About BSCS

Our Values
History
Staff
Board of Directors
Projects
NGSS
STEM
Partners and Collaborators
Financials
BSCS Science Educator Profiles
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PD Provider Institute
Supporting NGSS implementation.

This curriculum allows students to ask questions, collaborate with peers, and carry out investigations. It also provides teachers with the tools to make biology interesting for students by integrating reading, discussing, experimenting, presenting, watching, calculating, and writing—there is something for every student.

Amy Baeder, High School Biology Teacher

Julie Gess-Newsome | Associate Dean

Associate Dean of Human Health and Wellness
Oregon State University-Cascades
Bend, Oregon

Julie Gess-Newsome, Ph.D., is Associate Dean of Human Health and Wellness at Oregon State University-Cascades in Bend, Oregon. She previously served as Dean of the Graduate School of Education with Willamette University and as Director of the Center for Science Teaching and Learning with Northern Arizona University.

Gess-Newsome has authored or co-authored several books about teaching science, including “Reforming Secondary Science Instruction,” which won a 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers. She is a past-president of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), former editor of the Science Teacher Education section of Science Education, and a past board member for the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST).

Dr. Gess-Newsome joined the BSCS Board of Directors in 2010.

EDUCATORS

Teacher Resources
BSCS offers a variety of resources for the K-college science educator.
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Professional Development
BSCS works collaboratively with science teachers and educators around the world to transform the learning and teaching of science.
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RESEARCHERS

Lines of Research
Our work is guided by three lines of research - Nature of Curriculum, Teacher Learning and Practice, and Leadership and Policy.
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Results
Peruse our collection of current and past BSCS research, published and unpublished, available for you to read and download.
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PARTNERS

Partners and Collaborators
BSCS is proud to work with like-minded individuals and organizations committed to making a difference in science education.
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Financials
BSCS receives funding from federal agencies such as NSF, DOE, NIH, and NASA as wells as grants and contracts from private investors.
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