Education
ASAB has an Education Committee that supports colleagues teaching animal behaviour from schools through to higher education. We provide free teaching resources and offer funding to teachers keen to develop new resources. Our Education Officer visits schools to give talks about animal behaviour, and our committee members are always on hand to advise on scientific research methods and the behaviour of the animals we study.
Contact us:
Charlotte Evans - Education Officer education@asab.org
Julia Myatt - Education Secretary j.p.myatt@bham.ac.uk
Who's on the Education Committee? →
We have a twitter account and a facebook page.
TEACHING RESOURCES
The ASAB Education Committee produces teaching resources, including videos and lesson plans. They're free to download! We have organised the resources under primary, secondary and post 16 and higher education categories. Many of our videos are on Vimeo, and the resources are also on the UK's National STEM Centre.
We also support scientists spread the word about their interactive citizen-science games.
Undergraduate Recognition Awards
The ASAB education committee announces the establishment of the Undergraduate Recognition Award which recognises undergraduates who have engaged with the study of animal behaviour in an outstanding manner.
Congratulations to Veronica Manara from Liverpool John Moores University. Veronica was awarded the Undergraduate Prize for having the highest overall mark on Level 5 of the Animal Behaviour Programme at Liverpool John Moores University 2020/2021 She was nominated by Adam Reddon
Congratulations to Tom Gale from The University of York for his project on "Effect of intraspecific gregariousness on species roles in the formation of mixed species flocks of tits”.
ASAB Education Grants
ASAB provides grants for primary and secondary teachers to develop new teaching resources on animal behaviour. Successful applicants work with an academic member of the ASAB Education Committee to develop their idea. The resource they produce becomes an official ASAB teaching resource and is shared with other educators.
Learn more about ASAB Education Grants →
Let's talk
Our Education Officer visits schools to give talks and workshop sessions for students, from infant classes to sixth formers. The Committee also organises conferences and workshops for teachers (CPD).
If you have any questions about how ASAB can help you to bring the study of animal behaviour to life in your classroom, please email the ASAB Education Officer.