ASSET Summer Science Teacher Workshop-FREE

The Advancing Secondary Science Education with Tetrahymena (ASSET) program develops and disseminates a collection of self-contained laboratory modules for use in middle school and high school classrooms. Each laboratory module is built around Tetrahymena thermophila, a safe, easy to grow protozoan that is ideal for demonstrating many of the basic principles of biology.

WORKSHOP IS FREE OF CHARGE.

The workshop is held at the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, NY from July 25- 27, 2010. A collection of our recently developed hands-on lab and activities will be presented along with our Biology & Society modules.

The modules are designed to stimulate independent, critical thinking, and to foster a fundamental understanding of key biological concepts using a hands-on, inquiry-based approach. In addition to the lab-based modules, cross-curriculum Biology & Society modules utilizing vigorous classroom discourse and debate to encourage students to critically evaluate the complex relationship between science and society are also available. ASSET receives its funding through the National Institute of Health.

Applications are available on our website.

All teachers will receive:

• Free lodging at the Best Western University Inn.
• A stipend of $100
• In-service credit.
• Access to ASSET’s Lending Library program.