Science education is becoming more interactive through the use of technology and inquiry-based learning. Help the public and policymakers to better understand these new directions in science education by entering the Faces of Biology: Teaching and Learning. The contest is sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS).
The contest is an opportunity to showcase science education. Photographs entered into the contest must depict a person or persons engaging in science education. Any level of education (K-12, undergraduate, graduate, or adult) is eligible. The depicted education may occur in a classroom, laboratory, museum, natural history collection, botanical garden, zoo, or elsewhere. Photos of education in any discipline of science, not just biology, are welcome. The Grand Prize Winner will have his/her winning photo featured on the cover of BioScience , and will receive $250 and a one year membership in AIBS, including a subscription to BioScience . The First and Second Place Winners will have his/her winning photo printed inside BioScience , and will receive a one year membership in AIBS, including a subscription to BioScience . The contest ends on September 30, 2012 at 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time. For more information and to enter the contest, visit http://www.aibs.org/public-programs/photocontest.html . Julie Palakovich Carr Senior Public Policy Associate American Institute of Biological Sciences 1444 I Street, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 202-568-8117 www.aibs.org "This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipients. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies."
