Upcoming Faculty Mentoring Network

Math Attitudes and Anxiety in Undergraduate Biology Students

Fall 2016

Apply by July 15th, 2016

Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education Synthesis (QUBES) is pleased to offer a unique networking and professional development opportunity from September- December 2016 for faculty interested in alleviating math anxiety in undergraduate biology students.

Quantitative skills are essential for student success in biology, and math attitude and anxiety can have strong effects on both persistence and performance. This mentoring network will familiarize faculty with background on the factors contributing to math anxiety in biology students, and help participants explore a range of tools to address math attitudes and anxiety in their biology courses. QUBES is an NSF-funded virtual center that supports collaboration to promote quantitative biology education at the undergraduate level.

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What is Your Mentoring Style?

Carrie Eaton is an associate professor of mathematics at Unity College in Unity, Maine. Eaton teaches interdisciplinary mathematics and mathematics pedagogy to undergraduate students. Along with her teaching load, she developed a professional development program at the University of Tennessee to improve teaching practices in undergraduate classrooms. This article is in a question and answer format.

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