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From Project 2061:

Middle school science and high school biology teachers are invited to submit an application to attend a free one-day workshop presented by Project 2061, the science education initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). We are pleased to be able to offer the workshop at three locations, thanks to our partners at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, NY, Teach for America in New York City, and the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The workshop is also open to science specialists or administrators with science curriculum responsibilities.

Led by the Project 2061 research and development team, the workshop will introduce participants to a pair of curriculum units designed to give students a coherent understanding of matter and energy in living organisms:

• Toward High School Biology is designed for use in middle school and focuses on helping students understand what happens to atoms and molecules during the chemical reactions that result in the growth and repair of living organisms.
• Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity is for high school biology students and expands on the middle school unit to help students understand the relationship between matter and energy changes. The unit also explores how energy-releasing and energy-requiring chemical reactions are coupled in living systems so that organisms can carry out basic life functions.

The workshop will demonstrate how the units tackle some common learning difficulties, including persistent misconceptions that many students have about matter and energy. Participants will also see how the units align with Next Generation Science Standards and will have an opportunity to try out some sample activities and explore online teacher resources that are available with the units.

Teams of two or more middle and high school educators are encouraged to apply, but all team members must submit separate applications. You will be notified by email if you are selected to attend. Certificates of participation in this AAAS-sponsored professional development workshop will be provided to all teachers who attend. A complimentary lunch will be served.

To submit your workshop application, click on one of the locations below:  

• Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY, Tuesday, July 9 (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
  Submission Deadline: June 9, 2019
• Teach for America, New York City, Wednesday, July 10 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
  Submission Deadline: June 9, 2019
• Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL, Wednesday, July 31 (8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Submission Deadline: June 29, 2019

Questions? Please call Barbara Goldstein at 202 326 6628 or email her at bgoldste@aaas.org.