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ASCB OCTOBER 2009 NEWSLETTER VOLUME 32, NUMBER 10 Myths about Science Education: It Is Broken… Science Education Can We Fix It? Reform by Joan R. Goldberg Page 7 Today scientific education is like American healthcare, profoundly—but not irrevocably—broken. Of course, I’m no early bird or lonely voice in the wilderness making this claim. ASCB Past Science and Art President Bruce Alberts’ voice has been heard loudly and clearly for quite some time, in these pages and that of Science, to name two of many venues. But despite the chorus of influential voices, and Page 19 shining examples of proven approaches, progress has been slow. The average American high school and undergraduate student is more likely to be turned off science than turned on. “Virtual Why should we care? First: Love of science shouldn’t be limited to the privileged few. Second: An understanding of science is critical to making good choices, whether as a patient, consumer, activist, Practicals” or voter. Third: It remains true that if we are not part of the solution, we are part of the problem. Last, and most practically, scientific learning is critical to prepare students for a host of jobs and Enhance challenges that we, as a society, need to fill and meet. Teaching in The Problem Africa Developing ideas, testing hypotheses, evaluating data: Not a bad way to select a medical procedure, Page 28 buy a house, or choose a political candidate, is it? So why then do many students fail to see the Education, continued on page 3 Inside Great News! Science Education Reform 7 All hotels within the housing block have reduced their nightly Public Policy Briefing 11 rates for the ASCB Annual Meeting in San Diego. Visit www. Public Service Award 12 ascb.org/meetings to reserve your room before the November Annual Meeting Program 14 10 deadline. 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And why do many these courses from “bridges to nowhere” to for Cell Biology educators fail to teach science in an engaging means of engaging students by spotlighting 8120 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750 way? what’s relevant to contemporary problems was Bethesda, MD 20814-2762, USA The answers are legion and often repeated: the goal embraced by Karen Oates and Wm. Tel: (301) 347-9300 n Because it’s always been done “this way.” David Burns. The two were honored by ASCB Fax: (301) 347-9310 n Because large lecture classes and fact-based last year for their program, Science Education [email protected], www.ascb.org testing weed out the seriously interested from for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities Joan R. Goldberg the casually curious. (SENCER). Executive Director n Because teaching biology SENCER courses may be as is typically done at large aimed at nonmajors or offered Officers academic institutions is more as electives, but majors can cost-effective, and researcher- be transformed too. One way Brigid Hogan President Introductory Timothy J. Mitchison President-Elect professors don’t care about to do this is to transform [undergraduate] Bob Goldman Past President teaching…or learning. freshman chemistry, physics, Thoru Pederson Treasurer The last concerns me most biology courses mathematics, and biology Jean E. Schwarzbauer Secretary because it offers the greatest can... demonstrate courses as gateways to various opportunity for change, in majors. At this year’s ASCB Council attitude and action. I suspect the relevance and Annual Meeting (December Pascale Cossart that boring lectures and cookie- 9), David Botstein will discuss excitement of Susan K. Dutcher cutter lab exercises may be Princeton University’s curricula scientific concepts Scott D. Emr more a consequence of time- integrating the computational Joan R. Goldberg, ex officio starved schedules, pedagogical and research. with the biological, while Holly V. Goodson uncertainty, and inertia than Malcolm Campbell will present Kathleen J. Green active resistance. After all, Davidson College’s model, and Paul W. Sternberg Elizabeth Sztul implementing inquiry-based Robert Lue Harvard’s. Clare M. Waterman 1 education requires different A recent Science editorial Fiona M. Watt curricula, teaching techniques, and testing by physicist and Nobel laureate Carl Susan R. Wente mechanisms. Moreover, all should be assessed Wieman, points to still more exciting, tested Susan M. Wick and proven effective, and teachers need to learn approaches…at the course and department Virginia A. Zakian how to use them. level. Both University of British Columbia The ASCB Newsletter Interested? Educators can change their and the University of Colorado, Boulder, is published 12 times per year teaching by baby steps and giant steps. And have incorporated evidence-based teaching by The American Society institutions can improve their learning outcomes methods into most of their undergraduate for Cell Biology. by change at the class, department, and school science courses. These include setting explicit Joan R. Goldberg Editor level. The ASCB Annual Meeting regularly learning goals related to demonstrated student W. Mark Leader Editor spotlights individuals and approaches making a capabilities, using collaborative activities, and Elizabeth M. Rich Production Manager difference; this year’s meeting in San Diego, CA, implementing pre- and postcourse testing to Kevin Wilson Public Policy Director December 5–9, is no exception. assess learning. 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