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Online Curriculum
The Online Curriculum Development (CD) Fellows are selected from past participants of the APS professional development fellowships for science teachers. CD Fellows work in teams to develop online, interactive, inquiry-based science activities using
Project WISE. Project WISE is a free online science learning environment for students and teachers created by the University of California, Berkeley. Through these units, students learn about and respond to contemporary scientific controversies by designing, debating, and critiquing solutions. These life science activities align with the
National Science Education Standards (NSES)
and are geared towards middle school and high school students. Working in teams, the CD Fellows develop their online unit in conjunction with Project WISE staff, APS staff, and APS physiologists.
Two APS projects are featured in the WISE project library. The “Organic Foods Controversy” (.pdf) was developed by the 2000 CD Fellows team of Nancy Kellogg and Cathy Box. "The Sense of Touch" (.pdf) was developed and written by Lisa Bidelspach and Charlie Geach, 2001 CD Fellows. Other units in development or in the process of field-testing and revision include: the sense of taste, natural dyes and Native American arts, cell membranes, vision and perception, and plant tropisms.
What else do CD Fellows do?
CD Fellows serve as Mentors for Frontiers in Physiology and Explorations in Biomedicine Research Teachers (RTs). The mentoring process begins early in the new RTs’ fellowship year, beginning with online discussions and continues through the fellowship year.
CD Fellows serve as Instructors for the Science Teaching Forum, modeling effective teaching strategies, sharing their experiences, and leading RTs in curriculum development and discussions on their written reflections.
CD Fellows attend an Orientation/Training meeting and the RT Science Teaching Forum. CD Fellows may also be invited to present their online activities to colleagues at workshops during the Experimental Biology and/or the National Association of Biology Teachers annual meetings.
What benefits and funding do CD Fellows receive?
CD Fellows receive stipends during the course of the fellowship period;
reimbursements for travel expenses to attend meetings, and
authorship of their unit.
Meet the past CD Fellows by following the links below:
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