This article highlights several programs at the National Academies that should be useful to educators in biology. These include works under the aegis of the National Academy of Sciences' Office on Public Understanding of Science, the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE's) ongoing work on improving technological literacy, and joint work by the NRC's Board on Life Sciences and the Center for Education to help scientists better integrate education and outreach components into their research programs. (Contains 3 footnotes.)