STEM Ed Announcement: Science of the Eye Summer Program

["Mort Sternheim" <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

This is a not UMass Amherst program.
 Contact information is below
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 Science of the Eye: Bringing vision into the classroom
 
 2011 Summer Program
 
 July 25-29
 
 
 The Science of the Eye summer program is a one-week workshop that will
 consist of lectures and laboratory experience focused on vision research. 
 Nearly every student has a personal connection to vision science, whether
 they wear glasses or contacts, or have a family member with cataracts or
 macular degeneration.  The workshop will capitalize on this connection to
 students lives and help teachers broaden students outlook on potential
 careers in vision science-related fields.  Vision research includes many
 different disciplines ranging from genetics to biochemistry.  It provides an
 opportunity for students to learn and further solidify the connections among
 diverse biological concepts.  Ultimately, the aim is to assist participants
 in incorporating current vision research into their biology curriculum in a
 way that is engaging for students and connected to the Massachusetts biology
 curriculum framework.  This program is funded by the National Eye Institute,
 a division of the National Institutes of Health. 
 
 For more information, see the attached description or visit our new Science
 of the Eye web site at www.scienceoftheeye.org, where you can sign up
 online. 
 
 Lisa Guisbond
 
 Outreach Coordinator
 
 Science of the Eye  Bringing Vision into the Classroom
 
 Department of Biology, 68-330
 
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 
 Cambridge, MA 02139
 
 phone: (617) 715-4329
 
 e-mail guisbond@mit.edu
 
 
 
 

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