In this Issue:
- NABT Recognizes 2021 Awardees
- Nominations for 2022 NABT Awards Being Accepted
- Nominate a K-6 Teacher for the PAEMST Today
- Sponsor Spotlight: SimBio Releases New Tutorials and Resources
- ASHG Releases 2022 DNA DAY Essay Question
- Project Dragonfly Accepting Applications For 2022 Program
- NABT Discount on Membership Expires December 31st
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NABT Recognizes 2021 Awardees
For over 80 years, the National Association of Biology Teachers has recognized the professional achievements of thousands of teachers, students, and scientists through its award program. Notable awards include the NABT Honorary Membership, Distinguished Service Award, and the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (OBTA). NABT also supports a diverse suite of awards that honor exemplary teaching of life science content and innovation at the undergraduate level.
On November 13th, NABT held a special ceremony during the 2021 Professional Development Conference in Atlanta to celebrate the accomplishments of the following educators. We encourage you to learn more about these excellent educators by reading their biographies and personal teaching statements at 2021 NABT Awardees.
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Ecology/Environmental Science Award
Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, IL
for successfully developing and demonstrating an innovative approach to the teaching of ecology/environmental science, and carrying her commitment to the environment into the community.
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Evolution Education Award
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
for their efforts to promote the accurate understanding of biological evolution within the larger community.
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Elizabeth Barnes (left) and Sara Brownell (right) |
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Four Year College & University Section Biology Teaching Award
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
for his creativity in undergraduate biology teaching, curriculum design, teaching strategies, and laboratory utilization.
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Four Year College & University Section Research in Biology Education Award
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
for research that furthers our understanding of undergraduate biology teaching, and who displays creativity in scholarship and research in biology education.
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Genetics Education Award
Millburn High School, Millburn, NJ
for innovative, student-centered classroom instruction that promotes the understanding of genetics and its impact on inheritance, health, and biological research.
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Kim Foglia AP Biology Service Award
Rockdale Magnet School for Science & Technology, Conyers, GA
for her willingness to share materials, service as a mentor to both students and professional colleagues, creation of a student-centered classroom environment, and encouragement of professional growth as a teacher and member of the AP community.
Sponsored by the Neil A. Campbell Educational Trust and Pearson
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Outstanding New Biology Teacher Achievement Award
Alabama Connections Academy, Athens, AL
for outstanding teaching by a “new” biology/life science instructor within the first three years of teaching biology, who developed an outstanding program while also making a contribution to the profession at the start of her career.
Sponsored by the Neil A. Campbell Educational Trust and Pearson
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Prof. Chan Two-Year College Award for the Engaged Teaching of Biology
Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT
for successfully developing and implementing pedagogical approaches that are engaging, creative, and inclusive and disseminating these practices within and beyond her institution.
Sponsored by Sarah McBride and John Melville
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Ron Mardigian Biotechnology Teaching Award
Andover High School, Andover, MA
for demonstrating an outstanding and creative approach to the teaching of biotechnology by incorporating active laboratory work in the classroom.
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Two-Year College Biology Teaching Award
Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
for employing new and creative techniques to demonstrate excellence in teaching and scholarship in two-year college life science education.
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Nominations for 2022 NABT Awards Being Accepted
You recognize excellence in teaching. So do we!
The NABT Awards program recognizes teachers for their expertise in specific subject areas, for contributions to the profession made by new teachers, and service to NABT, life science teaching, or leadership in learning communities. Each state, province, and territory can also recognize an Outstanding Biology Teacher (OBTA).
Learn more about the NABT Awards Program here, and nominate yourself or a colleague for one of the awards using the online nomination form. Nominations are due by March 15, 2022.
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Suggest a Speaker for the
2022 NABT Conference
There is a lot to be excited about in life science research and education, and we need your help bringing those updates to our community.
Please submit your speaker recommendations for General Session and Invited Speakers using NABT's online form. You are welcome to recommend multiple individuals and/or groups, and you never know who will be joining us at a future NABT Conference!
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Nominate a K-6 Teacher for the PAEMST Today
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the nation’s highest honors for STEM teachers, 2021–2022 nomination and application cycle for K-6th grade teachers is still open. PAEMST are awarded annually to exceptional K–12 educators throughout the nation, alternating each year between K-6th and 7-12th grades. Many NABT members have received the PAEMST and you can learn about recent awardees here.
Do you have an outstanding K-6 STEM teacher in your life?
Being recognized as a PAEMST awardee is a tremendous honor. Recipients gather in Washington, D.C., to be recognized for their accomplishments; receive a certificate signed by the President; as well as a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF); and join a cadre of over 5,100 award-winning teachers.
The 2021–2022 nomination deadline is January 7, 2022, and the application deadline is February 6, 2022. Should you have any questions about the program or the nomination process, please contact info@paemst.org or 855-723-6780.
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SimBio Releases New Tutorials and Resources
With SimBio’s latest series of simulation-rich tutorials, students learn via experimentation, tinkering with the machinery cells employ to maintain and use genetic information to build proteins. Students use simulated enzymes to replicate DNA and express genes. Use codon tables to build proteins. Use simulated repressors/activators to construct the lac operon. Importantly, they see for themselves what happens when they make mistakes.
Carefully scaffolded interactives provide formative feedback as students answer questions. Auto-graded quizzes provide accountability. Whether used to supplement/replace textbook assignments or as labs, by actively engaging your students with concepts rather than just facts, they will learn both at a much deeper level.
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ASHG Releases 2022 DNA DAY Essay Question |
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ASHG is proud to support National DNA Day through the Annual DNA Day Essay Contest. DNA Day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003 and the discovery of the double helix of DNA in 1953.
This contest is open to students in grades 9-12 worldwide and asks students to examine, question, and reflect on important concepts in genetics. Essays are expected to be well-reasoned arguments that indicate a deep understanding of scientific concepts related to the essay question. They are evaluated by ASHG members through three rounds of scoring.
The 2022 Question
The “Father of Genetics,” Gregor Mendel, was born 200 years ago in northern Moravia (now Czechia). His experiments with pea plants led to observations and conclusions that became fundamental principles of genetic inheritance. These principles include: 1) Each organism has two versions (or alleles) of each gene; 2) One allele is inherited from the mother, and one allele is inherited from the father; 3) Alleles can be dominant or recessive; 4) Genes for different traits are inherited independently from each other. Because of Mendel’s contributions, traits and disorders that are caused by variation in one gene (For Example, Huntington’s disease, Cystic fibrosis) are called Mendelian traits or disorders. There are also complex traits and disorders (For Example, diabetes, hypertension) that are caused by variation in many genes and, often, environmental factors.
- How do Mendel’s discoveries help us understand Mendelian disorders?
- How does the study of Mendelian disorders help us understand complex diseases?
Important Date
- Early January, 2022: Submission site opens
- Early March, 2022: Submission site closes
- Monday, April 25, 2022: DNA Day! Winners and Honorable Mentions announced
Prizes:
- 1st Place Winner: $1,000 for student and $1,000 genetics materials grant
- 2nd Place Winner: $600 for student and $600 genetics materials grant
- 3rd Place Winner: $400 for student and $400 genetics materials grant
- Honorable Mentions: 10 student prizes of $100 each
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Project Dragonfly Accepting Applications For
2022 Programs
Miami University’s Project Dragonfly is currently accepting applications for the 2022 Earth Expeditions graduate courses, offering extraordinary experiences in 15 countries throughout the world. Earth Expeditions graduate courses are open to people from all disciplines and settings who hold a bachelor’s degree.
Earth Expeditions can build toward the Global Field Program (GFP), a master's degree that combines summer field courses worldwide with web learning communities so that students can complete the GFP master's part-time from anywhere in the United States or abroad.
Project Dragonfly also offers the Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) master's degree that combines web instruction from Miami University with experiential learning and field study through several AIP Master Institutions in the U.S. Applications for Miami's 2022 cohorts are being accepted now with place-based experiences provided at zoos and botanical gardens in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Jacksonville, New York, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis.
Graduate tuition for all programs is greatly reduced because of support from Miami University.
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Indianapolis, IN
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