The College of Biological Sciences, in partnership with the College of Education and Human Development, has recently established the Department of Biology Teaching and Learning. The initiative of this new department is to transform biology education through research and innovation. As a strong partner with CBS, the STEM Education Center is proud to offer outreach initiatives to K-12 schools for the new department. With this new collaboration, intentions to create a joint faculty position between the STEM Education Center and the Department of Biology Teaching and Learning as well as a new Ph.D. program in Biology Education are underway.
“The STEM Education Center’s partnership with the Department of Biology Teaching and Learning will expand our focus in education research to the undergraduate level and bring cutting edge biology into K-12 schools” – Gillian Roehrig, Professor of Science Education and Associate Director of STEM Education Center.
On October 3rd, 2014 the STEM Education Center hosted Tyler Koep, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biological Sciences. Tyler presented on the InSciEd-Out Project that has become the foundation for the Department of Biology Teaching and Learning initiative to transform existing research into “integrated science education for discovery in introductory biology experiences (InSciEd-In)”. The STEM Education Center congratulates the College of Biological Sciences on the development of this new department and is excited to see the growth of this collaboration.
Learn more about this collaboration on the College of Biological Sciences blog page.
