Undergraduate Faculty

• 2012 Calendar of Professional Development Opportunities
  
  
• Curriculum Resources and Publications
  Guidelines for teaching science cources for introductory microbiology, bioterrorism, microbiology majors, and general education majors.  Clearinghouse of visual and multimedia programs, standard laboratory protocols and atlases of laboratory results and scholarly publications in science teaching.
  
  
• Conferences, Residencies and Institutes
  Annual conference on science updates and effective teaching practices.  Yearlong, in depth, faculty-driven training and mentoring on selected topics - scholarship of teaching and learning, science education research and publishing, student learning interventions, bioinformatics across the curriculum, and functional genomics.  Applications required.  
  
  
• Networks and Virtual Communities
  E-announcements about ASM education programs and resources. On-line discussion group for educators to exchange ideas, discuss issues and challenges, and learn from one another.  Online database of biologists willing to mentor K-12 classroom teachers and students
  
  
• Awards
  Travel grants to education programs and honorific awards in education.
   

• Science Activities for the K-12 Community
  

  The science activities illustrate the power of the microbial world in everyday life.  Developed to use with K-12 students, all activities are inquiry-based and follow the National Science Education Standards (NSES). 

• Resources
  Information, posters and brochures to download and share with students, parents and teachers.

• Sponsored Events
  Calendar of ASM sponsored workshops and sessions at national teacher meetings.

• ASM Careers in the Microbiological Sciences
  Description of career opportunities, types of work, salary information, and ways to prepare for a microbiology career.

• Online Networking
  Interact with scientists, communicate with other teachers, and find out about local initiatives in teaching microbiology.  This webpage is a database of scientists available for classroom activities and mentoring.

• Outreach Kit for Scientists Helping in the K-12 Community
  Guidelines, practical tips, activities and other resources to help scientists participate more fully with youth groups, community organizations, classroom teachers and students.

• Scientists Involved in K-12 Outreach 

• Science Education Network