Jay Labov is Senior Advisor for Education and Communication for the National Research Council's Center for Education. He divides his time between the Center for Education and the National Academies' Office of Communications. In this capacity, Dr. Labov leads an institution-wide effort to leverage the National Academies' work in education by helping to make more deliberate connections between the work of the Center for Education, the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the program units of the National Research Council. He is the principal liaison on education activities between the program units of the National Academies and its Office of Communications, with the goal of enhancing communication with outside stakeholders about the Academies' work in education and the public's understanding of science and technology. He also has been the study director for several NRC reports, Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (2003); Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools (2002); Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for the New Millennium (2000); Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (1999); Serving the Needs of Pre-College Science and Mathematics Education: Impact of a Digital National Library on Teacher Education and Practice (1999); and Developing a Digital National Library for Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education (1998). He has been Director of the Center's Committee on Undergraduate Science Education and oversees the National Academy of Science's efforts to improve the teaching of evolution in the public schools. Prior to assuming his position at the NRC Dr. Labov was a member of the biology faculty for 18 years at Colby College in Waterville Maine.
Biological sciences (physiology, behavior, evolution, neurobiology, ecology)
Science education policy for grades K-16.
Labov, J.B. 2006. From the National Academies: Three Recent Reports on Improving Science Education. To appear in Spring 2006 issue of Cell Biology Education.
Labov, J.B. 2006. Overview of National and State Learning Standards in Science. Marine Technology Society Journal. 39(4): 15-19.
Labov, J.B. 2005. From the National Academies: Ongoing Challenges to Evolution Education: Resources and Activities of the National Academies. Cell Biology Education 4(4): 269-272.
Labov, J.B. 2005. "Learning about the Nature of Science and Scientific Evidence to Understand Evolution." In: Evolutionary Science and Society: Educating a New Generation, Joel Cracraft and Rodger Bybee.Washington, DC: American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Labov, J.B. 2005. From the National Academies: A Tribute to the Science Education Legacy of National Academy of Sciences President Bruce Alberts. CellBiology Education. 4(3): 185-188.
Labov, J.B. 2005. From the National Academies: Medical School Admissions Requirements and Undergraduate Science Education. Cell Biology Education. 4(1): 7-9.
Labov, J.B. 2004. From the National Academies: The Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Undergraduate Science Education through Introductory Courses. Cell Biology Education. 3(4): 212-214.
Labov, J.B. Education Activities at the National Academies. Journal of College Science Teaching 34 (1): 14-17.
Alberts, B., and Labov, J.B. 2004. From the National Academies: Teaching the Science of Evolution. Cell Biology Education 3(2): 75-80.
Labov, J.B. 2004. From the National Academies.. Cell Biology Education 3 (1): 8-10. Available at http://www.cellbioed.org/articles/vol3no1/article.cfm?articleID=87
Alberts, B. and Labov, J.B. 2003. Invited editorial: The future of biotechnology depends on quality science education. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology 6(3). Available at http://www.ejbiotechnology.info/content/vol6/issue3/editorial.html.
Labov, J.B. 2003. Education at the National Academies. Cell Biology Education 2 (4): 202-204. Available at http://www.cellbioed.org/articles/vol2no4/article.cfm?articleID=72
Labov, J.B. 2003. Education at the National Academies. Cell Biology Education 2 (3): 144-147. Available at http://www.cellbioed.org/articles/vol2no3/article.cfm?articleID=63
Labov, J.B. 2003. Education at the National Academies. Cell Biology Education 2 (1): 6-8. Available at http://www.cellbioed.org/articles/vol2no1/article.cfm?articleID=37
