Best Practices: a series of theory, evidence, and implementation.

IN MY INTRODUCTORY EDITORIAL (1), I mentioned the Associate Editors, Editorial Board members, and I were planning an Editorial series that would link educational concepts to their implementation within the classroom. We have mapped out the initial themes of that series, a series we call Best Practices. We hope Best Practices will provide opportunities for faculty development in two ways: by reviewing the theory and evidence behind current approaches to teaching and learning and by providing a practical framework to implement those theories in the classroom or laboratory. In our inaugural Best Practices paper (2), Marsha Lakes Matyas and Dee Silverthorn summarize the history and evolution of the community of practice that is passionate about education in science and physiology. Among the resources available to members of this community of practice are the Life Science Teaching Resource Community, which evolved from the Archive of Teaching Resources, and the Sourcebook of Laboratory Activities in Physiology, which grew out of a collection of practical experiments published by the International Union of Physiological Sciences. In future installments, Best Practices will delve into