The state of introductory biology following 16 years of pedagogical reform since <i>Vision and Change for Biology Undergraduate Education</i>

Nearly two decades ago, over 500 biology educators from across North America contributed to the creation of the <i>Vision and Change for Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action</i> report, with recommendations for the development of a deep understanding of core biological ideas and practices in undergraduate students and the integration of evidence-based practices into biology classrooms. Introductory biology courses provide a conceptual foundation in biology while also developing skills essential to both the transition from high school to university and general scientific literacy. Thus, alignment of introductory biology classrooms to <i>Vision and Change</i> is important for fostering biological and scientific literacy in all students, even those whose only exposure to biology is introductory courses. Following the dissemination of <i>Vision and Change</i> were numerous frameworks, resources, and instruments that support the implementation of these recommendations in undergraduate biology programs. Here, we synthesize the tools, evidence-based practices, and structural transformations that have been used to align introductory biology courses to <i>Vision and Change</i> with the aim of providing both an overview of the current landscape of introductory biology education and a starting point for institutions, who, like us, are evaluating their progress toward alignment with <i>Vision and Change</i>.