The American Physiological Society

APS Resources for Teachers and Students

Miranda Byse, Ph.D.

Program Manager, Life Science Teaching Resource Community and Professional Skills Training

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Commitment to Education

• APS is devoted to fostering education, scientific research, and the dissemination of information in the physiological sciences.

• APS Strategic Plan Priority –

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What this Means for You and Your Students

Free Resources Opportunities for Professional Development A Community of Colleagues http://www.teacherwear.com

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APS Faculty Development Page www.the-aps.org/mm/Education/Undergraduate/faculty-development

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Resources for Your Students

– Student Awards • UG Summer Research Programs • UG Poster Session • Physiology Video Contest – Student Career Resources • • Professional Skills List Career Development and Mentoring Forum • List of institutions offering Physiology degrees • List of Physiology Career – Student Homework Help • Resources to help students understand Physiology

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Professional Development for You

– Faculty Awards/Fellowships • McKnight Progressive Educator Award • Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor & Scientist Award • Teaching Section Awards – Faculty Development • Institute on Teaching and Learning • PST on Becoming an Effective Teacher • Minority Travel Fellows Program • Physiology Education Community of Practice (PECOP) Fellowship

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APS Institute on Teaching and Learning

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Professional Skills Training Course: Becoming an Effective Teacher

‒ Develop skills of effective teaching, including the creation, evaluation, and revision of a microteach model ‒ Identify and distinguish between the different means by which people learn ‒ Create a short- and long-term plan to develop and expand their teaching credentials ‒ Describe and demonstrate methods for teaching students from diverse groups ‒ Understand the process involved in creating a lesson vs. a course ‒ Identify professional standards of practice in teaching

http://www.the-aps.org/teaching

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Physiology Educator Community of Practice (PECOP)

‒ New community for undergraduate physiology educators ‒ Emphasis on student-centered learning, Vision and Change, and SOTL

http://www.the-aps.org/PECOP

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Life Science Teaching Resource Community (LifeSciTRC)

– Discussion Boards for all grade levels – Undergraduate and K-12 Educator Blogs • • Written by fellow educators Includes coverage of teaching methods, science content for the classroom, and science standards – Resource recommendations based on courses taught – Resource rating and commenting – Monthly e-Newsletter

www.LifeSciTRC.org

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LifeSciTRC Digital Library

– – Over 6,500 free resources Peer-reviewed for scientific accuracy and proper human or animal use – Organized by grade level, discipline, resource type, and pedagogy • Over 1,000 Student-Centered Teaching Resources for Undergraduate and Graduate Physiology – Inquiry-based resources – Assessments – Vision and Change Teacher-Recommended Collections

www.LifeSciTRC.org

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APS Education Office

Marsha Matyas, PhD

Direction of Education Programs

[email protected]

Melinda E. Lowy,

Senior Program Manager, Higher Education Programs [email protected]

Brooke Bruthers

Senior Program Manager, Diversity Programs [email protected]

Miranda Byse, PhD

Program Manager, Life Science Teaching Resource Community and Professional Skills Training [email protected]

Margaret Shain Stieben

Program Manager, K-12 Education Programs [email protected]

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