Transitioning to online teaching? Register for this FREE webinar and join us Friday 3/20 at 12 pm ET for helpful tips and insights from experts who have experience helping faculty transition to online instruction. ow.ly/zLmO30qqic5 #LifeSciencesEducation

CC Bio INSITES's own Jeff Schinske (Jeff Schinske ) was just announced as a new co-editor of Life Sciences Education. Congrats Jeff and thanks for bringing community colleges to the foreground of education research!

Happy Earth Day! As biologists, I'm sure that we are equally fascinated with the wonders of nature, whether that's plant, animal, microbe or other "endless forms most beautiful." Check out NASA's 2020 #EarthDay poster & hear from the artist behind it: youtu.be/rfirRx1zm_0

Check out this opportunity to publish your work: Call for Papers: Undergraduate Research at Community Colleges Spring 2021, Scholarship & Practice of Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Proposal Deadline: May 25 2020. Details here cur.org/assets/1/7/SPU…

CC Bio faculty, check out this opportunity to publish in CourseSource

7 Ways professors can help students thrive in times of trauma, by CC Bio INSITES member Mays Imad. Way to go Dr. Imad! insidehighered.com/advice/2020/06…

CC Bio INSITES has released a statement of solidarity with the Black Community: qubeshub.org/community/grou…

Race matters. CC Bio INSITES collaborator David Asai speaks to the importance of inclusive diversity in STEM education cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092…

Language Matters. CC Bio INSITES member Colin Harrison tackles the issue of microaggressions in science lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cb…

"This four-part series creates an opportunity for faculty and staff in STEM, and additional departments, to explore growth mindset research, identify equity gaps and apply strategies learned to create an inclusive educational experience for all students." mindsetsforstem.org/virtual-series

Join us virtually for our first racial justice discussion entitled "Race REALLY matters" with Dr. David Asai from HHMI on August 27th at 9 am PT/10 MT/11 CT/12 ET.

Did you miss the presentations by CC Bio INSITES members during July's SABER conference? You can now find online recordings: saberbio.wildapricot.org/Past-SABER-Mee…

Do the study skills that community college students use differ based on demographics and course grade? Check out this study from a few CC Bio INSITES members: nsta.org/journal-colleg…

One study documents the severity of food insecurity among community college students: "The overall rate of food insecurity was found to be 77.2%, including 40.4% with moderate food insecurity and 36.8% with severe food insecurity." tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The positive learning effect of clickers can't be replicated in a community college setting, which further emphasizes the need for studies that are specific to community college students #HAPSeducatorjournal files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ125…

Research in #JCST shows that "community college students rise to the challenge" by studying bio as much (if not more) as 4-year university students, despite more demands for their personal time nsta.org/journal-colleg…

We wish our colleagues a happy winter break and appreciate all of the extra effort you've put into your teaching during the pandemic. We hope that you can recharge over the break and do some things that make you happy (besides teaching, of course).

Is anybody else excited that we now have a community college professor in the White House? #DrJillBiden

First-of-its-kind study looks at anxiety among community college biology students in active learning courses...

Can a student's misconceptions be used to help them learn biology? One our members, Kevin Bonney, thinks so. Check out the article he coauthored - published recently in The American Biology Teacher. online.ucpress.edu/abt/article/83…