[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]

Dear FUN colleagues,

I'll be missing you at SfN this weekend, but one of my students will be
presenting his poster
<https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/20433/presentation/24814>on Sunday
morning.

I'd like to invite you to apply to join the next cohort of educators 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 now at go.wisc.edu/cctt

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis through January 20, 2025.


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

Individuals apply to join a cohort of 20–25 educators that will finalize
their topic in Spring 2025 and begin their work in summer 2025. During the
year-long experience, participants will:

   -

   Attend a 3-day in-person workshop June 25-27, 2025 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 in Summer 2026 at
   University of Wisconsin - Madison.
   -

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



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*Audrey Chen Lew, PhD*
*Associate Professor of Teaching*
Department of Neurobiology & Behavior
Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
(949) 824-5607
www.faculty.sites.uci.edu/audreychenlew/
1221 McGaugh Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-4550
Virtual Office: https://uci.zoom.us/my/audreychenlew
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