About The Biology Compendium

The Biology Compendium is a collection of active-learning resources that reinforce the Course of Study for high school biology. An advisory team of biology educators drawn from diverse educational settings across the state (Appendix 1) evaluated hundreds of potential resources and selected tools that best allow Alabama students to engage with the content present in the 2023 Biology COS. The Biology Compendium is much more than a list of useful resources, but is analogous to a “field guide” for biology educators. Teachers carry the book with them into the classroom, where it assists in navigating through a somewhat unfamiliar landscape (the new course of study). Like a field guide, The Biology Compendium recommends potential paths to follow that highlight relevant points of interest, suggesting ways to sequence activities. It also showcases the flora and fauna that call the landscape home by identifying activities that use the practices and connecting concepts to best explain biology concepts. The Biology Compendium provides a scaffold upon which the nearly 700 Alabama biology teachers can build lessons.