Project MICROBE at Georgia Tech

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday June 21, 2017 - Friday June 23, 2017
      12:00 am - 11:59 pm
  • Location: Engineered Biosystems Building, 950 Atlantic Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
  • Phone:
  • URL:
  • Email:
  • Fee(s):
    $125
  • Extras:
Contact

Joshua S. Weitz
School of Biological Sciences
 404.385.6169

 

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Georgia Tech is the site of the 2017 summer workshop.

Full Summary: The workshop provides middle and high school teachers training in a microbe-focused curriculum.

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Project MICROBE provides middle and high school teachers training in an innovative, microbe-focused curriculum. Curriculum materials include six core lessons. In these lessons, students engage in inquiry-based activities to learn about microbes in the three domains of life: Eukaryotes, Bacteria, and Archaea.

Instructors of the 2017 summer workshop are School of Biological Sciences Professor Joshua Weitz, Samantha DeWerff, Kevin Knapik, and Matthew Pauley 

The workshop has only 30 spots available.

Cost is $125 per person. Register at http://tinyurl.com/nxklnqu

$50 early registration fee before May 24. Enter promotional code microbe50 at checkout.

$100 registration fee by June 7. Enter promotional code microbe100 at checkout.

Project MICROBE is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.

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Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
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Groups

College of Sciences, School of Biological Sciences

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Categories
Training/Workshop
Keywords
Project Microbe, Joshua Weitz, School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences
Status
  • Created By: A. Maureen Rouhi
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: May 3, 2017 - 3:54pm
  • Last Updated: Jun 14, 2017 - 11:12am