Educator Training

We offer up-to-date teacher training with an exciting set of workshops covering RNA interference, cancer biology, and neuroscience research, as well as professional development for NYC teachers in genetics and biotechnology. With funding from NIH SEPA, NSF CCLI, the Hewlett Foundation, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, we offer these free workshops to high school and college educators, especially those in the areas of biology, psychology, psychiatry, and health.

Check back frequently; additional workshops are listed as they are scheduled. (Brochures are saved in PDF format and require Adobe Reader.)

... for High School Teachers

NYC Teacher Professional Development at Harlem DNA Lab

This program will enable New York City teachers to deliver hands-on, inquiry-based experiments in genetics and biotechnology. With funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 8th through 12th grade teachers are trained to implement lab activities to complement the NYC Scope and Sequence, Life Science, Living Environment, and AP Biology curricula.

Visit the Harlem DNA Lab site for more information: http://www.dnalc.org/harlemdnalab/

... for High School and College Educators

Genes to Cognition (G2C) Online

This 1-day workshop introduces educators to up-to-date neuroscience research using interactive, web-based experiments. From molecular signals, to neural circuits, to anatomical structures of the brain, participants explore thinking and disorders of thinking at different levels of complexity. A new Internet site, Genes to Cognition Online (www.g2conline.org), provides resources to teach the complex workings of the brain, including unique learning aids that allow students to build concept maps to visualize the learning progress.

Inside Cancer

This 1-day workshop introduces educators to innovative ways to teach cancer biology and how our increasing knowledge is changing the battle against this devastating disease. An associated, innovative Internet site, Inside Cancer(www.insidecancer.org), supports the curriculum with authoritative and engaging multimedia content that is aligned to standards. A unique teaching tool, the Inside Cancer Teacher Center helps participants build and share lesson plans and customize multimedia presentations that focus on syllabus-centered instruction.