THEME: Biology Education and Research  in a Changing Planet

Nature’s ecosystems as we know it are changing. The biological and geological future of the Earth can be extrapolated based upon influences such as the chemistry at the Earth's surface, the rate of cooling of the planet's interior, the gravitational interactions with other objects in the Solar System, and a steady increase in the Sun's luminosity.What does this mean for biology education and for biology educators in particular? How can we prepare to teach a new biology? What is the new biology? 

"In the 18th and 19th century, science was curiosity-driven; now we are in an era of science-driven by need – the need to created by massive global change that is forcing us to move away from the small-scale, highly controlled experimental data approach. We are forced to use any data we can get to understand this very complex, multi-scaled, global phenomenon. (Sagarin &  Pauchard, 2012)

In 1992, Miller stated that Biological Education is the Scientific Future. This can only be if  teachers and scientists work together to best present our growing discipline to young people.