Frontiers in Physiology Impacts History

History

Since 1990, the APS Research Teacher Fellowship Program has worked with more than 400 middle and high school science teachers from across the nation by:

• Engaging them in biomedical research;
• Building connections at the local level between teachers, students, and researchers;
• Improving the teaching methods and curricular materials used by the teachers; and
• Deepening the understanding of both teachers and students of how biomedical research is done and how animals are used in research.

The outstanding evaluations of this program have led to multiple federal grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. APS member support for this program continues to be strong, with many members volunteering to host teachers in their laboratories and to provide the needed lab materials and supplies for their research. Members also provide partial stipend and/or travel support for the teacher.

This program has served as the basis for much of APS’ grassroots outreach to K-12 classrooms. The outreach has not only been through the teacher fellows themselves but also by developing local, regional, and national networks of physiologists and K-12 educators who want to improve science education. These networks have allowed the development of the Local Outreach Team program and Physiology Understanding (PhUn) Week.

Home  |  Programs  |  Framework  |  Impacts  |  Resources

The Frontiers in Physiology programs are developed and sponsored by the American Physiological Society with additional funding from the National Center for Research Resources (Science Education Partnership Award #RR15251) at the National Institutes of Health.