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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 –
Increase the visibility of physiology in life sciences and health sciences education Integrating the Life Sciences from Molecule to Organism
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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
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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