HASTI is over for 2009 – Look forward to 2010!

The Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc. (HASTI) had its 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 [...]

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, [...]

Sam Rhine’s GUC in Indiana – IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY!

If you have never attended one of Sam Rhine’s Genetics Update Conferences (GUC), you have really missed out on a fantastic resource for you and your students. Sam Rhine is one of our own – a Hoosier boy, born and raised right here in Indiana. He has been covering the country and parts of the [...]

Biology Modeling Workshops for Summer ‘08

Summer Workshops in Biology Modeling will be offered at Shady Side Academy in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
When: June 23-27, 2008. 9:00am – 4:30pm, daily
For: High school biology teachers interested in developing a student-centered, modeling oriented biology program in the style of the Modeling Instruction Method developed at Arizona State University. The instructors of this workshop have created [...]

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 [...]

Bioethics in the Genomics Age – Professional Development Opportunity

from: Kip Bollinger, Coordinator, BAP  A project of the PSTA Professional Development Opportunity Bioethics in the Genomics AgeFor high school teachers who use genetics related activities in their classroom instruction The Center for Genomic Sciences at Allegheny-Singer Research Institute,Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Dates:    Monday, June 23rd – Friday, June 27th , 2008 (you participate in [...]

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 [...]

Looking for Exemplary Science Programs (ESP) that Illustrate Inquiry

As the 2008 year approaches, the NSTA National Advisory Board (NAB) invites your help in identifying 15 programs for the 2008 Exemplary Science Program Monograph. The sixth monograph in the series now requests nominations for recognizing teachers and schools. Inquiry has become a word that all respect and admire – almost religiously. [...]