[WACURE] Paid WA CTC Faculty Learning Experience --- Join a community of educators and researchers; Help your students develop quantitative data and systems thinking skills--Apply by SEPTEMBER 3!

[Irene Shaver]

Hello All,
Please forward the following opportunity to your faculty. This is a collaboration with the Institute for Systems Biology to provide a networked learning experience for CTC faculty to engage with cutting-edge science, learn from contemporary researchers, and create new curriculum based on current research data sets to help students build quantitative data skills and understand systems biology. It is relevant for STEM faculty to bring more data science and systems thinking skills into their classrooms and would be a great opportunity for math and biology instructors in particular who are interested in integrated curriculum development. This is ultimately an opportunity to improve student learning outcomes by connecting coursework to current research on important issues and supporting students in building critical data science and systems thinking skill sets-- now fundamental to most STEM professions.

The deadline to apply is September 3.

Reach out to Jen Eklund or me if you have any questions. See the details below as well as the flyer containing more information on faculty compensation and program details.

Thanks for getting the word out!
Irene

NEXT-GEN BIO LEARNING NETWORK
Are you college faculty with an interest in collaborating with researchers with experience in accessing, manipulating, analyzing, interpreting, and/or visualizing large biological data sets?
If the answer is yes, please consider joining the Next-Gen Bio Learning Network.

To join, please email Jen Eklund, jen.eklund at isbscience.org your CV or LinkedIn profile link. In the body of the email explain briefly why you would like to be part of this project and a list of courses you teach.

Community college faculty actively teaching Bio160 (Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology) will be prioritized should interest exceed available funds.

Program Description
The Next-Gen Bio Learning Network is a group of community college faculty and next-gen biologists with a goal to support innovation in biology education and data science skills at Washington state colleges.

Workshop participants:
Meet once a month via Zoom to converse with researchers about their cutting-edge next-gen biology research (~20 hours of learning together during the school year)
Explore diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethics issues related to next-gen biology
Have opportunities to collaborate on the development of new activities (optional).

Participants Receive:
A $400 school-year stipend, plus up to $250 in travel expenses for kick-off meetings for those living more than 50 miles from Seattle
The opportunity for $1200 stipend for activity development
A collaborative network of colleagues who support each other’s professional growth

2024-25 Timeline
September 3  - Last day for participants to submit notification of interest
September 9, 2024  - Kick-off meeting in Seattle (6 hrs)
October–June monthly  workshops (specific dates TBD, 7 x 1.5hrs)
Ongoing –recruitment to participate in the development of activities (optional)




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Irene Shaver PhD

Program Manager Climate Solutions

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

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