STEM Ed Announcement: High School Biology Teachers Wanted

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

This is not a UMass Amherst program
 Contact Information is below.
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 High School Biology Teachers Wanted
 
 The Concord Consortium is looking for teachers to participate in a
 research study regarding Geniverse, an innovative program for high
 school biology that targets traditional genetics standards as well as
 emerging work in genomics. The program is based on a cyber-learning
 platform, with students engaged in a game-like environment as they
 conduct research in an integrated virtual laboratory and engage in
 open-ended, collaborative problem solving. The Concord Consortium
 leads Geniverse in partnership with Jackson Labs, MMSA, BSCS, and
 TERC.
 
 Applicants accepted into this research study will be assigned to one
 of two groups for the 2012-2013 school year, either (Group 1) those
 who will use the Geniverse materials, or (Group 2) those who conduct
 their genetics unit as usual using their own materials. Due to the
 nature of the research, we cannot entertain requests for
 participation in a particular group. Teachers assigned to Group 2
 will have access to the Geniverse materials in the following school
 year, 2013-2014.
 
 Group 1 teachers will:
 
 commit to using Geniverse to deliver 4-6 weeks of genetics curriculum
 covering inheritance, meiosis and protein synthesis during the
 2012-13 school year, in at least two biology sections.
 
 have access to one computer per student (PC or Mac), for the duration
 of implementation, that can run the Google Chrome browser.
 
 administer to students the projects pre and post tests.
 
 attend a 4-day overnight summer session during the week of July 30th,
 2012, and be within driving distance of central Massachusetts, where
 the event will take place.
 
 keep a log of your experiences, participate in interviews with
 project evaluators, complete project surveys, and open your classroom
 to a project observer and/or video recording.
 
 participate in a debriefing session near the end of the school year
 to examine what has worked and what your students have learned.
 
 receive a stipend of $400 after attending the summer session, and an
 additional $1000 upon completion of all other program-related
 activities described above.
 Group 2 teachers will:
 
 
 teach inheritance, meiosis, and DNA to trait during consecutive weeks
 for the 2012-2013 school year.
 
 administer to students the projects pre and post tests.
 
 complete project surveys totalling no more than one hour of time.
 
 receive a stipend of $250 upon completion of the above.
 
 be provided, following participation in this years study, access to
 the revised and updated Geniverse program and teacher guide, plus
 access to professional development materials and future opportunities
 for involvement in further research.
 High school biology teachers may apply individually or in teams;
 please complete one application per person. In return for your
 participation in this study, you will gain new knowledge of cutting
 edge biology and ways of teaching it through inquiry and
 collaborative work. Youll get access to great technology that enables
 students to do virtual lab work that would have been unimaginable
 even five years ago. Of course your students will be the real
 beneficiaries!
 
 You can see a demo of the software if you download the free Google
 Chrome browser (at www.google.com/chrome) and visit
 www.concord.org/activities/geniverse-lab. If you are interested in
 participating in the Geniverse project, please complete the
 application no later than March 25th, 2012. Notifications will be
 made by April 13th. Please direct any questions to Lisa Marchi at
 lmarchi@mmsa.org. We look forward to partnering with you!
 
 Sincerely,
 
 The Geniverse Team
 
 Lisa Marchi 
 
 
 9-12 Biology Specialist
 Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance
 PO Box 5359
 (shipping only: 219 Capitol St.)
 Augusta, ME 04332-5885
 (207) 592-4435
 lmarchi@mmsa.org
 www.mmsa.org

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