Research Projects

PIBERG members are currently involved in a wide array of projects.

STEM Teacher Professional Development

Deviating from the Standard:
- Integrating Statistical Analysis and Experimental Design into Life Science Education
- (Annwesa Dasgupta, Stephanie Gardner, and Nancy Pelaez)
Research Goes to School;
- I-STEM (Indiana – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Resource Network for K–12 Education

Biological Research Methods

Tree-thinking about evolutionary history
- Download the Tree Thinking Project Summary
- (Yi Kong)
Experimental Reasoning, Deviating from the Standard:
- Integrating Statistical Analysis and Experimental Design into Life Science Education
Mechanistic Reasoning about Molecular Systems
- Download the Explanations of Cellular Mechanisms Project Summary
- (Caleb Trujillo, Trevor Anderson, and Nancy Pelaez)

Curricular Innovation

The Bio-CASPiE model:
- Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education
HHMI NEXUS:
- Integrating Biology into Chemistry
- (Reeh Tekane and Trevor Anderson)
HHMI Science Education Alliance:
- Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (PHAGES) project
Science Faculty with Education Specialties:
- Investigation of Science Faculty with Education Specialties
- (Article)
Project Evaluation:
- Toads, Roads, and Nodes: Collaborative Course-Based Research on the Landscape Ecology of Amphibian Populations
- (Annwesa Dasgupta and Nancy Pelaez)

Former Projects

Experimental Reasoning:
- Teaching Ethical, Experimental, and Quantitative (TEEQ) Biology through Problem-Based Writing with Peer Review
Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning (cPLTL):
- cPLTL Implementation
Project Evaluation:
- Diagnostic Question Clusters (DQCs)