HASTI is over for 2009 – Look forward to 2010!

The Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc. (HASTI) had it’s annual conference in Indianapolis Feb 4,5, & 6, 2009. The conference was a success and many folks from all over the state enjoyed networking with old friends (maybe I should say “long-time” friends instead of old?), meeting new friends and colleagues, sitting in on or [...]

IABT and Purdue University Professional Development workshops for 2009

A workshop on Physiology and Evolution is planned for  March 7th with Dr. Nancy Pelaez. 
Dr. Pelaez is certainly a teacher who will make you think, but she is often so gentle at it that you will almost forget you are learning something new and important!  Her down-to-earth communication and years of experience in the classroom will be [...]

The HASTI Conference is Coming!

Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc. (HASTI) 
Fall Conference Professional Educators in Science: Preparing Future Leaders 
February 4-6, 2009 
Indiana Convention Center
Indianapolis, Indiana 
For almost 40 years HASTI has been a leader for teachers of science in Indiana. This year’s conference will be another outstanding example of what has become the norm. There are over 250 Concurrent Sessions, 100 Science Education [...]

Event: A Talk on Creative and Innovative Student Projects

Purdue’s Biological Sciences will be hosting a visit from Charles Kazilek, Director of
Technology Integration and Outreach for the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University
( http://sols.asu.edu/faculty/ckazilek.php)
A talk on Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. should be of great
interest and is open to science teachers.  Charles will be sharing ideas
about student podcast projects with birds songs, [...]

IABT Summer Meeting

Pencil in August 3 for the IABT executive meeting. The meeting will be in Indianapolis, but more details will be posted when we know them.
Ideas include a mass mailing to Indiana biology teachers to determine needs and interests.
We tried to do an electronic newsletter last year, but e-mail addresses change too much and too many [...]

Emerald Ash Borer Info Available

 Emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive species that is spreading acrossIndiana and destroying the ash tree population. In an effort to educateIndiana residents about the ways they can be proactive in stopping thespread, the Purdue University EAB Outreach Team has created a curriculumentitled, Arrest That Pest! aimed at teaching middle school students aboutEAB and its impact [...]

Bioinformatics Workshop at Purdue

UPDATE: After the workshop…
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If you missed this offering, you missed out on a wonderful set of presentations and good discussion. Isidore also handed out an armload of materials to each attendee. Thanks again to Drs. Gribskov & Gedney for their efforts to improve biology teachers and their teaching!
Look for information about a workshop in the [...]

Resources From the Children’s Hospital in Boston

For Educators from the Children’s Hospital in BostonThe Research department at Children’s Hospital Boston is very excited to share two new Web-based Flash interactives with you and your students: How Cancer Grows and Spreads and The Neuron. These animated online features present complex ideas in a user-friendly format and allow exploration outside of the [...]

New Journal – Evolution: Education and Outreach

The journal “Evolution: Education and Outreach” made its debut last month.  Published quarterly, it targets K-16 students, teachers, and scientists alike, aiming to aid members of these communities in the teaching of evolutionary theory.  The journal features peer-reviewed articles for classroom use, collaborative papers written by teachers and scientists, teaching tools such as classroom activities, [...]

Online Community For Genetic Educators

The “Community of Genetic Educators” website is a place for genetic educators to meet, collaborate, share and learn. Resources here will benefit K-12, collegiate, formal and informal biology and genetics educators. Once you register, you will be able to search and find helpful resources submitted to CoGE by other educators and by professionals at the [...]