courses at both high school and college levels. Travel awards are made possible through an award from the National Science Foundation. *The Life Discovery - Doing Science Biology Education Conference (www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc>) is a collaborative initiative of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), Botanical Society of America (BSA), Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) and Society for Economic Botany (SEB). *QUBES (https://qubeshub.org<http://www.qubeshub.org>) is an NSF-funded virtual center that supports collaboration to promote quantitative biology education at the undergraduate level. *Data Nuggets (http://datanuggets.org/) are free activities that engage students in the practices of science through an innovative approach that combines scientific content from authentic research with key concepts in quantitative reasoning, now widely used in K-16 classrooms. Information Webinar Attend our Information Webinar on June 30, 2017 at 1:00pm EST. Register for the webinar by June 28, 2017<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7048766018924159490> For full information, please visit: http://www.esa.org/ldc/travel-awards/ Who should apply? Faculty from high school, community colleges, minority-serving institutions, and primarily undergraduate institutions as well as faculty from underrepresented minority communities in any institution needing travel support. Application deadline: July 10, 2017 Benefits * Eligibility to apply for the LDC-QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network<https://qubeshub.org/groups/ldcfmn> for a full semester of support from experienced facilitators and peers. * A nation-wide community of peers focused on data rich biology classrooms. * LDC offers keynotes, short presentations, workshops, and field trips at the leading edge of the life sciences focused on incorporating data into the classroom * Unique to LDC: Facilitated networking opportunities and the Education Roundtable Share Fair * Complimentary one-year online only membership to the Ecological Society of America and the Botanical Society of America for participants who have not been members previously in these societies. Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables is now open. www.esa.org/ldc ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] GRAD STUDENTS: APPLY by August 7 ESA Master Planting Science Team
The Ecological Society of America invites graduate students to join the 2017-2018 PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team. Applications are due August 7, 2017. The Master Plant Science Team is designed to provide compensation for a cohort of 5 graduate students who make a substantial contribution as an online scientist mentor. Members of the Master Plant Science Team receive: *free 2018 membership to the ESA *50% off 2018 meeting registration (student rate) *PlantingScience T-shirt *ESA Membership and 50% Meeting Registration for MPST are sponsored by the ESA Education Section. Current ESA membership not required. Please pass this information on to others who might be interested. For more information, please visit: https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/planting-science/ Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables is now open. www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc> ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250>
[ECOLOG-L] LAST DAY: GRAD students PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team
LAST DAY TO APPLY: JOIN THE PLANTINGSCIENCE MASTER PLANT SCIENCE TEAM The Ecological Society of America invites graduate students to join the 2017-2018 PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team. Applications are due August 7, 2017. The Master Plant Science Team is designed to provide compensation for a cohort of 5 graduate students who make a substantial contribution as an online scientist mentor. Members of the Master Plant Science Team receive: * free 2018 membership to the ESA * 50% off 2018 meeting registration (student rate) * PlantingScience T-shirt * ESA Membership and 50% Meeting Registration for MPST are sponsored by the ESA Education Section. Current ESA membership not required. Please pass this information on to others who might be interested. For more information, please visit: https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/planting-science/ Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables is now open. www.esa.org/ldc ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] JOIN the NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON RESEARCH DATA IN THE CLASSROOM
Please forward to your colleagues and networks Early Bird Registration September 9, 2017 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference DATA: Discover, Investigate, Informk October 19-21, 2017, University of Oklahoma www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc> Recent efforts to curate, archive and disseminate research data as well as new tools available that make data more accessible to the education community allow faculty to successfully bring data and authentic research into the classroom! The time is right to accelerate this effort and to contribute to the national dialogue on what it means and what it takes to implement data in the classroom. SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY: Preconference Workshop on Oct 19 on Bringing Lecture to Life: The Use of Modern Research Instrumentation in the Classroom and Lab led by LI-COR Biosciences team. FREE MEMBERSHIP: The Ecological Society of America and the Botanical Society of America are pleased to offer free online 2018 membership for registered attendees who have not been members of these societies. TRAVEL GRANTS: Still available for faculty from tribal and community colleges and minority-serving institutions. Please forward to your colleagues! Contact ter...@esa.org<mailto:ter...@esa.org> REGISTER TODAY! www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc> Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] SCIENTIST MENTORS URGENTLY NEEDED
Forwarded on behalf of Botanical Society of America's Planting Science program Scientist Mentors Urgently Needed for PlantingScience.org Online Mentoring Program PlantingScience.org<https://plantingscience.org/> is seeking plant scientists (undergraduates through retired/emeritus) willing to mentor middle and high school students this fall (Sept - Nov). We expect over 1000 student teams and we don't have enough mentors to work with them all! Mentors work online with 1-3 teams of students to help them design and carry out investigations on a variety of plant science themes. Mentors post on the team's webpage about 3 times a week while the teams are active to help students think through problems, offer encouragement, and share their passion for plants and science. We're expecting to have especially large need for mentors willing to work with high school students on our "Power of Sunlight" photosynthesis and respiration theme this fall: https://plantingscience.org/posinformation. It only takes about an hour a week, and is an easy way to get outreach experience and make a real difference to the next generation of scientists and citizens. Read about a new mentor's experience here: https://plantae.org/blog/my-experiences-as-a-plantingscience-mentor/ Please help us! Sign up now: https://plantingscience.org/mentorjoin/mentorjoinmain FOR MORE INFORMATION Please contact PlantingScience staff: pst...@plantingscience.org<mailto:pst...@plantingscience.org> or call 314-558-2307. Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables is now open. Early Bird Registration: September 8 www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc>
[ECOLOG-L] Survey on K12 education
The Ecological Society of America's Committee for Diversity and Education is interested in learning the extent to which ecologists are involved with K12 ecology education and to discern the role of ESA in supporting K12 ecology education. This survey<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K12involvement> requests information about the types of involvement you are engaged in. The purpose for this information is to 1. Inform the Special Session at the ESA Annual Meeting: SS 14 - Strategic Directions for ESA's Support of K-12 Ecological Education https://eco.confex.com/eco/2017/webprogram/Session13205.html We warmly welcome all to attend to the committee understand the role of ESA in K12 education. 2. Create a potential network of ecologists interested in K12 education. Please complete this survey by July 14, 2017.<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K12involvement> Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables is now open. www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc> ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250>
[ECOLOG-L] LDC Education Conference Travel Award and Faculty Mentoring Network
The Ecological Society of America and its partners are pleased to announce the Life Discovery Conference Travel Awards<http://www.esa.org/ldc/travel-awards/> of up to about $1,000 are available for faculty to participate in the 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education conference (LDC). The goal of the awards is to increase the diversity of participants and institutions at the conference. An exciting opportunity associated with the Travel Award is the option to also participate in the LDC-QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN) - a unique networking and professional development opportunity from September - November 2017 for faculty interested in bringing authentic research data into high school and undergraduate classrooms. If selected for the FMN, faculty will implement one or more selected Data Nuggets in their AP biology, introductory biology, or ecology courses at both high school and college levels. Travel awards are made possible through an award from the National Science Foundation. * The Life Discovery - Doing Science Biology Education Conference (www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc>) is a collaborative initiative of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), Botanical Society of America (BSA), Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) and Society for Economic Botany (SEB). * QUBES (https://qubeshub.org<http://www.qubeshub.org>) is an NSF-funded virtual center that supports collaboration to promote quantitative biology education at the undergraduate level. * Data Nuggets (http://datanuggets.org/) are free activities that engage students in the practices of science through an innovative approach that combines scientific content from authentic research with key concepts in quantitative reasoning, now widely used in K-16 classrooms. Information Webinar Attend our Information Webinar on June 28, 2017 at 1:00pm EST. Register for the webinar by June 26, 2017<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7048766018924159490> For full information, please visit: http://www.esa.org/ldc/travel-awards/ Who should apply? Faculty from high school, community colleges, minority-serving institutions, and primarily undergraduate institutions as well as faculty from underrepresented minority communities in any institution needing travel support. Application deadline: July 10, 2017 Benefits * Eligibility to apply for the LDC-QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network<https://qubeshub.org/groups/ldcfmn> for a full semester of support from experienced facilitators and peers. * A nation-wide community of peers focused on data rich biology classrooms. * LDC offers keynotes, short presentations, workshops, and field trips at the leading edge of the life sciences focused on incorporating data into the classroom * Unique to LDC: Facilitated networking opportunities and the Education Roundtable Share Fair * Complimentary one-year online only membership to the Ecological Society of America and the Botanical Society of America for participants who have not been members previously in these societies. Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform CFP for Education Share Fair Roundtables is now open. www.esa.org/ldc ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Advance Registration ends tomorrow
Register Now: 4th Life Discovery Conference on Research Data<https://eservices.esa.org/Eservices/Events/LDC2017.aspx> Advance registration rates ends October 12. Recent efforts to curate, archive and disseminate research data - and new tools available that make data more accessible to the education community - help faculty to bring research data into the classroom. The theme of this conference is "DATA: Discover, Investigate, Inform". Join us and learn what it takes to implement data in the classroom. Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 4th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform www.esa.org/ldc ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] NSF RCN Undergraduate Biology Education proposals due Jan 30
RCN-UBE (NSF 18-510) is designed to enhance undergraduate biology education using networks of faculty and professionals to communicate and coordinate their research, training, and educational activities. The theme of RCN-UBE proposals can be on any topic likely to enhance undergraduate biology education. RCN-UBE provides opportunities to foster new collaborations, to address interdisciplinary topics, to explore innovative ideas for implementing novel networking strategies, to explore collaborative technologies, and to develop community standards. RCN-UBE awards do not support existing networks or the activities of established collaborations. RCN awards do not support primary research. Please see the program solicitation (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18510/nsf18510.htm) for additional information. Full proposals: up to $500K, five years Incubator proposals: up to $75K, one year An informational webinar will be held 30 November 2017, Noon (EST), email rcn-...@nsf.gov<mailto:rcn-...@nsf.gov> to sign up or for additional information. The RCN-UBE proposal deadline is 30 January 2018. Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/> Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 x 234 202.833.8775 Fax www.facebook.com/esa.org<http://www.facebook.com/esa.org>:
[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Students: Master Plant Science Team APPLY by Aug 10
ESA and ESA Education Section invite graduate students to join the 2018-2019 Master Plant Science Team. Applications due by August 10, 2018 https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/planting-science/ The Master Plant Science Team provides compensation for a cohort of 5 graduate students who make a substantial contribution as an online scientist mentor. This opportunity has the potential to positively affect the rest of your professional life and inspire lifelong appreciation for plant science in young learners. Master Plant Science Team Members receive: * Free membership to ESA for the year commitment * 50% off meeting registration * A PlantingScience T-shirt. ESA Membership and 50% Meeting Registration for MPST are sponsored by the ESA Education Section. Please apply by August 10, 2018. For questions, please contact: pst...@plantingscience.org<mailto:pst...@plantingscience.org>. For more information and to apply, visit the ESA website: https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/planting-science/ Please pass this information on to others who might be interested as well. Thank you! Teresa Mourad Ecological Society of America
[ECOLOG-L] SCALE UP YOUR TEACHING using research data in your classroom - APPLY BY JAN 12
ESA-QUBES Data Discovery - Bringing research data into undergraduate classrooms January 30-May 15 APPLY By Jan 12 Join us for a unique networking and professional development opportunity from January - May 2018 for faculty interested in bringing research data into undergraduate classrooms. Faculty will implement selected Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) modules in their introductory biology or ecology courses, with a focus on providing students with the quantitative skillset needed to 'scale up' to large ecological datasets. For more information and to apply visit https://qubeshub.org/groups/datadiscovery_2018. Contact: If you have questions please feel free to contact Gaby Hamerlinck gaby.hamerli...@bioquest.org<mailto:gaby.hamerli...@bioquest.org>. Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> 1990 M St NW Ste 700 Washington DC 20036 Tel: 202-833-8773 | Fax: 202-833-8775 ter...@esa.org<mailto:ter...@esa.org> Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] ESA and EcologyPlus Call for Mentors: Share Your Passion
Register by Jan 31 http://ecologyplus.esa.org/ With the Ecological Society of America as Lead Partner, the EcologyPlus alliance invites research scientists and professionals to join our team of mentors in an exciting new career pathways pilot project using a collective impact approach to broadening participation of underrepresented minorities in ecology and fields where ecology plays a significant role. EcologyPlus uses a collective impact approach and works with 15 partners in the Washington DC – Baltimore region to provide opportunities for undergraduates, graduate and recent graduates to explore ecological and environmental careers over two years. This project is made possible with an award from the National Science Foundation through the NSF INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science) program. Why Mentor in EcologyPlus? · Share your passion for ecology with the next generation of scientists · Join a network of your peers to share experiences in mentoring and discover the wide range of careers in ecology · Attract diverse talented students and recent graduates for your programs, internship or employment opportunities · Mentors will be recognized by the Ecological Society of America Who Should Register All scientists, educators and professionals in the workforce across all sectors are welcome to apply. Scientists and professionals from agencies, nonprofits and business are especially encouraged to apply. Mentors should be able to commit for at least one year. To be accepted as a mentor, you must be in the workforce. We are not accepting graduate students as mentors for the pilot. We welcome mentors from anywhere in the world. Mentors in the Washington DC – Baltimore region will have the opportunity to meet with mentees. Questions? Contact ecologyp...@esa.org<mailto:ecologyp...@esa.org> Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> 1990 M St NW Ste 700 Washington DC 20036 Tel: 202-833-8773 | Fax: 202-833-8775 ter...@esa.org<mailto:ter...@esa.org> Join the nation’s largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] GRAD STUDENTS: APPLY to join the Master Plant Science Team
TO ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS Applications due August 8, 2018 Would you like a chance to get involved and trained in K-12 outreach? Would you like to help stimulate an appreciation of science in tomorrow's scientists, without ever leaving your desk? The Ecological Society of America has teamed up with the Botanical Society of America for PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team (MPST) program.<https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/planting-science/> The MPST is a great way for graduate students to lead in an online mentoring experience for middle and high school students. Your involvement will help support inquiry-based science in our schools. The overall time commitment is small, but the impact you make can be substantial. Sponsored by the ESA Education Section, five selected students will receive: - FREE 2019 ESA membership - 50% ESA 2019 Annual Meeting registration and - a Planting Science T-shirt! Applications are due August 8, 2018 More details can be found at: https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/planting-science/ Questions, please contact the PlantingScience team: pst...@plantingscience.org<mailto:pst...@plantingscience.org> Current ESA membership not required. Please pass this information on to others who might be interested. Teresa Mourad Director, Education & Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America 1990 M St NW Ste 700 Washington DC 20036 Tel: 202-833-8773 | Fax: 202-833-8775 ter...@esa.org<mailto:ter...@esa.org>
[ECOLOG-L] GRAD STUDENTS: APPLY TO JOIN Master Plant Science Team DEADLINE this Friday
TO ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS Applications due August 10, 2018 Would you like a chance to get involved and trained in K-12 outreach? Would you like to help stimulate an appreciation of science in tomorrow's scientists, without ever leaving your desk? The Ecological Society of America has teamed up with the Botanical Society of America for PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team (MPST) program.<https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/planting-science/> The MPST is a great way for graduate students to lead in an online mentoring experience for middle and high school students. Your involvement will help support inquiry-based science in our schools. The overall time commitment is small, but the impact you make can be substantial. Sponsored by the ESA Education Section, five selected students will receive: - FREE 2019 ESA membership - 50% ESA 2019 Annual Meeting registration and - a Planting Science T-shirt! Applications are due August 10, 2018 More details can be found at: https://www.esa.org/esa/education-and-diversity/planting-science/ Questions, please contact the PlantingScience team: pst...@plantingscience.org<mailto:pst...@plantingscience.org> Current ESA membership not required. Please pass this information on to others who might be interested. Teresa Mourad Director, Education & Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America 1990 M St NW Ste 700 Washington DC 20036 Tel: 202-833-8773 | Fax: 202-833-8775 ter...@esa.org<mailto:ter...@esa.org>
[ECOLOG-L] Teaching Biodiversity? Share your ideas at any stage of development
Call for Proposals Submit your Teaching Ideas by Sept 30, 2018 www.esa.org/ldc Microbiomes to Ecosystems: Evolution and Biodiversity across Scale, Space, and Time Teaching biodiversity? What has worked for you? What has not? Biodiversity concepts span microbiomes to broad landscapes. Today, we have many sources of data and new tools for teaching and learning the amazing biodiversity of life on earth. The 5th Life Discovery- Doing Science Education conference (LDC) welcomes proposals for short presentations and workshops. All are welcome to present at our unique interactive Education Share Fair for teaching ideas at any stage of development. So whether you have solutions or are struggling to teach biodiversity with scale, space or time in mind, LDC welcomes your contribution! Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs 1990 M St NW Ste 700 Washington DC 20036 Tel: 202-833-8773 x 234 | Fax: 202-833-8775 ter...@esa.org<mailto:ter...@esa.org> www.esa.org<http://www.esa.org>
[ECOLOG-L] 2018 Global Survey of Mathematical, Computing and Natural Scientists
2018 Global Survey of Mathematical, Computing and Natural Scientists TO TAKE THE SURVEY: https://statisticalresearchcenter.aip.org/cgi-bin/global18.pl ESA has received a request to disseminate the 2018 Global Survey of Mathematical, Computing and Natural Scientists. The survey is conducted by The Gender Gap in Science project, funded by the International Science Council, a collaborative project of 11 organizations. For more information visit www.gender-gap-in-science.org<http://www.gender-gap-in-science.org>. The data that you contribute will help inform interventions by ISC and member unions to increase participation, especially for women. People at all levels, including students, are invited to share their career and education experiences in the survey. If you have any questions, please contact John Tyler of the Statistical Research Center at the American Institute of Physics at: jty...@aip.org<mailto:jty...@aip.org> Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> 1990 M St NW Ste 700 Washington DC 20036 Tel: 202-833-8773 | Fax: 202-833-8775 ter...@esa.org<mailto:ter...@esa.org>
[ECOLOG-L] CFP Resources for Ecology Education Fair & Share (REEFS) at ESA
CALL FOR PRESENTERS: Submission Deadline March 30 10th Resources for Ecology Education Fair & Share (REEFS) Monday, August 6, 2018: 10:15 AM-11:30 AM 2018 ESA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA Resources for Ecology Education - Fair and Share (REEFS) is an annual workshop held during ESA's Annual Meeting. Since 2008, it has been organized jointly by ESA's Office of Education and Diversity and the ESA Education Section. CALL FOR PRESENTERS: Submission Deadline March 30 Full information: http://bit.ly/REEFS2018 Teaching ideas at all levels of development are welcome!! For those who are developing a new activity, this is an opportunity for you to get immediate feedback. For those with classroom tested activities, come share your teaching resource. We are especially looking for ideas that help advance the core concepts and competencies embodied in Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education. We welcome your participation as education leaders! See you in New Orleans! Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250>
[ECOLOG-L] APPLY: Data for Biology Classroom network and Summer workshop
Apply by April 13, 2018 http://bit.ly/DIG18FMN · DIG into Data for the Biology Classroom Faculty Mentoring Network · Funding Support for BioQUEST/QUBES Summer Workshop June 18-23 at Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA. · Be recognized as an ESA Education Scholar! The Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education Synthesis (QUBES) Project and the Ecological Society of America (ESA) are inviting applications for an upcoming Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN). FMNs are professional development opportunities through online communities where participants work collaboratively to discover new teaching materials, pedagogical techniques, and quantitative content. The DIG into Data for the Biology Classroom FMN is seeking applicants who have experience in bringing data-driven activities into the introductory biology or ecology classroom, and are interested in exploring, adapting, and implementing new teaching modules using authentic research data. Participants in this network will develop adaptations of dataset teaching resources for their classroom. These will posted on QUBES as derivative open educational resources publications, with associated commentary on EcoEdDL<http://bit.ly/EcoEdDL>. The original resources selected for this network were recently published in a special issue of ESA's Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE)<http://bit.ly/ESA-TIEE>. This FMN is part of the DIG project<http://bit.ly/2IN30v7> to build collaborative spaces for teaching with quantitative data (funded by an NSF Research Coordination Network (RCN) Incubator Grant DBI 1730122). Logistics: FMN participants will meet in person at the BioQUEST/QUBES Summer Workshop<http://bit.ly/2FWvXHg> June 18-23 at Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA. Funding for the conference registration, dorm housing, and food will be provided. Participants are responsible for their own transportation. Attending the summer workshop is required for participation in this FMN. The FMN will continue working together on development, implementation, and publication of adaptations during Fall 2018 through virtual meetings. Please visit the Data Incubator Group FMN<http://bit.ly/DIG18FMN> website for more details and to apply. Applications: Due April 13th. All faculty are welcome. We encourage participation from faculty at diverse institution types and serving diverse student populations. Questions? Contact Kaitlin Bonner (kbon...@sjfc.edu<mailto:kbon...@sjfc.edu>) or Raisa Hernández Pacheco (rhern...@richmond.edu<mailto:rhern...@richmond.edu>). Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America 1990 M St NW Ste 700 Washington DC 20036 Tel: 202-833-8773 | Fax: 202-833-8775 Join the nation's largest community of professional ecologists. Become a member: www.esa.org/join<http://www.esa.org/join>
[ECOLOG-L] NOMINATE YOUR STUDENT FOR THE ESA-USGS Cooperative Summer Internship Program
ESA-USGS Cooperative Summer Internship Program<http://www.esa.org/nextgencareers/usgsfieldinternships> Deadline for Nominations: November 30, 2018 The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce a partnership with the US Geological Survey to offer summer internships to outstanding field-trained undergraduate ecology majors. The agency is seeking to create a pathway whereby students with excellent training in biological field methods can be nominated and apply for summer internships at USGS, modeled after a similar partnership with the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. The agency is now seeking to expand the program to students trained in biological or ecological field methods. The USGS is the science arm of the Department of the Interior. The agency has 8,000 employees across all states and territories and mission areas in ecosystems, environmental health, water, and climate, as well as the traditional geologic areas like natural hazards, energy, geology, and minerals. The ESA-USGS Cooperative Summer Internship Program is ready to receive nominations of 1 or 2 students<http://www.esa.org/nextgencareers/usgsfieldinternships> who have completed your field course or program within the past 6 months (additional criteria apply). You are invited to submit information about your course or program and to nominate your student/s. Your participation allows students trained in biological or ecological field methods to be hired by the USGS at available field, laboratory, or office related scientific positions throughout the country in 2019. If you allow, information about your course or program will also be posted on our website as a service to the community- especially to students and parents seeking information on programs relevant to ecology. Criteria for Eligible Students and Qualifying Field Training Courses or Programs Apply. Please see details at http://www.esa.org/nextgencareers/usgsfieldinternships Thank you so much for your support. We look forward to your submission. Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America CALL FOR PROPOSALS for Education Share Fair 5th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference March 21-23, 2019 Microbiomes to Ecosystems: Evolution and Biodiversity across Scale, Space, and Time www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc> 1990 M St NW Ste 700 Washington DC 20036 Tel: 202-833-8773 x 234 | Fax: 202-833-8775 ter...@esa.org<mailto:ter...@esa.org>
[ECOLOG-L] DEADLINE Approaching: CFP Life Discovery - Doing Science EDUCATION CONFERENCE
5th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference Microbiomes to Ecosystems: Evolution and Biodiversity across Scale, Space, and Time Call for Proposals open through September 30 www.esa.org/ldc Today, new technologies allow us to explore greater varieties and volume of biological data than ever before. How do you incorporate these technologies in your classroom? We are especially interested in technologies you have used to explore biodiversity. Join us for an exciting conference next March. ALERT: The Education Roundtable is a highly interactive format is especially suited for new and untested ideas where you can receive constructive peer feedback. Submit an idea today and extend your education network! Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs -- https://www.esa.org/membership/ 1990 M St NW Ste 700 Washington DC 20036 Tel: 202-833-8773 | Fax: 202-833-8775 ter...@esa.org<mailto:ter...@esa.org>
[ECOLOG-L] Travel Award Applications for Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference
5th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference March 21-23, 2019 Microbiomes to Ecosystems: Evolution and Biodiversity across Scale, Space, and Time Gainseville, Florida www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc> Early Bird Registration deadline: Feb 15, 2019 Travel Award Application deadline: Jan 31, 2019 Announcing Travel Awards for the 5th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference. Applications are due on Jan 31, 2019. To increase the diversity of participants and institutions, funds are available to support educator travel and conference registration to the 2019 Life Discovery - Doing Science Education conference (LDC) These travel awards are made possible through support from our sponsors. Priority will be given to faculty from high schools, community colleges, primarily undergraduate institutions and minority-serving institutions (colleges and universities) as well as faculty from underrepresented minority backgrounds at any institution. Faculty must be teaching at a US based institution. All awardees are expected to submit a proposal for the Education Share Fair Roundtable session - a unique format for friendly, informal peer feedback of teaching ideas at any stage of development. Call for proposals are still open! For full details, please visit, www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc> Teresa Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs<http://www.esa.org/esa/?page_id=250> 1990 M St NW Ste 700 Washington DC 20036 Tel: 202-833-8773 x 234 | Fax: 202-833-8775 ter...@esa.org<mailto:ter...@esa.org>
[ECOLOG-L] Life Discovery Education Conference Keynotes Announced; Travel Awards Available
TRAVEL AWARDS AVAILABLE 5th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference March 21-23, 2019 Gainesville, Florida Early Bird Registration ends February 15. Microbiomes to Ecosystems: Evolution and Biodiversity across Scale, Space, and Time www.esa.org/ldc<http://www.esa.org/ldc> Our knowledge about the Earth's biodiversity across space, time, and scale is expanding rapidly. How do we teach students about biodiversity at different scales and contexts with new data, tools, and resources coming online? Receive fresh ideas at the 5th Life Discovery - Doing Science Education conference with its unique format: * Three keynote speakers: Lisa White, UC Berkeley; Rob Guralnick, University of Florida; and Jennifer Doherty, University of Washington * Two facilitated Networking Sessions * Education Share Fair - CALL FOR PROPOSALS open * More than 30 presentations and workshops * Three fieldtrips to explore Gainesville's unique habitats and natural history * Limited travel awards available to broaden participation at the conference! Apply by Jan31! See you there. This conference is jointly organized by the Life Discovery Partners: Ecological Society of America Botanical Society of America Society for the Study of Evolution -- Teresa Mourad Director, Education and Diversity Programs Ecological Society of America
