Announcing NCBI’s First Ever BioEd Summit

Posted by liaison on March 18th, 2024 Posted in: #CC/Academic List, #Health Interest List, #Health Sciences List, #Public/K-12 List, Opportunity to participate, Partners Sharing Information

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Calling all high school, community college, and undergraduate science educators! NCBI is excited to host their first BioEd Summit on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD, from August 5-9, 2024. Join NCBI for a week-long, in-person event where you will collaborate with other educators and NCBI experts to create data-driven curricula. You’ll leave the event with an exciting, novel lesson you can use in your classroom to prepare your students for real-world scientific research. 

Event details

• Interactive training workshops on NCBI resources
• Panel discussion on employing data-driven, active learning exercises in science classes
• Codeathon-style curricula-thon with team projects to create a curricular package (learning objectives, course materials, and assessments)

Interested in attending? Apply today!

Please review the event description and application form for more details. This event is for all U.S.-based science educators currently teaching at the high school through college level. Learn more and apply today!  

Important Note: Your application must be submitted by midnight May 5, 2024, ET. You will be notified whether you are accepted into the BioEd Summit by the end of May 2024. 

Questions?

Please feel free to email workshops@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov with any questions you have about this event.