Newsletter Archive

Newsletter contents:

• Letter from the NIST President 

• Call for Nominations: Executive Committee

• Addressing Challenges in Teaching 

• Learning Sanctuary Institute

• Recommended Summer Reads

• Featured Podcast

Newsletter contents:

NIST Programs & Announcements

• Getting Ready for the new year

• Call for Nominations: President

• 2022 SABER West Conference

• General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment

• Diversity, Equity, and Student Success

• Applying Universal Design for Learning Principles to Existing Case Studies

Recommended Reading, Listening, and Job Opportunities

• Featured Podcast

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

Newsletter contents:

NIST Programs & Announcements

• Looking forward through October 

• 2022 SABER West Conference: Supporting Equitable Transitions in STEM Education 

• Inclusive STEM Teaching Project on EdEX 

• Teaching AAC&U Conference - Nothing Stays the Same: Reflecting On, Reckoning With, & Re0Engineering Undergraduate STEM Education

• Upcoming FALCON: Faculty Learning Community of NIST 

Recommended Reading & Listening, Special Events, and Job Opportunities

• Featured Articles

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

Newsletter contents:

NIST Programs & Announcements

• What are your plans for July?

• AAC&U Virtual Conference on Transforming STEM Higher Education 

• Inclusive STEM Teaching Project on EdEX 

• Upcoming NIST Happy Hour Topics & Links

Recommended Reading & Listening, Special Events, and Job Opportunities

• Online Writing Studio CourseSource 

• Course: Inclusive STEM Teaching Project 

• Featured Articles

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

Newsletter contents:

NIST Programs & Announcements

• Are you ready to read your student evaluations?

• Registration: NIST Summer 2021 Workshops

• Upcoming NIST Happy Hour Topics & Links

Recommended Reading & Listening, Special Events, and Job Opportunities

• Online Writing Studio CourseSource 

• Striving Towards Inclusion in Academic Biology

• Course: Inclusive STEM Teaching Project 

• Featured Articles

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

Newsletter contents:

NIST Programs & Announcements

• Celebrating Women's History Month!

• Save the Date: NIST Summer 2021 Workshop

• Upcoming NIST Happy Hour Topics & Links

Recommended Reading & Listening, Special Events, and Job Opportunities

• Seminar Series: Striving Toward Inclusion in Academic Biology

• Seminar: Distinguished Women in Science

• Seminar: Black Feminist Health Science Studies Symposium

• Featured Articles

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

SI Programs & Announcements

• Farewell from the STEM Team at Yale

• Upcoming SI Happy Hour links

Recommended Reading & Listening, Special Events, and Job Opportunities

• #AgainstSurveillence- a critical examination of proctoring companies

• "CREATE-ive Use of Primary Literature in the Science Classroom"- a mini-review by Aimee Bernard and Kristy Kenyon 

• "Dear Faculty, Keep Walking"- an article by Mays Imad

• STEM job postings

SI Programs & Announcements

• STiP Webinar Program Schedule

• Last call for team scholarship and registration for the Scientific Teaching Short Course

• Introducing the new elected officers at the National Institute on Scientific Teaching

• Upcoming "SI Happy Hour!" links

Interesting Articles & Job Opportunities

• "Structure Matters: 21 Teaching Strategies to Promote Engagement and Cultivate Classroom Equity"- an article by Kimberley Tanner

• "Barriers and Strategies by White Faculty Who Incorporate Anti-Racist Pedagogy" -a study

• STEM Job Postings

SI Programs & Announcements

• Update from the National Institute on Scientific Teaching President and Executive Committee

• Save-the-date: September 15, 2020 STiP Webinar with Ben Wiggins "Designing Effective Assessments that Go Beyond the Grade"

• Reserve your seat for either fall Scientific Teaching Short Course starting Sept 16, and Oct 21

• New "SI Happy Hour!" links

Other Resources, News & Opportunities

• Open access virtual teaching resources

• August STEM webinar opportunities and virtual events

• STEM job postings

SI Programs & Announcements

• Many Ways to Participate in the Summer Institutes

• Register for the June 30, 2020 STiP Webinar, "Taking Field Experiences Online"

• Save-the-date for the July 15, 2020 STiP Webinar on "Lightning Round Talks: 8 Great Apps for Online Teaching"

• Apply for the July 29-August 29 Scientific Teaching Short Course

• SI Happy Hour! links

• Collaborative planning groups for virtual labs

Other News & Opportunities

• SABER's annual conference

• "A Push for Equitable Assessment"- an article by Madeline St. Amour

• STEM job postings

SI Announcements

• Announcing SI Regional postponements

• Register for the April 28, 2020 STiP webinar on assessment strategies

• Save-the-date for the May 22, 2020 STiP webinar

• SI Happy Hour

Other News & Opportunities

• CourseSource to host Online Writing Studio

• Active Learning in College Science: a new book

• The IAspire Leadership Academy's extended deadline

• Hope Matters by Mays Imad

• STEM job postings

SI Announcements

• SI Announcement of 2020 Regional Offerings

• Register now for Helen Chu's Feb 20 webinar: "Classroom Design for Active Learning"

Opportunities & Other News

• Refresh your STEM pedagogy: sign up for free Spring 2020 CIRTL MOOCS

• Online Peer-to-peer Assessment and Review Applications

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

SI Announcements

• Register now for the STiP Monthly Webinar on Wed., December 18: "CourseSource: A Place to Find and Publish Peer-reviewed Active Learning Course Materials in the Life Sciences"

• STiP Monthly Webinar Save-the-date for Tuesday, January 21: "Formative Assessment: A Practical Guide to Incorporating F.A. into your Classroom"

• Help name the Summer Institutes 501(c)(3)!

Teaching Resources

• Hidden Curriculum: A Podcast about First Generation Students by Gyasi Alexander

• MaGE: A Training Program for Educating, Mentoring, & Supporting Others in Inclusive Ways

• Join Biology Learning Communities and register for the ASM Webinar Series

• CIRTL's Upcoming Webinar Series

• Announcing a One-Year Partnership with Macmillan Learning

• Save the Date: October 21, STiP Webinar on Concrete Strategies for Creating a More Inclusive Classroom

• Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom: A New, Massive Online Open Course from Cornell University

• Building Evidence Connecting Teaching Practices and More Equitable Student Outcomes: Blog Post by Darryl Yong

• Spotlight on Self-funded MoSI Hosts: University of Arkansas, Little Rock

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

• The Upcoming STiP Webinar is NEXT WEDNESDAY, November 13: "A Focus on Underrepresented Students: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Teaching and Mentoring"

• Save-the-date, for the December 18 Webinar: "CourseSource: A Place to Find and Publish Peer-reviewed Active Learning Course Materials in the Life Sciences"

• "The Science of Effective Mentoring in STEMM," A New Report by the National Academies

• "Reimagining STEM Education: Beauty, Wonder and Connection," An Article by Mays Imad

• "Exploring the Relationship between Teacher Knowledge and Active-Learning Implementation in Large College Biology Courses," an Article by Andrews, Auerback & Grant

• Spotlight on Self-funded MoSI Hosts: The College of New Jersey

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

Newsletter contents:

NIST Programs & Announcements

• Letter from the NIST President 

• Call for Nominations: Secretary and Members at Large

• Seeking a Communications Strategist 

• NIST's Inaugural Learning Sanctuary Institute

STEM Job Opportunities, Workshops, and Resources

• NCSCE Workshop

• Job Postings

• Featured Podcast

Newsletter contents:

NIST Programs & Announcements

• Nearing the end of the term

• 2022 SABER West Conference

• General Education, Pedagogy, and Assessment

• Diversity, Equity, and Student Success

• Applying Universal Design for Learning Principles to Existing Case Studies

• Upcoming FALCoN

Recommended Reading, Listening, and Job Opportunities

• Featured Articles

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

Newsletter contents:

NIST Programs & Announcements

• What does September hold for you?

• AAC&U Institute on ePortfolios 

• Inclusive STEM Teaching Project on EdEX 

• Teaching Evolution Through a Culturally Competent Lens

• Upcoming FALCoN: Faculty Learning Community of NIST 

Recommended Reading & Listening, Special Events, and Job Opportunities

• Featured Articles

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

Newsletter contents:

NIST Programs & Announcements

• Are you ready for summer?

• Teaching Critical Thinking in STEM: Virtual Free Conference 

• NIST Summer 2021 - Online Regional Summer Institute 

• Upcoming NIST Happy Hour Topics & Links

Recommended Reading & Listening, Special Events, and Job Opportunities

• Online Writing Studio CourseSource 

• SABER: Annual Meeting 2021

• Course: Inclusive STEM Teaching Project 

• Featured Articles

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

Newsletter contents:

NIST Programs & Announcements

• Looking forward by looking back: Hindsight is 20/20!

• Call for proposals: NIST Summer 2021 Workshop

• Upcoming NIST Happy Hour Topics & Links

Recommended Reading & Listening, Special Events, and Job Opportunities

• Seminar Series: Striving Toward Inclusion in Academic Biology

• Seminar: Distinguished Women in Science

• Workshop: Back to Normal? STEM Education and High-Impact Practices Moving Forward

• Featured Articles

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

Newsletter contents:

• Bringing in 2021!

• Upcoming SI Happy Hour links

Recommended Reading & Listening, Special Events, and Job Opportunities

• Seminar Series - Striving Toward Inclusion in Academic Biology

• Seminar - Identifying Troublesome Jargon in Biology

• Black Feminist Health Science Studies Symposium

• Featured Articles

• STEM job postings

SI Programs & Announcements

• Save-the-date for the December STiP Webinar with Glen Davenport, "The Wide World of Inclusive Teaching," December 1, 2020

• Upcoming SI Happy Hour links

Recommended Reading & Listening, Special Events, and Job Opportunities

• "Don't Weed Out Students. Help Them Flourish" - an article by Andrew Koch, published in The Chronicle of Highter Education 

• Trauma-informed Teaching and Learning - a podcast by Mays Imad for Teaching in Higher Education

• Announcing the 2021 Aspire Alliance Virtual Seminar on Inclusive Teaching (Jan 22nd)

• Announcing the 2021 Massachusetts Project Kaleidoscope Network Winter Meeting (Jan 17th)

• STEM Job Postings

SI Programs & Announcements

• Save-the-date: October 15, 2020 STiP Webinar with Martin Samuels and Jessica Silverman on, "LabXchange"

• Save-the-date: November 5, 2020 STiP Webinar with Elli Theobold about fresh research showing how, "Active Learning Improves Equity in STEM Classrooms"

• Team scholarships available for the 6-week Scientific Teaching Short Course beginning on October 21st

• New "SI Happy Hour!" links

• SABER's virtual fall series, "Striving for Racial Justice in Academic Biology"

• Participate in a 9-minute survey about online teaching

SI Programs & Announcements

• Our next step in establishing a non-profit: announcing elected officers 

• August 6, 2020 STiP Webinar on "LabXchange" by Rob Lue, Professor and Faculty Director of the Bok Center, Harvard University

• Reserve your seat for the Scientific Teaching Short Course starting July 29

• New "SI Happy Hour!" links

• STEM job postings

SI Programs & Announcements

• SI Announcement of Continuing Summer Programs

• Register for the May 22, 2020 STiP Webinar, "Applying Principles of Student Engagement to Address the Online Assessment Dilemma"

• Save-the-date for the June 3, 2020 STiP Webinar on "Taking Field Experiences Online"

• This Summer's Flagship SI Event: The Online SI July 20-24

• SI Happy Hour Links

• Save-the-date for the June 30th SI Component Workshop on Inclusive Teaching

Other News & Opportunities

• ASCB Regional Meeting

• Live Stream Events about Citizen Science in Higher Education

• STEM Job Postings

SI Announcements

• SI Announcement of 2020 Regional Offerings

• Register now for the March 20, 2020 STiP webinar

• Register for the April 28, 2020 STiP webinar

Opportunities & Other News

• New research supporting narrowed achievement gaps in active learning classrooms for underrepresented STEM students

• Women in STEM: Bridging the Gender Gap

• IAspire Leadership Academy

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

SI Announcements

• SI Announcement of 2020 Regional Offerings

• Register now for Jenny Knight's STiP Monthly Webinar on Tuesday, January 21: "Formative Assessment: A Practical Guide for Incorporating F.A. Into Your Classroom"

• STiP Monthly Webinar Save-the-date for Thursday, February 20: "Classroom Design for Active Learning"

• Our new, official business name!

Opportunities & Other News

• A Call for Proposals for the College Reading and Learning Association's 2020 Regional Conference

• Spotlight on Self-funded MoSI Hosts: Sam Houston State University

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

• The Upcoming STiP Webinar is NEXT WEDNESDAY, November 13: "A Focus on Underrepresented Students: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Teaching and Mentoring"

• Save-the-date, for the December 18 Webinar: "CourseSource: A Place to Find and Publish Peer-reviewed Active Learning Course Materials in the Life Sciences"

• "The Science of Effective Mentoring in STEMM," A New Report by the National Academies

• "Reimagining STEM Education: Beauty, Wonder and Connection," An Article by Mays Imad

• "Exploring the Relationship between Teacher Knowledge and Active-Learning Implementation in Large College Biology Courses," an Article by Andrews, Auerback & Grant

• Spotlight on Self-funded MoSI Hosts: The College of New Jersey

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

• Save the Date: September 25, STiP Webinar on Scaling Active Learning Strategies to Large Classrooms

• RCN-UBE Grant Proposal Information from NSF

• AAS and NSF Report Updating Reform in Undergraduate STEM Ed

• How to Flip Biology Courses with iBiology

• Spotlight on Self-funded MoSI Hosts: Harford Community College

• STEM Education Job Opportunities

• The Upcoming STiP Webinar is NEXT WEDNESDAY, November 13: "A Focus on Underrepresented Students: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Teaching and Mentoring"

• Save-the-date, for the December 18 Webinar: "CourseSource: A Place to Find and Publish Peer-reviewed Active Learning Course Materials in the Life Sciences"

• "The Science of Effective Mentoring in STEMM," A New Report by the National Academies

• "Reimagining STEM Education: Beauty, Wonder and Connection," An Article by Mays Imad

• "Exploring the Relationship between Teacher Knowledge and Active-Learning Implementation in Large College Biology Courses," an Article by Andrews, Auerback & Grant

• Spotlight on Self-funded MoSI Hosts: The College of New Jersey

• STEM Education Job Opportunities