Purdue Biology Education

Improving biology learning and instruction at K-16 and beyond through collaboration and education research

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Congrats to Sharleen Flowers and Kal Holder on their first-ever research publication! Check out their paper on undergraduate biology students' reasoning about biofilm development: https://t.co/kvEvxyoRrc

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Come join us in the Department of Biological Sciences to teach biology and conduct biology education research at Purdue University!

Job portal link: https://t.co/dNeBsoMBCu

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We want to congratulate Dr. Stephanie Gardner on being inducted as a Teaching Academy Fellow! It is Purdue University's highest honors of instructional excellence! @s_m_gardner

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Congrats to Sharleen Flowers from the Gardner Research Group on passing her dissertation defense! We will miss Dr. Flowers and wish her the best on her next adventure! :)

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Happening now! BE seminar led by invited speaker Dr. Estrada where we are learning about the types of support that are more likely to result in students persisting in STEM.
@MicaPhD_BeKind

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Today's BE seminar was led by graduate student, Anupriya Karippadath @eterno_mutato. We discussed the impact of pandemic-era teaching! #BiologyEducation

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This week's BEA discussion series featured invited speaker, Dr. Pratibha Varma-Nelson @IUPUI! The discussion was on her pioneering work in Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model of teaching.

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We had a stimulating talk during our weekly BE seminar today. The topic was on interdisciplinary science education led by graduate student, @soumimukherjeez.

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BE Seminar happening now! Currently talking about mindset theories on academic achievement! @LimeriLisa

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Statement on Bomb Threats Against HBCU Campuses: https://t.co/z6nnHd0Xo0

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Today was our biweekly Biology Education Seminar series! We had a stimulating discussion on culturally relevant education. What does it mean to implement culturally relevant pedagogy in STEM classrooms? Feel free to share your thoughts!

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We are looking forward for #SABER2021 beginning this Friday, July 9th!

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It’s July, which means #SABER2021 is right around the corner! Be sure to register at https://t.co/Fk84hIcj5a. We look forward to meeting virtually to learn from each other over the next few weeks.

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Infographic: Increasing Diversity in STEM via @ASMEdotorg https://t.co/TuD1K3K6VS

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Perspective | No systemic racism? Look at student achievement gaps in reading. - The Washington Post https://t.co/A9i3baZFrf

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Faculty with subject matter expertise serve as arbiters of scholarship. When good work questions the status quo, threatens interests, or makes people uncomfortable, we must defend the process to protect against interference from those who lack scholarly expertise, even a BOT.

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Why are @SenThomTillis and others afraid of teaching children to think about evidence beyond what appears in textbooks? I am mortified to see his proposal to withhold funding from schools that teach the 1619 Project,
https://t.co/gFtAnXepeG Let’s elect a different NC lawmaker!

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I bombed the GRE—but I’m thriving as a Ph.D. student | Science | AAAS https://t.co/GUYo3E3yUK

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Implementing a Community Vision for the Future of Biodiversity Collections https://t.co/ERh8pw6yZc

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Important to examine diversity rationales that may cause or be associated with worse policy and organizational outcomes for DEI, according to PNAS

https://t.co/f8oqcSaHmX

Consider What You Can Do to Increase Equity and Diversity at Your Institution see https://t.co/bgrisKj3XI