Currently planned as an in-person workshop in Milwaukee, WI.
The Cohort 4 workshop will consist of a series of five live evening Zoom sessions that will discuss various models and successful approaches to using them in the classroom. A course tuition fee of $250 will include a collection of physical models that will be explored during the live zoom sessions. Teachers will keep these materials following the workshop, to jump-start their use of these hands-on materials in their classrooms.
January 19th, 2022 6-7:30pm CST |
February 2nd, 2022 6-7:30pm CST |
February 16th, 2022 6-7:30pm CST |
March 2nd, 2022 6-7:30pm CST |
March 16th, 2022 6-7:30pm CST |
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Overview of CRISPR Science
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Adaptive Immunity Kit
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Making the Cut with CRISPR Cas9
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CRISPR Biotechnology
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Engineering Cas9
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The course focuses on (i) the CRISPR based adaptive immunity system in bacteria, and (ii) the many ways in which some of the proteins that function in this natural immunity system are being adapted for use in editing plant and animal genomes. In addition, the course will prepare teachers to lead their students in a thoughtful conversation regarding the ethical implications of this powerful new technology.
Each participant in this webinar series will receive a collection of tactile teaching tools including:
These materials will be shipped to each workshop participant in advance of the first webinar session. Each Wednesday evening session will be recorded for viewing by teachers who are unable to participate in a regularly scheduled live Wednesday session.
To offset the cost of the physical models and other tactile teaching tools you will receive, we are charging a $250 tuition fee for this webinar series. In addition to the tactile teaching tools, this fee will guarantee your access to all the digital resources related to this topic developed over the past four years.
Because this is an advanced course, we strongly encourage you to have participated in the CBM's introductory Modeling the Molecular World course before applying to this workshop.
Teachers in this program will be encouraged to become active participants in a professional community of educators - committed to documenting the impact of their classroom innovations on student learning, and to sharing the results of that education research with others.