At BIOME, keynotes don’t just present—they spark conversations that carry throughout the entire experience. We’re excited to introduce the BIOME 2026 keynote speakers, who will help guide this year’s focus on resilience, partnership, and sustainable STEMM education. 🔗 qubeshub.org/news/newslet...

⏳ Less than 1 month left to submit an application to present your work at BIOME 2026 Share your work. Build connections. Contribute to a collaborative STEMM education community. 🔗 qubeshub.org/community/gr... #BIOME2026 #STEMEd

Building the future of STEMM education takes more than ideas—it takes partnership. At BIOME 2026, we’re bringing together educators, researchers, and community partners to collaborate, reflect, and co-create more sustainable and inclusive teaching practices. 🔗 qubeshub.org/community/gr...

Did you know? Across the Society, well over $50,000 in total funding support and presentation awards will be given out to folks who present at and help to organize #ESA2026. Registration & dependent care grants, travel awards & more: https://esa.org/saltlake2026/program/funding-support/

Colleagues across our community are gathering feedback through several surveys. If you have a few minutes, please consider sharing your experiences. Your insights help strengthen teaching, research, and collaboration in STEMM education. Survey links in the thread below ⬇️

Education is stronger when we build it together. ✨ Registration for BIOME 2026 is now open! Join a community of educators and partners exploring resilience, collaboration, and sustainable teaching practices in STEMM education. 🔗 Learn more & register: qubeshub.org/community/gr... #STEMEd

Happy #OEWeek26! 🎉 Open Education is all about accessibility: bringing educators, practitioners, and students together to share ideas, showcase open practices, and expand access to learning for all. So many events are happening this week! Check OE Global’s calendar to explore them: bit.ly/4rQdTS8

Happening Today! Please join us for a new Open Science in Undergraduate Biology (OSUB) Seminar Series, hosted by the Open Education Ecosystems Research Coordination Network (OEE RCN). Today will introduce the OEE RCN and our plans for the near future. 🔗 Join here: us02web.zoom.us/j/8837482129...

📣 Check out our February newsletter! Are you curious about what's going on in the BioQUEST community? This month's newsletter highlights a variety of opportunities to learn and participate in! There's even a BIOME announcement you'll want to check out. 🔗 Read more: qubeshub.org/news/newslet...

Deadline Extended - Quarto Universe Spring 2026 FMN - Apply by January 16 Learn and use Quarto to create Open Educational Resources (OER). Bring an existing module from your teaching or bring a biology topic that you would like to develop into an OER! 🔗 Learn more: qubeshub.org/community/gr...

📣 Faculty opportunity! Apply now for the ACS-GCI Adapt & Implement FMN (Spring 2026). ✔️ Adapt green chemistry modules ✔️ Collaborate with peers ✔️ Fully virtual, supportive community 🗓️ Feb–May 2026 ⏱️ ~1–2 hrs/week ⏰ Apply by Jan 23 👉 Details & application: qubeshub.org/community/gr...

Deadline to join one of the many spring 2026 opportunities our community is hosting is approaching! Consider an FMN, maybe a book club, or mentorship group, plus other options. Check them out here: qubeshub.org/news/newslet...

We’ll see you in the new year BQ Community!

Are you interested in adopting online modules that internationalize your curriculum by focusing on authentic research in tropical biology? Apply now to join us for the OCELOTS Spring 2026 Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN). qubeshub.org/community/gr... Apply by December 15! More details below...

Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations - invites you to join the SIMIODE EXPO 2026, 13-14 February 2026, online international conference. Learn more and register: qubeshub.org/community/gr... #higherEd #academicSky #modeling #eduSky #bluesky

Thank everyone for joining our community and helping us grow. Please note, we will be spending some time with family and friends for thanksgiving this week. Office hours on Wednesday and Thursday are cancelled. We wish everyone have a safe and relaxing holiday week 🦃

Apply now to join the OCELOTS Spring 2026 Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN). Participants will focus on adopting OCELOTS modules in undergraduate biology courses. Learn more and apply by Dec 15: qubeshub.org/community/gr... #ecology #highered #faculty #mentoring #stipend #STEMed #AcademicSky

Do you teach evolution to undergraduates in Canada or the USA? The Resources for the Inclusive Evolution Education (RIE2) project is looking for collaborators! More info in 🧵 or qubeshub.org/community/gr... #HigherEd #Biology #Inclusion #Evolution #STEMed #Faculty #Stipend #Survey #Undergraduates

Reminder that applications for this Faculty Mentoring Network opportunity close this Friday (Nov 21)! #mentoring #highered #faculty #STEMEd #STEMM #AcademicSky

The @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social (ESA) Transforming Ecology Education to 4D (TEE) program is excited to host another Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN) in Spring 2026. Participants will explore #4DEE Framework. Deadline to apply is Nov 21: qubeshub.org/community/gr... #HigherEd #STEMM #AcademicSky

ImmunoReach Webinar: "Enhancing Laboratory sessions through simulations: potential of educator-generated apps using AI" Nov 14, 3pm CST with Dr. Maurizio Costabile Learn more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Join OCELOTS (qubeshub.org/community/gr...) module authors and implementers on November 17 from 1-2 PM ET for the "Live from the Field event" on Global Change! Bring researchers into your classroom and give students a window into the process of scientific inquiry! cei.sonoma.edu/LFTF-global-...

BioQUEST is at @nabtbio.bsky.social! Visit us at our symposium today, or one of our posters tomorrow. #NABT2025 #BioQUEST #STEMEd

Did you see our latest newsletter? You will find info about BQ at NABT, along with upcoming events to sign up for, and more! Check it out 🔗https://qubeshub.org/news/newsletter/bioquestqubes-platform-news---october-2025 #NABT2025 #BioQUEST #openeducation #HigherEd #EducationalResources #STEMEd

This Wednesday and Thursday, October 29 & 30th, BQ office hours are cancelled. We will be back next week!

In case you missed it: the BioQUEST September Newsletter is out! qubeshub.org/news/newslet... Make sure you are signed up to receive our emails! It's easy to sign up on our website (scroll to bottom): qubeshub.org/news #STEMEducation #TeachersinSTEM #openeducation #HigherEd #EducationalResources

@melanielenahan.bsky.social and I are running another iteration of the Implementing Alternative Grading learning community starting next month! Details and sign up at qubeshub.org/community/gr...

Our next Brew and Banter, featuring Drs. Desirée Forsythe & Meg C. Jones, is on Oct 2nd (1pm ET). They'll briefly reflect on past sessions of their Learning Community that focused on difficult dialogues and what difficult dialogues means to us in today's current climate. Register: bit.ly/4nKnveN

This is Dr. Drew Lewis. He is a mathematician and education researcher. Last Fall, he organized a #RIOSLearningCommunity (with Dr. Lenahan) that explored alternative grading practices. This is what he said about it. #LetsLearnTogether

In case you missed it: the BioQUEST September Community Spotlight is out! You can find the link here: qubeshub.org/news/newslet... Make sure you are signed up to receive our emails! It's easy to sign up on our website (scroll to bottom): qubeshub.org/news #STEMEducation #openeducation #HigherEd

Explore careers in ecology with ESA! Our series taking in-depth looks at the career pathways of professional ecologists returns 9/16 at 2:00 PM ET. Hear background and advice from Gabriel Thoumi @responsible-alpha.bsky.social and Ryan Williams at Bayer Crop Sciences. esa.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Last year, Bekah led a #RIOSWorkingGroup. Vecina was created out of her working group. It's a website, which visualizes environmental & community info for neighborhood advocacy. It's a guide that helps families through: registering their kids in school, finding health services, etc.

🧬 New to Bluesky? The GEP has created a Starter Pack to help genetics educators get started! Find accounts, discover genomics feeds, and join the GEP’s growing community. Get started: go.bsky.app/3JFUJRg #GeneticsEducation #Bluesky #CURE #Genomics

🍎 A new semester is here! Start the school year strong by joining BioQUEST Office Hours. 📅 Wednesday’s @ 12 pm ET | Thursdays @ 2 pm ET 🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc2m3d6x Let’s make this a great year together! #STEMeducation #BioQUEST #QUBES #TeachingSupport #NewSemester

Sharing: 📢 The BioGraphI Project 🗓️Sept 24 🗣️ Drs. Desirée Forsythe, Bryan Dewsbury & Jeremy Hsu 📝”Journeys into Justice-Centered Pedagogy” Join a talk on how STEM educators confront inequities & break barriers for students ☑️ Register by Sept 17 🔗 tinyurl.com/Fall2025Even...

🌀 BIOME 2025 (organized by @bioquest.bsky.social ) was one of the most energizing events of my summer. Educators across disciplines came together to catalyze change through inclusive, sustainable, community-centered STEM education. #BIOME2025 #CatalyzingChange #STEMed #CommunitiesOfPractice

That’s a wrap on #BIOME2025! 🌎 Over 60 participants from across the nation and globe 🎓 30 amazing sessions, shared resources, & powerful conversations 📚 9 fall working groups 🔗 Stay up-to-date with BioQUEST and partner news: qubeshub.org/news #STEMMeducation #FacultyDev #BioQUEST

BIOME 2025 Day 1! Welcome to our annual BIOME 2025, focusing on the theme of Catalyst for Change: Empowering Faculty to Move Forward Together. Take a sneak peek below at today's schedule below! For more information and to sign up for BioQUEST news: qubeshub.org/community/gr...

Sharing: The deadline to apply is tomorrow, June 13 for the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) Transforming Ecology Education to 4D (TEE) project Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN) for the fall of 2025. Learn more and apply today - qubeshub.org/community/gr...

🎉 Happy 39th to BioQUEST! For decades, BioQUEST has built a community for STEM educators. Grateful for all who’ve joined the journey. 🚀 ✨ Be part of it— Join us at BIOME 2025 - Applications are still open! 🗓️ Learn more + apply: qubeshub.org/community/gr... #BIOME2025 #BioQUEST #STEMM

Still thinking about BIOME 2025? 🎓 Good news—spots are still open to attend! Join a virtual community of STEMM educators exploring change, connection & collaboration. 🗓️ July 21–23 📥 Apply TODAY: qubeshub.org/community/gr... #BIOME2025 #STEMM #HigherEd #FacultyDevelopment

The BIOME 2025 energy is building! Join a vibrant community of STEMM educators and changemakers. Applications are still open! Check out the sneak peak of presentations below to see what you can expect at BIOME 2025. Apply today! qubeshub.org/community/gr... #BIOME2025 #STEMM #FacultyDev

We are right at one month away from the 2025 Grading Conference (June 11--13), and have just posted the schedule. Check out all the amazing presentations we will have this year! www.centerforgradingreform.org/grading-conf...

Sharing: Save the Date: Friday, May 16th at 1:30 PM ET In the first installment of Friday visualization conversations (with MCN), Josh Beckham and KP Procko will discuss teaching with AI, and with AI tools in a biochemistry CURE. Learn more and sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Thinking about BIOME 2025? Past participants called it welcoming, reflective, and deeply engaging. Join us July 21–23 to connect, collaborate, and spark change in STEMM education. Applications open through May 16! qubeshub.org/community/gr... #BIOME2025 #STEMeducation

📣 Workshop deadline extended! Submit your BIOME 2025 proposal by May 16. Posters, WIPs, discussion leaders & participant apps still open! Theme: Catalysts for Change Event: July 21–23 Apply now: qubeshub.org/community/gr... #BIOME2025 #STEMMeducation #FacultyDevelopment

👥 Calling all STEMM educators! BIOME 2025 applications to participate and present are open! 🧩 Theme: Catalysts for Change 📅 July 21–23, 2025 💻 Entirely virtual 🕒 Deadline: May 16 💡 Fresh format. New ideas. Supportive community. Details + application 👉 qubeshub.org/community/gr...

Why join? 🌱 Build community across STEMM 🚀 Walk away with real, usable tools 🔄 Keep the convo going this fall 🤝 Be part of the change Apply today: qubeshub.org/community/gr... Let’s do this. @bioquest.bsky.social #STEMM #teaching #facultydev #education #HigherEd #STEMeducation

🎉 new episode of Knowledge Unbound! @bioquest.bsky.social

Sharing: If you’re looking for resources on how to teach about disease spread including the structures, transmission mechanisms, and evolution of viruses, check out this playlist: www.biointeractive.org/planning-too... @biointeractive.bsky.social