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Educators are well aware that teacher professional development is essential to improving student learning. Like all professionals, teachers need to deepen their knowledge and improve their skills throughout their careers. Moreover, they deserve high-quality development opportunities to rejuvenate enthusiasm about helping students achieve the government-mandated high standards of learning.

 

The goal of this Web site is to provide teachers with a regularly updated list of bioscience-related activities that NCABR believes offer more than training or classes. We realize the growth of a teacher’s skill and understanding is developed through interactions with scientists, being mentored and receiving hands-on experience. You will find such opportunities listed below, and we encourage you to return here often to seek out the first-rate activities you deserve.

 

 

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June 2008

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Become a Teacher on Summer Assignment Program
Type of Opportunity: Workshop series
Location(s): Weyerhaeuser timberlands and manufacturing facility, Charlotte
Start Date: June 23, 2008 (goes until August 1, 2008)
Grade Level(s): K-12

Registration Due Date: April 21, 2008
Who to Contact: Linda Holton, Weyerhaeuser, linda.holton@weyerhaeuser.com

 

Become a Teacher on Summer Assignment Program
Type of Opportunity: Workshop series
Location(s): Weyerhaeuser timberlands and manufacturing facility, Greenville
Start Date: June 23, 2008 (goes until August 1, 2008)
Grade Level(s): K-12

Registration Due Date: April 21, 2008
Who to Contact: Linda Holton, Weyerhaeuser, linda.holton@weyerhaeuser.com

 

Become a Teacher on Summer Assignment Program
Type of Opportunity: Workshop series
Location(s): Weyerhaeuser timberlands and manufacturing facility, New Bern
Start Date: June 23, 2008 (goes until August 1, 2008)
Grade Level(s): K-12

Registration Due Date: April 21, 2008
Who to Contact: Linda Holton, Weyerhaeuser, linda.holton@weyerhaeuser.com

 

Genomics and Bioinformatics: Teaching with Model Organisms
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Start Date: June 30, 2008 (goes until July 3, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Amy Black, Education & Training Program Specialist, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, (919) 541-9366 or amy_black@ncbiotech.org

 

 

July 2008

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Summer Institutes for Teaching Excellence (SITE): 6-8 Science
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): Fayetteville State University
Start Date: July 7, 2008 (goes until July 11, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 6-8
Registration Due Date: May 30, 2008
Who to Contact: Carole Stern, (919) 416-2635 or stern@ncssm.edu

 

Summer Institutes for Teaching Excellence (SITE): Biology
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): Fayetteville State University
Start Date: July 7, 2008 (goes until July 11, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Registration Due Date: May 30, 2008
Who to Contact: Carole Stern, (919) 416-2635 or stern@ncssm.edu

 

Summer Institutes for Teaching Excellence (SITE): Biology
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): North Carolina School of Science and Math, Durham
Start Date: July 7, 2008 (goes until July 11, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Registration Due Date: May 30, 2008
Who to Contact: Carole Stern, (919) 416-2635 or stern@ncssm.edu

 

Summer Leadership Institute
Type of Opportunity: Conference
Location(s): Grove Park Inn, Asheville
Start Date: July 7, 2008 (goes until July 10, 2008)
Grade Level(s): K-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Pat Shane, pshane@unc.edu or Karen Charles, kcharles@rti.org

 

Let it Glow: Using GFP as a Basis for Understanding Protein Structure and Function
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): Campbell University, Buies Creek
Start Date: July 8, 2008 (goes until July 11, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Amy Black, Education & Training Program Specialist, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, (919) 541-9366 or amy_black@ncbiotech.org

 

The Beautiful Mind: Exploring Addiction
Type of Opportunity: Conference
Location(s): Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Start Date: July 10, 2008
Grade Level(s): K-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Jonathan Frederick, (919) 843-7951 or jfred@email.unc.edu

 

Integrating the Quantitative and Life Sciences
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): Duke University (Durham)
Start Date: July 13, 2008 (goes until July 18, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12 AP life sciences, math and statistics teachers
Registration Due Date: March 17, 2008
Who to Contact: Jack Bookman, Mathematics Department, Duke University, (919) 660-2383 or bookman@math.duke.edu

 

Summer Science and Math Workshop
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): Duke University, Durham
Start Date: July 13, 2008 (goes until July 18, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Registration Due Date: March 17, 2008
Who to Contact: Deborah Wahl, (919) 684-6066 or deborah.wahl@duke.edu

 

AP Summer Institutes in Environmental Science
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Start Date: July 14, 2008 (goes until July 18, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12

Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Dr. Charles Lytle, Biology Outreach Programs, (919) 515-3273 or lytle_bio@ncsu.edu

 

Summer Institutes for Teaching Excellence (SITE): Biology
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): Winston-Salem State University
Start Date: July 14, 2008 (goes until July 18, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Registration Due Date: May 30, 2008
Who to Contact: Carole Stern, (919) 416-2635 or stern@ncssm.edu

 

Teaching an Elementary Story of Life
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, Durham
Start Date: July 14, 2008 (goes until July 18, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 4-6
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Dr. Joe Fail, jfail@jcsu.edu

 

Amphibian Alert!
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro
Start Date: July 21, 2008
Grade Level(s): K-5

Registration Due Date: July 14, 2008
Who to Contact: Carolyn Brown, Education Specialist, (366) 879-7714 or carolyn.l.brown@nczoo.org

 

AP Summer Institutes in Biology
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Start Date: July 21, 2008 (goes until July 25, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12

Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Dr. Charles Lytle, Biology Outreach Programs, (919) 515-3273 or lytle_bio@ncsu.edu

 

Introductory Biotechnology Workshop for Educators
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury
Start Date: July 21, 2008 (goes until July 25, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Amy Black, Education & Training Program Specialist, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, (919) 541-9366 or amy_black@ncbiotech.org

 

Linking Literacy to Environmental Issues and Agriculture
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Durham
Start Date: July 21, 2008 (goes until July 23, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 6-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Louise Lamm, Director, NC Ag in the Classroom, (919) 782-1705 or louise.lamm@ncfb.org

 

Using Scientific Research to Meet the Standard Course of Study: Grades 3-8
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): North Carolina State Centennial Campus, Raleigh
Start Date: July 21, 2008
Grade Level(s): 3-8
Registration Due Date: July 3, 2008
Who to Contact: Judy Day, Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Research, (919) 513-0848 or judy_day@ncsu.edu

 

Using Scientific Research to Meet the Standard Course of Study: Grades 9-12
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): North Carolina State Centennial Campus, Raleigh
Start Date: July 22, 2008
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Registration Due Date: July 3, 2008
Who to Contact: Judy Day, Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Research, (919) 513-0848 or judy_day@ncsu.edu

 

Meredith College Mathematics and Science Institute
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): Meredith College, Raleigh
Start Date: July 27, 2008 (goes until July 29, 2008)
Grade Level(s): K-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Meghan Griffith, (919) 760-8756

 

Introductory Biotechnology Workshop for Educators
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): University of North Carolina at Asheville
Start Date: July 28, 2008 (goes until August 1 , 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Amy Black, Education & Training Program Specialist, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, (919) 541-9366 or amy_black@ncbiotech.org

 

Meredith College Mathematics and Science Institute
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): Meredith College, Raleigh
Start Date: July 29, 2008 (goes until July 31, 2008)
Grade Level(s): K-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Meghan Griffith, (919) 760-8756

 

 

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Summer Institutes for Teaching Excellence (SITE): 6-8 Science
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): East Carolina University, Greenville
Start Date: August 4, 2008 (goes until August 8, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 6-8
Registration Due Date: May 30, 2008
Who to Contact: Carole Stern, (919) 416-2635 or stern@ncssm.edu

 

Summer Institutes for Teaching Excellence (SITE): Biology
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Start Date: August 4, 2008 (goes until August 8, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Registration Due Date: May 30, 2008
Who to Contact: Carole Stern, (919) 416-2635 or stern@ncssm.edu

 

Summer Institutes for Teaching Excellence (SITE): Biology
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Start Date: August 4, 2008 (goes until August 8, 2008)
Grade Level(s): 9-12
Registration Due Date: May 30, 2008
Who to Contact: Carole Stern, (919) 416-2635 or stern@ncssm.edu

 

Summer Institutes for Teaching Excellence (SITE): K-2 Science
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Start Date: August 4, 2008 (goes until August 8, 2008)
Grade Level(s): K-2
Registration Due Date: May 30, 2008
Who to Contact: Carole Stern, (919) 416-2635 or stern@ncssm.edu

 

The Beautiful Mind: Making Memories
Type of Opportunity: Conference
Location(s): Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Start Date: August 7, 2008
Grade Level(s): K-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Jonathan Frederick, (919) 843-7951 or jfred@email.unc.edu

 

National Science Teachers Association Southern Regional Conference
Type of Opportunity: Conference
Location(s): Charlotte Convention Center
Start Date: October 30, 2008 (goes until November 1, 2008)
Grade Level(s): K-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Beverly Shaw, (703) 312-9232 or conferences@nsta.org

 

 

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Duke Environmental Leadership Program
Type of Opportunity: Workshop series
Location(s): Duke University, Durham
Start Date: Varies
Grade Level(s): K-12
REGISTRATION DUE DATE: None
Who to Contact: Duke Environmental Leadership Program office, del@nicholas.duke.edu

 

Hands-On Environmental Science for Middle School Teachers
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): None
Start Date: Rolling
Grade Level(s): 6-8
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Mary Louise Bellamy, K-12 Outreach Coordinator, Science and Technology Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes, National Science Foundation, (919) 513-3419 or mlbellam@unity.ncsu.edu

 

North Carolina Environmental Education Certification Program
Type of Opportunity: Workshop series
Location(s): Throughout North Carolina
Start Date: Rolling
Grade Level(s): K-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Environmental Education Certification Manager, Office of Environmental Education, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, (800) 482-8724 or (919) 733-0711

 

Our Genes, Our Environment, Our Health
Type of Opportunity: Workshop
Location(s): None
Start Date: Rolling
Grade Level(s): K-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Elissa Totin, (919) 843-5735 or totin@email.unc.edu; or Michele Kloda, (919) 843-5735 or mkloda@email.unc.edu

 

Project WET
Type of Opportunity: Workshop series
Location(s): Throughout North Carolina
Start Date: Rolling
Grade Level(s): K-12
Registration Due Date: None
Who to Contact: Division of Water Resources, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, (919) 715-5433

 

 

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