Update on PlantingScience and Master Plant Science Team

and share information about the program at local events and conferences. To use just one quote from many we’ve received from teachers over the years:

e support I have received so far has been wonderful, so I’m mainly looking for continuation of the current support I have been getting that is responsive to my questions, works with me to troubleshoot, and is helping my students get the most possible out of the experience. - PlantingScience Teacher

Jodi’s background and connections in plant pathology have strengthened existing partnerships with the American Society of Agronomy and the American Phytopathological Society, including coordinated development of 3 new PlantingScience modules by these societies that have been very popular with teachers: “Agronomy Feeds the World”, “Plants Get Sick, Too!”, and “Treemendous Trees.”

For those not involved with PlantingScience, many have worked with Jodi to troubleshoot talks and recordings at virtual meetings over the last few years, have interacted with her as part of the BSA’s Technology Committee or Education Committee, or met her during in-person annual meetings helping with registration, hosting the PlantingScience receptions, and recruiting new mentors and Master Plant Science team members. We wish her well in her future endeavors, and appreciate the contributions she’s made to botany education and outreach during her time with BSA.

UPDATE ON PLANTINGSCIENCE AND MASTER PLANT SCIENCE TEAM

Teachers are excited to bring PlantingScience (back) to their classrooms this Fall, and the 13 early-career scientists chosen for this year’s BSA-sponsored Master Plant Science Team (MPST) are getting student teams o to a good start.

e Fall 2021 session of PlantingScience is now underway, with students coming online starting in mid-September. Teachers seem to be particularly eager to get started, and many have commented on how pleased they are to have students in their classrooms again! Twenty-nine teachers have signed on this season, of which 14 are returning from previous sessions and 15 are trying out the program for the rst time. eir classes include a mix of middle- and high-school students, and even a few undergraduates.

e MPST for this session comprises 31 scientists, of which 13 are new to the program this year. MPST members are sponsored by BSA, the American Society of Plant Biologists, the American Phytopathological Society, the American Society of Agronomy, the Canadian Botanical Association, and the Ecological Society of America. is year’s 13 BSA-sponsored MPST members are: Claudia Anca Barcu, Israel Borokini, Yanni Chen, Dani Davis, Kelsey Fisher, Ana Flores, Sara Johnson, Brooke Kern, Josh Kra , Guadalupe Maldonado, Jill Marzolino, Shan Wong, and Renate Wuersig. Congratulations on your sponsorship and welcome to the team!