Small Groups, Big Impact

BioInteractive's Faculty Online Learning Communities (FoLCs) bring together educators in similar teaching contexts to exchange ideas and explore evidence-based practices that improve student outcomes.

Reservations are now closed for
BioInteractive's Summer and Fall 2026 FoLCs

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What is required:

Time commitment of 15 hours per FoLC (live unrecorded meetings + short readings).
Create a FREE BioInteractive educator account, or already be a member of BioInteractive's Online Community.
You must be the primary full- or part-time instructor for at least one life or environmental science course at a high school, 2-year college, or 4-year college/university in the U.S. or Canada.

What you will do:

Engage in 5 virtual conversations with fellow educators (90-minute sessions).
Discover how others use BioInteractive Resources.
Reflect on your teaching and discuss teaching strategies.
Earn a certificate by attending 4 or more virtual sessions.
Share your expertise by publishing an activity or lesson in BioInteractive’s Educator Resource Library and receive a citable DOI.

I really value the collaboration during meetings, especially the discussions, and truly appreciate the expertise and support provided by our facilitator.

~FoLC participant

Summer 2026 Offerings

High School

Retrieval Practice
Regularly retrieving information from memory strengthens student learning and integration of concepts.

4-Year College

Learning by Explaining
When students explain their learning to each other, they construct deeper understanding and more advanced conceptual frameworks.

Fall 2026 Offerings

High School

Retrieval Practice
Regularly retrieving information from memory strengthens student learning and integration of concepts.

2-Year College

Option 1:
Assessment Practices
Formative assessment provides additional learning experiences for students and makes their thinking visible to educators, supporting more targeted and responsive teaching.

Option 2:
Connecting Course Concepts
Supporting students' construction of integrated conceptual frameworks strengthens long-term retention and knowledge transfer.

4-Year College

Option 2:
Retrieval Practice
Regularly retrieving information from memory strengthens student learning and integration of concepts.

Option 3:
Predicting
Prediction engages students in anticipating outcomes and strengthens connections between prior knowledge and new observations.

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