During the COVID-19 pandemic, with so many ecologists, students, and supporters working remotely, ESA will provide a virtual meeting space for members to connect with each other and talk about the science, their work, and items on their minds during this disruptive time. Bring your thoughts, your ideas, and your questions!

 

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Undergraduate Teaching Resources

Search, browse, and contribute ecology education resources. Includes photographs, activities, figures, TIEE materials, and Issues in Ecology. The EcoEdDL is a portal of the LifeDiscoveryEd Digital Library, jointly supported by ESA and three partner societies: Botanical Society of America, Society for the Study of Evolution and Society for Economic Botany.

 

Ecology Learning Framework for CourseSource articles

CourseSource is an open-access journal of peer-reviewed teaching resources for college biological science courses. A key feature of CourseSource is the alignment of our articles with learning goals and objectives that were developed by the associated professional societies.

Basic Ecological Literacy

 

Workshops, webinars, and faculty mentoring networks to support:

• data-intensive approaches to ecology education for faculty
• use of geospatial and long-term temporal data in environmental decision-making by the next generation of scientists

ESA-QUBES Faculty Mentoring Networks

 

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K-12 Resources and Opportunities

PlantingScience is a learning and research resource, bringing together students from grades 6-12, plant scientists, and teachers from across the nation. Students engage in hands-on plant investigations, working with peers and scientist mentors to build collaborations and to improve their understanding of science. Student groups are mentored by scientists online as they complete an inquiry-based curriculum in their classroom. Managed by the Botanical Society of America. ESA is a Scientific Society partner.

Sign up as a Mentor at PlantingScience.
PlantingScience Teacher Resources.

 

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ESA Education Community

Committee on Education

A venue for subscribers to discuss emerging issues in ecology, environmental science, and science education. Members can also share announcements and updates on ecology education programs.

ESA Education Section
The Education Section currently has a membership of around 400 ecologists, educators, managers, and administrators actively engaged in undergraduate, graduate, K-12, and teacher education, as well as community and public outreach programs and scholarly research in ecology education.

 

Where is ecology in the proposed core competencies in pre-medical education and assessment? ESA’s Education and Human Resources Committee (now Committee on Education and Diversity) organized a response to the changes.