issues in education

bioscience literacy in the classroom

NEW! Scientific Literacy in the Classroom an interview with Carol Brewer
More Misconceptions to Avoid When Teaching about Plants by David R. Hershey
Avoid Misconceptions When Teaching About Plants by David R. Hershey
Error and the Nature of Science by Douglas Allchin
The Human Genome Project: A Scientific and Ethical Overview by Marion L. Carroll and Jay Ciaffa
Why Should You Be Scientifically Literate? by Robert M. Hazen
Separating Religious Fundamentalist "Science" from Science by Tim M. Berra
Math & Science Teaching in the New Millennium by Glenn Commission
The National Science Foundation and Education by Rita Rossi Colwell

classroom methodology

Once in a Million Years: Teaching Geologic Time by Susan E. Lewis, Kristen A. Lampe, and Andrew J. Lloyd
Using Case Studies to Teach Science by Clyde Freeman Herreid
Issue-Based Teaching in Science Education by Susan E. Lewis
Tapping into the Pulse of the History of Science with Case Studies by Douglas Allchin

cultural considerations

African Agriculture and Medicine: Modern Orphans in a Globalizing World by Thomas R. Odhiambo
Culture and Science Education: A Look from the Developing World by June George
Improving Science Literacy and Conservation in Developing Countries by Carlos L. de la Rosa

curriculum content

Computational Skills for Biology Students an interview with Louis J. Gross
The Function of Course Prerequisites in Biology by Earl D. McCoy and Sidney K. Pierce
Bioinformatics in the Biology Classroom by Kathleen M. Gabric
Teacher Training in a Content-Oriented Biology Department by Marshall D. Sundberg
Tangent Worlds: Academic Science vs Commercial Science by Brian R. Shmaefsky
Biotechnology Topics in the Biology Curriculum by Patrick Guilfoile
Nanotechnology Education by Mahbub Uddin and A. Raj Chowdhury
Why Teach Bioethics? by Carolyn Csongradi
Conservation from the Treetops: The Emerging Science of Canopy Ecology an interview with H. Bruce Rinker

standards and textbooks

Plant Content in the National Science Education Standards by David R. Hershey
The Role of Bioethics in Medical Education: A Crucial Profession Under Threat by S. Van McCrary
Treatment of Biological Evolution, Earth History, and Cosmology in State K-12 Science Standards by Lawrence Lerner
Big Biology Books Fail to Convey Big Ideas by AAAS Project 2061