[FUN_Mail] Invitation to create teaching tools that help students transfer and apply their knowledge of the Vision & Change biology core concepts

Audrey Chen Lew lewac at uci.edu
Tue Mar 19 13:00:15 UTC 2024


Dear FUN colleagues,

You are invited to apply to join one of two cohorts that will develop,
test, and publish biology Core Concept Teaching Tools (CCTTs)
<https://sites.google.com/wisc.edu/biologycctt/core-concept-teaching-tools-cctt>
in CourseSource. CCTTs are scaffolded instructional materials that teach
students to apply core biology elements across contexts. The tools will be
developed using a template that helps students transfer their knowledge of
core concepts to novel biological phenomena.

All applicants will be invited to enroll in an evaluation research study as
part of the project. See the details below and forward to any colleagues
whom you might think would be interested in applying.

Sincerely, The PI Team

Janet Branchaw, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Audrey Chen Lew, University of California - Irvine

Jenny Knight, University of Colorado - Boulder
Learn more and apply by May 1, 2024 at go.wisc.edu/cctt

Questions? Email cctt at wiscience.wisc.edu
The Details

Individuals apply to join cohorts of 20–25 educators that begin their work
in summer (2024 for Cohort 1; 2025 for Cohort 2). During the year-long
experience, participants will:

   -

   Attend a 3-day in-person workshop to develop their Core Concept Teaching
   Tool in the summer at University of Wisconsin Madison.
   -

   Pilot test at least 3 teaching tools during the academic year, including
   their own.
   -

   Attend online cohort meetings to share feedback and insights from pilot
   testing during the academic year
   -

   Attend a 3-day in-person workshop to finalize and submit their Core
   Concept Teaching Tool for publication in Course Source the second summer
   at University of Wisconsin Madison.
   -

   Complete brief on-line surveys as part of the project evaluation.


Participants will receive a $500 stipend after completing the second
workshop. Travel and lodging costs to attend the workshops will be covered
by project funding at the Wisconsin state rate.


This research has been reviewed and approved by the University of Wisconsin
- Madison IRB (IRB 2023-1492) and is funded through a grant from the
National Science Foundation (NSF Grant No. 2336776, 2336777, 2336778).


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Audrey Chen Lew
Assistant Professor of Teaching
1221 McGaugh Hall
Department of Neurobiology & Behavior
University of California, Irvine
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